As it stands, when a user is suspended for a day or two, their user title says "Banned User". This title is misleading in that it makes a user look like they are being banned from using the boards. It makes people think that a popular user may never return and it has the potential to create a whole lot of unnecessary hoopla.
My idea is that when the user is only temporarily suspended, we don't have their username show as banned, but instead as a "Suspended User". This is more accurate. It will let people know that they can expect their friends to return after a short disciplinary period and causes less overreaction. They will realize that the mods aren't being harsh and that the punishment that looks like a permaban is really only a temporary suspension of the user's account.
Situations like the recent JR, mntman thread where everyone assumed that they were permabanned could be averted.
My idea is that when the user is only temporarily suspended, we don't have their username show as banned, but instead as a "Suspended User". This is more accurate. It will let people know that they can expect their friends to return after a short disciplinary period and causes less overreaction. They will realize that the mods aren't being harsh and that the punishment that looks like a permaban is really only a temporary suspension of the user's account.
Situations like the recent JR, mntman thread where everyone assumed that they were permabanned could be averted.
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