Quoting VibroCount:

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In think Godwin's Law has just received a new (but unneeded) variation.  Sorry.

Oh, that is amazing! 

As I stated, I've never had fewer than 9 posts with green arrows (90 days they're kept, as I recall), I currently have around 20, some with as many as five green arrows. You could be right, but it seems very coincidental. I suppose I should shrug and say c'est la vie... but I work hard to have a good reputation.

Quoting MarEll:

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I won't be reading the remaining pages so I'm not sure if you've already solved this, but doesn't a persons reputation return to zero over time?  I don't really pay much attention to the reputation system but it is my understanding that a star takes a steady stream of greenies to be maintained.

Could it be that by coincidence your rep zero'd around the same that you made the post?

I don't think it works like that. I never posted here for almost a year, but I never lost my star.

It is clearly evident to the most casual of users that different people are treated differently here.

Like bad behavior being accepted on these forums, this is something that I had accepted thus far, but I don't think I care to any longer.

Quoting Ken Cole:

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The act of restricting an account resets the reputation counter, but it should be automatically restored when the restriction is removed.  If it wasn't, a support ticket would have cleared it up. 

Aside from this artifact of the temp ban, moderators have absolutely no access to user's reputation scores.

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Does this mean you will restore the reputation stars of the affected users on request?

I'd like to believe, Ken, I really do ... but Invelos' past and current actions contradict your post

Quoting Ken Cole:

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We don't ban users simply for going off topic.  I don't know the specifics of your case, but a support ticket or use of the contact us link at the bottom of the page at the time would likely have pointed you to the cause.

And yet ... I was banned for going off topic. Although I have a very strong feeling one user in particular (we ALL know who it is) complained to Invelos because he had been harassing me since the first post I made in these forums. And that is probably the reason I got banned. I tried getting a straight answer for the real reason of my ban, in the forum as well as by PM'ing you at the time but all I got was standard replies "we don't discuss moderation".

Quoting Ken Cole:

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The act of restricting an account resets the reputation counter, but it should be automatically restored when the restriction is removed.  If it wasn't, a support ticket would have cleared it up.

So, you are telling me:
1. Me getting banned in the first place, was a fluke (since it was due to going off topic)
2. Me not getting my reputation back was a fluke or bug
3. the other user not getting banned was a bug
That's asking me to believe a lot on faith alone ... really a lot!

Quoting Ken Cole:

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Aside from this artifact of the temp ban, moderators have absolutely no access to user's reputation scores.

OK, thanks for answering.

Quoting Ken Cole:

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Finally, we absolutely do consider the account history when handling moderation.  For instance, an free account user with 5 posts of which all 5 are spam will receive a permanent account ban without warning.

And yet I often see one particular user having 10+ posts moderated on a daily basis, without a ban being issued. Some of those posts are very offensive, going as far as to being racist (Nazi French anyone?), belittling (people with bird brains) and uncalled aggressiveness or feigning being insulted. You all know it but don't have the guts to do something about it (excuse the language).

This forum has turned into the private little play garden of one bully, with the consent of the administrators and that's why I don't want to be a part of it anymore. It's sad that the website owners don't have the decency to at least openly admit it. I had high hopes of being a productive member when I first joined, but it has turned into a shattered dream. I'm sorry, but I just can't stomach double standards.

Still, thanks for taking the time to answer the questions.

So two anti-racist posts I made, each with many green arrows, and only one red arrow each lost me my star? So certain people's red arrows count more than many other peoples' green arrows?

This is disturbing.

Unless of course that whoever reviews the post and the arrows and gives and removes stars gets a personal say in how much influence each has. Which means the person who removed my star liked the racism, and disliked my commenting on it.

This is also disturbing.

It seems that this forum condones overt racism, and condemns those who object to it.

Or is there an explanation I am missing?