Rule #7, the one thrall brings up, explains that responses and loss of privileges (e.g. temporary or lifetime ban) for breaking site rules will be used by a sliding scale. I think it would be useful for the members here to know some of what this sliding scale will look like, and if the earlier practice of a "points system" as with a driver's licence will still be honoured? That system was used for a long time, and the essential bones of it are explained by an earlier Admin in the thread "Alternatives to banning" under Comments and Suggestions.