There, now that is an actual element of discussion, thank you, [@GingerBoi123]. The first sentence is entirely true, yes, but from thereon out it appears the distinction was somewhat lost. As a preface, blacklisting and banning people was common on old forums throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s and I in no way specifically attributed this one; I can speak not at all to anything that happened here until some five years ago and would be wrong to pretend to know anything of it because the staff do not discuss it and one of the core ideas of the Roleplayer Guild as is that we expressly do not use it. On every other forum I had ever been to prior, this process of elimination was exceedingly common, and I am of the [i]opinion[/i], not the [i]action[/i], that is not an incorrect stance to take. It returns to a matter of culture as well, as the forum itself, in its base of users, do not exemplify this ideology; some still keep the concept of blacklists, most do not. The consequences are minimal for the proposed issues and generally neither are addressed, one because the community opts not to as a societal standard, the other because the ethos of operation.

With moderation, my emphasis, especially from my angle [i]as[/i] a moderator is that it is absolutely crucial that moderators do exactly that, moderate. I entirely support the idea, enough that I pursue it relentlessly because I value the concept of an environment without these problems or at least that which can be realistically attained. If I did not, I would have surrendered my station. However, I am not so blind as to see some of the benefits, as well as pitfalls, of the older system I described. In today's age I do not reckon that as much would be successful and it would be a paradigm shift for the standards set out. On the Roleplayer Guild, people have tremendously more liberties in the community than I have seen elsewhere and there is really little to no actual ostracization of those who deviate from the straight and narrow. This is inherently a good thing, just that not all souls appreciate its graciousness to noble ends.