This is getting ridiculous...

[Banquo's Ghost]

Thanks for all the support guys. Sad to see no moderator has replied yet, would have been interesting to hear their reasoning.

I have nothing against moderating to uphold some kind of standard, but this standard should not be based on the Victorian era

You didn't get a reply right away for a couple of reasons. Usually this would be dealt with by PM (I understand you have some difficulty with your inbox) and rather amazingly, staff have lives outside the Org.

The reason for the infraction point was that your comment was not entirely suitable for a PG-13 site. It also provoked several more unfortunate posts - perhaps unsurprising when young men see an opportunity to be base. As I remarked to another contributor, this is not 4chan.

Members should be aware that the Backroom is here on sufferance. The vast majority of members don't want or need an off-topic forum - they are content with discussing their gaming. The Backroom has the potential to get ugly very quickly. It is not a free-for-all. You can see from this thread - the Watchtower is not so closely moderated as the Backroom - how members can quickly take an opportunity for mischief.

Equally, moderators have lives and families. We are volunteers. (One is tempted to quote Shylock's monologue here ) Sometimes, the amount of work needed is more than the time available. This means quick decisions are made with the greater good in mind. We rely heavily on members to moderate themselves, to understand what is appropriate and what is in the spirit rather than the letter of the rules - and to respect the community and support it with their behaviour. This is perhaps even more important in the Backroom because of its potential for disruption.

It may be unfortunate, but as in life, if you get a good reputation, people tend to allow the benefit of the doubt in their interactions with you. The converse is also true.

Having noted all the above, I agree that the infraction was rather harsh and based more on what might occur, as well as a previously heavy workload of some frustration. In the main, this was not your fault, and therefore I will reverse the infraction. I apologise for my hasty decision.

In case you are unsure, you did not receive a ban for this incident, only an infraction point. Since previous infractions take some time to decay from your account, it was this accumulation that triggered the ban.