Thread:Hackey5/@comment-25406802-20171120222621/@comment-5645428-20180125014836

Fair enough. When drafting the site policy, I allowed staff to determine block/ban durations freely, as long as they do not exceed the universal limit of 1 month. Usually, however, most of those who are blocked do not return. It is incredibly unlikely that this bloke you banned will do so at all, let alone a month from now. I suppose a lesson in blocking: not often does the block have to be as long as you personally feel it ought to be, to be justified, for it will still fulfil its dissuasive purpose regardless. On the other hand, existing members who turn sour or persistent sockpuppeteers will probably need to face stronger penalties due to a actual interest in returning as soon as possible.

There’s some food for thought.