Here's an idea.....

[experiencedguy]

I came online this morning and noticed a few spirited discussions that piqued my interest. While reading, certain things occurred to me.

This website is subject to the limitations of the internet in general, i.e. a lack of personal face to face social contact that makes us deem whether our comments or opinions are acceptable to those that read them.

The result is that arguments flower where there may not have been one had the tone of the comment been understood. This is also not helped by bad spelling.

Occasionally, this flowers into abuse, and very occasionally, into a repeated form of psychosocial behaviour that results in a repeated pattern.

So, I propose that Username and IP bans come into place for repeated offenders, regardless of who they are. If their identity becomes known using a different name/IP address, an immediate ban should follow.

My reasoning is this.

There is a certain amount of trust involved in running/using a site such as this. If this trust is breached by a punter or escort threatening to reveal a persons identity or personal details, then that will harm both the victim and the site.

People prepared to act in this way do not deserve to use the service this site provides as they are a real threat.

EI, there are competitors. Using a harsh ban like this will make everyone feel safer. Not implementing it will make people go where they feel safer.

Thank you for your time.