****walks out of secondary gate,... squints at the first sun seen in weeks,... sighs,... and walks on....****
Yup, let me tell you from someone who has been there.
TreasureNet Jail doesnt need to be improved on. It works just as it is.
Let me explain, from a first timer banned anywhere on the web, I am just tonight released from my sentence here.
And it hasnt been fun. BUT, I realize my mistake,...weeks ago. The rest of the time I just read logged off, regretting.
An old saying kept coming to my mind...
"Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience."
And boy howdy did I prove myself an idiot.
A little about myself. I run a website, yes. A forum, and have for almost 10 years. And I hold my site to standards that I do not second-guess. I do not use a special "jail". I do not tolerate defiance to warnings by my staff. I dont allow it.
And yet, for the first time in my history online, I violated my own standards here on your site, and ended up banned for weeks. (I honestly dont know how long it was, all I know is I checked here daily waiting to be let in. And that was all I needed to self-moderate and course-correct myself.)
There is no need for any other mechanism here. It works as it stands.
And with that, I wish to convey my sincerest of apologies to the owners, administrators, and staff here at TreasureNet.com.
It wont happen again.
-Mark-