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Re: Should mailing list bans be published?



On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 02:51:52PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> > So, what would be the beneficial social effects of publishing the ban
> > *duration*?
> 
> The ban duration is an indication of how severe we think the violation
> is.  You don't get a lifetime ban for a minor transgression and you
> don't get a one-day ban for serious harassments.

Of course. The question is: do you think disclosing ban duration will
discourage bad behavior on our mailing lists more than just disclosing
the bans currently in effect? (I don't.)

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