New one strike rule

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

I thought you said that the new rules are perfectly clear and that you all felt comfortable that "more than enough" people had read them. Someone who has been here a few weeks has had as much of an opportunity to read this supposed eye-catching warning from the Penguin as anyone else.

What I actually said was that the new policy was clear and more than enough people had time to read it. The rules themselves have not changed in seven years.

In his announcement, Marty also said that "the decisions of the moderators are absolutely final."

So it's not an example of inconsistency to decide it best, in this particular instance, to give a newbie the benefit of the doubt.
Yes, you can argue that he, too, should be aware of the rules, but we all felt that we could afford someone who's only been here for two weeks this one chance to correct his behaviour. Seemed kinder than banning him before he even had a chance to get his bearings here.