Why do we ban?

[Croft]

I've always considered a ban to be a bit of a shake, a way of saying to someone "You've done wrong and if you don't change your ways this is what will happen." Its a taste of denial meant to force the person to consider what they could potentially lose if they continue in their current way.

The gamble is that the person returning may just ignore the punishment or at worst, use the chance given to inflict greater harm as an act of revenge but on the flip side that same person may decide to improve themselves and there are plenty of people in this community right now who have done just that. Its a risk, no doubt about it, and there are exceptions needed for serious rule breaking but overall its better to give a second chance and hope to be right rather than give no chance and hope you aren't wrong.

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