Does an infraction stay on the “criminal record” part of my profile for ever?
I ask because I see it every time I open my profile page (vanity) and there it is. Hanging over my reps like the sword of Damocles.
I expect the answer would be that infractions are left there to serve as a warning. Perhaps so, but is there not a time limit after which they expire?
Even lesser criminal sentences are deemed to be “spent” on the day they are passed here in the UK and I would suggest that infractions fall into this category.
I have three (boos heard from the audience) – two were acquired when I was a fresh faced newly joined youth eager to learn and help where I can. In my zeal to get answers in quickly I fell foul of the tags around code (my first day) and on the second occasion ignored a moderators request (guilty of not refreshing before posting). The last one was not justified (where have I seen that?) and was reversed so definitely not justified but it is still there.
On a positive note it is good to see that mods are being much more tolerant in their warnings. Today, I saw a posting without tags around code. The OP was unclear as to how to do it so the mod did it for them. They’ve only been a member for 8 years (only 2 posts though)!
However, yesterday, there was a bad thread title and the OP was obviously at a loss to know what to call it so we had the stand-off. An answer had been provided but hidden until the OP knew what to call it. Would it be possible in future for anyone with an idea as to what a post should ideally be called to post a suggestion without incurring a penalty? That way, a better title can be supplied that hopefully in future will enable searchers to find the solution.
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