I pretty much can't tell if some of these posts (such as Feyi) hold true and are "becificial".
But I honestly think this system would work really well to eradicate subtle personal attacks and forced opinions.
One question: What about trolls/haters like Rezzler and Dragneel-Wiki?
@Fangel
Still. better safe than sorry.
And I've always told myself like a year or 2 ago "If you don't have anything positive to say, or can't say it normally, don't say anything at all. You're only making a fool of yourself in return".
As the forums are now, we are encouraged to moderate each other. Whenever someone swears, within a post or three someone else will tell them to edit their post as not to get banned. The one who swore doesn't feel attacked and fixes their mistake, and the one who pointed it out doesn't feel like the forum police/the law. Under your system, players would be banned instead of merely told to fix their mistake. No one wins.
The idea itself would be a great one if our community was filled with those who will do anything to anger other forumers. We don't have that problem. Flame wars are rare and eventually locked, and most players don't insult each other to the point of emotional destruction. The idea would be very helpful if our community was bigger and badder, but we are small.
And lastly, there is a big difference between constructive criticism and flat out insults. Instead of keeping quiet, make a rebuttal. Prove to us why our points are wrong and if your rebuttal is strong, we'll change our minds. :) Don't feel bad to acknowledge the flaws either, as ignoring them or refusing to acknowledge them while you are so active in this thread will hurt your credibility.