- Recon Number 54
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.
Posted by: spartain ken 15
Posted by: CMURDER1992
Why exactly was a new thread needed about two words?
It is not whats there, it is whats not there.
Saying "off topic" for a warning doesn't do much other than a vague reason to lock someone's thread.
Actually, it is recommended that we're to directly quote from the forum rules.
In order to make that easier (for an old man) I use a clipboard manager and it inserts the pre-cut text blurb into the ban/warning.
So, someone who I felt was posting in the incorrect forum would get the following from me.
When creating new threads, please be sure to post in the correct forum. Do not post off-topic in any forum or thread.
Which is a long winded version of "off-topic". While a new member might be confused by the two word version, I would imagine that a member with a couple of thousand replies and a few hundred OP's under their belt would understand either the two word explanation or the 23 word one.
Between the pre-inserted "you have been warned banned...." and the post URL, there isn't a ton of room for detailed explanation. I used to have long winded explanations, and then found out that my attempts to educate and inform were being cut off mid ramble.
So, we have to be short and sweet. If the message in unclear, confusing, or doesn't provide sufficient information for the member "to learn from", the banned/warned member has all of the information they need to start up a PM conversation with the specific moderator asking for specifics and to discuss details.
Going to the forums with it is going to be far less effective and IMO just creates another "look at my ban/warn, isn't this ridiculous?" thread.