Should a ban come with a hearing or appeal on a forum?

[BrolySSJ]

There are many forums that i have seen and that i have been a part of where they are able to ban the members if they are not following the rules of the forum, however sometimes i feel that there are mistakes that can be made and perhaps the algorithm may get it wrong and identify an account as spam even if it is not. On your forum that you use do you hold an appeal process for banned accounts and do you think that this is a good idea for forums that are developed in the future?

 

[Grant]

I think that depends on the type of forum and how long you've been a member. For me, most forums I go to, don't really have an appeal or hearing for people they previously banned. I know some people try to appeal by contacting an admin to try and get the ban overturned, but I don't know of many forums that allow the banned individual appeal or have a hearing to overturn the ban. But I'm sure some do, I just never saw it myself.

 

[eenya001]

i strongly believe that a ban should come with the option of an appeal as this would be fair and just in my own perspective, as some of them did it in ignorance and where not aware of the consequences.

 

[Lynaia]

A ban should always come with an hearing or appear option. Most forum admin will ban some people account with very huge amount of money in the account.

 

[frederick_9]

I firmly believe that a ban should include a right to appeal because, in my opinion, some of those who violated the law did so out of ignorance and without understanding the repercussions.

 

[eenya001]

i support your notion @frederick_9, there should be a way to appeal the ban as some are been done in ignorance, though as they say been ignorant of the law is not an excuse, but exceptions should be made.

 

[Immilash1]

i support your notion @frederick_9, there should be a way to appeal the ban as some are been done in ignorance, though as they say been ignorant of the law is not an excuse, but exceptions should be made.

If you are working on forum's online you'll come across those kinds of things,a lot of people are not that serious especially people who are working on forum's.

 

[Kvngsammy]

I could say yes to this. Sometimes the errors are committed in ignorance and it would be better to hear them out or correct them to ensure it doesn't happen again. If the offender doesn't desist then an outright ban is approved.

 

[Immilash1]

I could say yes to this. Sometimes the errors are committed in ignorance and it would be better to hear them out or correct them to ensure it doesn't happen again. If the offender doesn't desist then an outright ban is approved.

That's true, I like this your point of view, in situation like this people have to be very careful, you can be banned if you are not that careful, sometimes you'll made mistake an be banned.

 

[Billy]

I guess yes. For a ban to be truly just, there must be some way for the person being banned to present their case and be heard. Even if the decision is final, it's important for both parties to feel that they've been given due process, even if it only means saying "I'm sorry" before they're kicked off the site forever.

This can be done in a variety of ways: maybe through email or written correspondence; maybe through a chatroom conversation where all parties are present; maybe even through an online forum where users can log in and address the situation. The most important thing is that there be some sort of outlet for discourse between the parties involved in order to ensure fairness and justice in any decision made by staff members or moderators.

 

[Immilash1]

I guess yes. For a ban to be truly just, there must be some way for the person being banned to present their case and be heard. Even if the decision is final, it's important for both parties to feel that they've been given due process, even if it only means saying "I'm sorry" before they're kicked off the site forever.

This can be done in a variety of ways: maybe through email or written correspondence; maybe through a chatroom conversation where all parties are present; maybe even through an online forum where users can log in and address the situation. The most important thing is that there be some sort of outlet for discourse between the parties involved in order to ensure fairness and justice in any decision made by staff members or moderators.

I don't really know much about forums, if you are owning a forum you'll face those kinds of challenges especially if you are starting for the first time, a lot of people do face this.

 

[Laurentta]

I believe it's really nice for there to be an appeal process for a ban on one's website. People might make mistakes, so one should offer a fair hearing to them and not just ban them immediately.

 

[Immilash1]

I believe it's really nice for there to be an appeal process for a ban on one's website. People might make mistakes, so one should offer a fair hearing to them and not just ban them immediately.

That's a good idea,but it's obvious that a lot of people don't understand this,they just go ahead and ban people without giving them a chance to know what really happened.

 

[Kane]

I expect my members to know all the rules before starting to post on my site. I also encourage members to read the rules before posting. Therefore, there is no such thing as hearing. When some is banned, he certainly knows what he has been banned

 

[Planbizzle]

There are many forums that i have seen and that i have been a part of where they are able to ban the members if they are not following the rules of the forum, however sometimes i feel that there are mistakes that can be made and perhaps the algorithm may get it wrong and identify an account as spam even if it is not. On your forum that you use do you hold an appeal process for banned accounts and do you think that this is a good idea for forums that are developed in the future?

A ban ought to be accompanied by a chance for a hearing or an appeal on a forum. This enables those who have been impacted by the ban to give their viewpoints, and it also enables an objective third party to assess the presented information and arguments. By doing so, it will be possible to guarantee that the ban is imposed consistently, in a fair and reasonable manner.