The 3-Strikes Policy - Is it really a good thing?

[Saefinn]

Please read my earlier replies and note that I SUPPORT minor infraction forgiveness. the person I'm replying to thinks that ALL infractions should be equal and fall off the record. They support the idea that someone who say harasses other players, cheats, or uses hateful speech should have their offenses fall off the same as someone who swears in a chat once. Their policy is "if one thing is forgivable they all have to be".

Apologies, I must have missed it. Then yes, I agree.

If I find I don't like somebody and call them a "w******r" out of frustration is a lot more forgivable than say, stalking and harassing them to make them feel uncomfortable or causing them distress. The latter of which I have seen somebody do...and they should be treated much more seriously than the person who called them a bad name. Sure, both are in the wrong to do it, one is a lot worse than the other. Sure the stalkery person may learn their lesson, but I expect they will want to keep that strike if they slip back into similar sort of behaviour and act on it. They can't even be sure you've stopped this behaviour because it might have just gone unreported.