Quote Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus View Post
Lol, getting banned is a 'punishment'?? My, my, I feel sooo bad. An Internet forum blocks me from posting (but not reading) for two days. What a gruelling torture. What a tragedy.

Grow up people...

The only true punishment here is the symbolic meaning of a ban. The implication that a member has poor manners and judgement. Then there is the shame of being publicly castigated. I can find 101 ways to get around a ban if I wished, but that is not the point. Punishments have little to do with their physical nature, as long as the intent is carried out.

Anyways, that's some mighty interesting ideas people here have about punishment...
The irony of this post wasn't lost on me.