should out right liars be banned for life ?

From the rules: 11 - Condoning illegal activities in posts/threads on the forum is not allowed. Example, snipping air conditioners rather than evacuating them with proper equipment, illegally dumping and/or burning your 'hazardous waste' to make a quick buck. We will not allow this and if you're caught condoning such activities you'll have a ban placed on your account.



I delete posts of an illegal nature if I see them or they are reported. Unethical practices are more questionable although I have deleted the more unethical ones. Posts such as telling how they fill appliances with dirt or water are usually left and someone will post a retort. Posts such as "gas escaping from TV and computer monitors" I see as simply needing educated and I would suggest posting a link to the MANY threads where this has been discussed. Also, you may be talking about "lies" other than illegal/unethical issues. Rather than calling the person out, please report the "lie". It may really be a disagreement or misunderstanding. Regardless, public bashing and arguing gets nobody anywhere.

I'm a moderator on a wooodworking forum. If someone knowingly posts a dangerous practice the post would be deleted and the person might get a one week timeout. The second time would be a permanent ban.

We have the report post icon here (!). I would suggest using that rather than starting a thread like this one, but that's just me.

Parrothead you are probably right. I really didn't mean to stifle conversation on the subject. It's just that there is a difference between someone lieing and someone posting dangerous or unlawful information. If someone lies about living in a mansion when in fact they live in their mother's basement and sit in front of their computer naked, I really don't give a rat's azz as long as they don't post pictures of themselves. LOL!