You see what happens when a noob proposes a rule? I didn't realize that banning evokes the eradication of comics around here. I am not proposing that at all.
Now Injokester's comments are in sharper focus for me. Hell, no, comics shouldn't be erased. At my other forum, the disruptive newbie trolls get their posts deleted on banning, but it's a laborious process. Sad to say, we've had to ban longer members as well, because of flamewars that simply would not quit, and deleting posts isn't something any moderator would feel like doing, much less want to do. I don't know if Brad has a one-step nuke option, but ick. Just plain ick.
Also, because I didn't make it clear, if this is a rule that Brad and the moderators want to adopt, modify, and enforce, I wouldn't expect any ex post facto bannings. Everybody starts with a clean slate. That's the only fair and decent thing to do.
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You can take the heart out of the hooker but you can't take the hooker out of the heart. -- Frankenhooker