Citizenship and Infraction Levels - A Proposed Approach as a Replacement for the Ambiguous "Standards of Behavior"

[Gaius Baltar]

Thought I would post the current Infraction level system here. What strikes me is how lenient this system is. It literally does not start until you have accumulated 3pts. The span of restrictions at varying levels is almost laughable. The contrast between this system and behavior expected by Citizens (?) could not be greater.

Why such a great disparity here. Should we not expect a better level of behavior from non-citizens as well?

Infraction Levels
Infraction Levels lead to penalties as follows:


3 Ability to view social groups and leave visitor messages removed
4 Can neither give nor display reputation
5 No posting in the Discussion & Debate Forums
8 Suspension for 1 day and no custom title or invisible mode
12 Suspension for 3 days and cannot use avatar/signature/profile picture
16 Suspension for 7 days and placement in probation in addition to a permanent resetting of the user's reputation points to 0
20 Suspension for 30 days along with all of the above penalties.
Penalties last until the Infraction Level is reduced below the specified number of points unless otherwise specified. Release from probation is at Moderation's discretion.

[PointOfViewGun]

Thought I would post the current Infraction level system here. What strikes me is how lenient this system is. It literally does not start until you have accumulated 3pts. The span of restrictions at varying levels is almost laughable. The contrast between this system and behavior expected by Citizens (?) could not be greater.

Why such a great disparity here. Should we not expect a better level of behavior from non-citizens as well?

Infraction Levels
Infraction Levels lead to penalties as follows:

3 Ability to view social groups and leave visitor messages removed
4 Can neither give nor display reputation
5 No posting in the Discussion & Debate Forums
8 Suspension for 1 day and no custom title or invisible mode
12 Suspension for 3 days and cannot use avatar/signature/profile picture
16 Suspension for 7 days and placement in probation in addition to a permanent resetting of the user's reputation points to 0
20 Suspension for 30 days along with all of the above penalties.
Penalties last until the Infraction Level is reduced below the specified number of points unless otherwise specified. Release from probation is at Moderation's discretion.

Then why require no active infractions for a Citizen application?

[Iskar]

Thought I would post the current Infraction level system here. What strikes me is how lenient this system is. It literally does not start until you have accumulated 3pts. The span of restrictions at varying levels is almost laughable. The contrast between this system and behavior expected by Citizens (?) could not be greater.

Why such a great disparity here. Should we not expect a better level of behavior from non-citizens as well?

Infraction Levels
Infraction Levels lead to penalties as follows:


3 Ability to view social groups and leave visitor messages removed
4 Can neither give nor display reputation
5 No posting in the Discussion & Debate Forums
8 Suspension for 1 day and no custom title or invisible mode
12 Suspension for 3 days and cannot use avatar/signature/profile picture
16 Suspension for 7 days and placement in probation in addition to a permanent resetting of the user's reputation points to 0
20 Suspension for 30 days along with all of the above penalties.
Penalties last until the Infraction Level is reduced below the specified number of points unless otherwise specified. Release from probation is at Moderation's discretion.

Not sure what's your point here. These levels apply to everyone. The only difference for citizens being that you could add a line to the top saying "1 Citizenship suspended for three months".