i think with all this moderator talk you guys have put the fear into people not posting in fear that at any time you will ban them from the forums. my question is if you ban a member that is a suporting member are you gonna return there money kinda like prorate it? i did not see anything in the rules and regulations about the bannes person not recieving there membership fees. you guys dont post pics, with the forum rules so its hard for me to follow

 

I disagree about anyone being afraid to post. People launching personal attacks know that they are doing so when they post. Thus, nobody should have any worries at all as long as they don't engage in personal attacks. If they are reported for a personal attack, the moderators usually warn them before banning them. The last thing anyone wants to do is ban people. Banning people defeats the purpose of the forum which is to serve as a friendly community for all. Banning is only done as a last resort when someone has been warned and still refuses to comply with the rules.

Regarding supporting memberships -- Supporting members are treated the same as non-supporting members when it comes to fairly enforcing the rules. No favoristism is given nor do we refund any money if a supporting member is banned. They received their hat and stickers and that is fair compensation for the money they spent to become a supporting member.