Talk:Policy:Violations of policy

General Comments

Please keep discussion on this issue to the specific topic of the page title. Other Policy subjects can be discussed on the other appropriate policy pages.

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Discussion

I do not know if this is accurate, however, I have heard that in some cases the consequences for violation may not follow this three strike path. In some instances, I have heard of stat or skill reductions, no offline drain, and other alternative penalties applied in place of lockouts/bans. This particular portion of policy may be a good candidate for being made slightly more ambiguous by simply saying something like: "Consequences for violaton of policy may include but are not limited to..." and then list out possible penalties that may be applied.

I think the language that states that the penalty need not follow an escalating path should stay, as for some egregious violations more harsh penalties may be warranted. --KLINESDR (talk) 13:56, 12 October 2016 (CDT)