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« on: 30 Jun, 2012 11:29 »
Doc., the Permaban in question is community wide. We already have server specific bans. All HA have the ability to perm ban from their respective server, just look at the sourcebans. TTT server has many a perm.
Yes, there is the possibility of personal vendetta. This is why I double check and question any response which seems to be one... However, at this point, the person in question has been banned by their severe actions (perma usually comes for hacking, severe trolling, severe racism, severe sexism or homophobia, legit threats to the community, such as denial of service attacks, and rage quitting the community.)
The reason it is intentionally hard is this: IMHO Perma is perma. It is not a step taken lightly to perma from all servers, vent, forums, etc. So, it should not be a step taken lightly to remove.
In addition, having the HA give their vote and viewpoints actually allows for MORE input on the situation, which gives the power to more members of the community, rather than just the CL making the decision.
Imagine having to have the entire community attempting to vote on a perma removal.
In addition, you missed something: Not all CL and HA are available at all times. AND if there are more than 50%+1, any CL or HA can abstain from voting. So, the odds you give are worst case.
Going back to the possible bias, the abstaining allows for the removal of the bias.
Got any suggestions?