Forum:Banning joke kicks

I've always been opposed to the idea of "joke kicks" in the chat, but I feel this provided as good an opportunity as any to propose we ban them altogether. See reasoning: There is no forseeable reason why we should continue to allow joke bans. They serve no practical purpose and thus far have only contributed to hostile situations. They might be "fun" or what have you, but personally even just watching them occur has been frustrating to me as they degrade the credibility of the chatmods actively doing it. I believe they should be henceforth regarded as a bannable offense, or additionally, an offense warranting removal of chatmod tools.
 * 1) Creates much confusion regarding the intent of users involved; seen in multiple instances including Sam's decrat forum but has never really been addressed
 * 2) Makes a mockery of the banning system in general, showing users that getting banned doesn't mean anything anymore
 * 3) Only serves to supplant the ego of whomever is administering the ban
 * 4) Is unfair to any non-chatmod
 * 5) Clogs RC

Now, I don't want this forum to sit for weeks just as much as everyone else, so we should get this out of the way and get it marked into policy before it creates any problems, and we'll be out of here in a tight fifteen Joe Copp 00:43, August 11, 2013 (UTC)