and, JIM! You don't have an e-mail address either.

I posted mine, but now it's gone...

No, but there is a rule against "demon-like behavior". She diminishes the quality of the threads that she does this in, and she uses up our bandwidth and our space (and believe me, I'm aware of the amount of bandwidth and space we've used up talking about this.)

Again, my marcie is still working in this instance, but for the sake of discussing standard wording if a formal warning is needed at any time in the future, chop away at this maybe...

Dear Buffista,

It is the opinion of the Buffista community that your posting style is causing a problem which needs to be addressed. Specifically, several members have found the posts to be (rude, incomprehensible, vulgar, whatever).

If you wish to remain a contributing member of his community we ask that you carefully examine your posts and make every effort to explain your relevant points without being disrespectful to other members.

In accordance with our policies, this is your first official warning. If you are unable to comply with community standards you will be suspended from the board for a period of two months. If the suspension is violated or if you do not comply with community standards after the period of suspension, then you will be banned.

We sincerely hope you will be able to adapt your posting style to our community standards so that further action will not be required.

Stompy

I would have liked humor, but if formal is preferred.

edit: already changing wording..

I'm still confused, I don't know how anyone can go back and look through the entire history of Zoe's posts and not see a pattern of inappropriate behaviour.

I'm not talking about annoying serial posting or her maddening way of mistaking the characters for the actors.

I'm talking about how she was rude to people ---BEFORE they ever were rude to her (because that happened to me). I'm talking about her "gay is icky" posts that offended people, stuff like that.

It may look like yes, we're all jumping on her now, but I can tell you that I've had problems with her for MONTHS. And I've held my tongue because I thought that if I asked for an official warning I'd hear the things that you are saying now "it's no big deal, just ignore her, she's not that bad".

What many many people have said is that Zoe's behaviour is making it hard for them to enjoy this board. That they look at certain threads and see a jump in the number of posts and instead of being excited they feel a sense of dread.

A sense of dread. Not in the "oh god how will I catch up" but in the "oh god what has happened to upset people now" sense.

I see a problem when that scenario.

If you are unable to comply with community standards you will be suspended from the board for a period of two months. If the suspension is violated or if you do not comply with community standards after the period of suspension, then you will be banned.

I would clarify this above, to make it clear that you have to come back and be rude again for the next level to kick into effect. Like, say,

If, in the future, you do not comply
with community standards, you will be suspended 
from the board for a period of two months. If the 
suspension is violated or if upon returning after 
the period of suspension you do not comply with 
community standards, then you will be banned. 

I do think that somebody with a better balance of serious and goof might take a crack at it, but that's my try.

sorry! My bad with formatting.

Nutty, can you insert some linebreaks?

Laura, I think your post is widening my screen ...

edit: no ... looks like Nutty, and looks fixed.

Laura, I like what you said.

I think in official warnings we need to keep the humor out. I know there's a desire to make the warning more...light hearted (?) but there's also a chance humor could take the teeth out of the warning or be misread as being meanspirited.

Yes, Nutty, clarity is best. My intent is to have the standard form ready when needed with just a place for the specific nature of the problem inserted.

Good stuff, Laura and Nutty. I think for an Official Warning, the balance to draw is not between serious and funny, but between serious about the consequences and genuinely hopeful that the person will clean up his or her act.