because clearly we dont infract enough people. if we start using the infraction system more frequently we are going to lose a few of the active members who may not think its fair because infractions dont expire that quickly. i can rattle off a pretty solid list of people that would already have been banned by now. we are doing a service FOR FREE to help keep **** in line around here. if you guys want us to use the rules and infractions/banning to our advantage then so be it, but be warned that people will disappear.
in my feeble attempt to ignore the idiocy that happens around here i usually overlook a lof ot things. hell, i was the one the reopened that thread so that you guys could continue on because it was already gone and lost forever. who was i to care that 90% of the material wasn't relevant or on topic? silly me.
this is also a two sided debate. you all have a 'report post' button. you know who has used it the most out of anyone? snowflake, and it's because you're all douches towards the guy. he deserves at least a little credit for what he has done. notice how none of the mods stepped into that thread and said anything negative? it's weird how sensible we can be and still handle your daily rants because you're on the internet and you're right. im going to start relieving people for a week at a time instead of doing an infraction just to make my point that much more powerful.
all in all, we are here to help you guys out. this forum would be a monsterous task to take on by one or even three of us. please for the love of god help us out and quit letting childish squabbles ruin threads. this is what seperates the retards all over the internet from the people that know how to type and think for themselves.