I agree, stopping irc for 10 minutes is hardly long enough to deter the
dedicated irc fanatic. Maybe 20-30 minutes will be more of an
encouragement for those to move to other machines. This figure will have
to be monitored to see what is an effective time length without being too
long (if that is possible.)
>
> >
> > > * minor: account get locked for x (x == 2 months?) permanent zero warnings.
> > > Again, this only ever happens once, thereafter the account gets deleted.
> >
> > A bit too harsh. 2 months is nearly a semester. I think 2 weeks.
>
I don't see why 2 months is too long, it is about two thirds of a
semester and ftoomsh is not a necessary machine. If people need to use a
computer, then they can use sally or charlie.{Eiffel willing}
> Not really. Besides, locking will probably be scalable. There is, I
> think, a difference between a 1st year being mischievous and somebody who
> spends all their time hopping from machine to machine setting up sites
> and getting closed down.
>
> > Take Care.
> > Alex
>
> Take Drugs.
> Alex
>
> Jimmy
>
Richard
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