Notice - No Members Banned

One of our members decided to post a topic about someone being banned today.  I have removed that topic and the member has been suspended for 7 days.  I apologize to our membership for the offensive comments posted by this member if you saw them.  AVSIM's policy is not to ban any member except in extreme cases such as pirating, spamming, etc.  I have had members swear at me and call me names but I have not banned anyone because of these offenses.  Instead our moderators have been instructed to suspend a member from posting up to 7 days when a member gets out of line and violates our Terms of Service.  AVSIM moderators still have the option of banning anyone for any reason but those actions will be rare.  Our moderators have the option of removing topics when deemed appropriate (in this case moderator intimidation which is not allowed by the AVSIM Terms of Service - see comments below). 

Moderators cannot perform their duties properly when some members decide they do not like the decisions made each day and decide to try to intimidate the moderator with inciting and offensive comments as this member did.  Please keep the discussions polite and in the same manner as if you were speaking to the member, face-to-face.  I remind all members of the following rule in the AVSIM Terms of Service:

  "Behavior and Your Actions: AVSIM’s goal is to provide an educational and entertainment resource for people with similar interests and a community that is fun to be part of by users from around the world. Your acts and words on AVSIM will not, in any way, infringe upon others enjoyment of the AVSIM site. Any acts of bigotry, profanity, or disregard for what is reasonably considered to be social “norms” will result in suspension or banning entirely. Keep in mind that AVSIM is a multinational and multicultural site, and "norms" vary from country to country. What may be acceptable in your culture / country, may not be acceptable in others. If in doubt, contact AVSIM staff BEFORE you post anything that could be offensive elsewhere. This clause also includes and refers to any material or language that AVSIM Staff consider to be inflammatory and intended to do no more than elicit controversy and division."

Thanks for everyone's cooperation.