Howdy,
Ban durations can and often do vary from case-to-case. We tend to review factors such as the player's history (internal crew notes, kicks, bans) along with their overall behavior to determine a suitable punishment (and, if applicable, duration). I agree that there's a lack of consistency at times - where one admin might consider a short ~7 day ban, another may feel a month ban is suitable. As with most communities such as ours, crew members are volunteers, and with that comes discretion of how best to handle a situation. If we were to to be strict in this area, we'd probably not have any crew members at all. We, the LVP management, can't, and don't want to, tell crew members how to administrate. We can offer input and feedback, but really nothing more.
With that in mind, we're currently working on revised/updated Crew Guidelines. The old ones had been abandoned for quite some time, and were rather outdated (broken links, parts of it didn't reflect the current era of LVP and/or SA:MP, etc). This document advises crew members of potential options/solutions to common situations or problems.
I hope that helps.
Ban durations can and often do vary from case-to-case. We tend to review factors such as the player's history (internal crew notes, kicks, bans) along with their overall behavior to determine a suitable punishment (and, if applicable, duration). I agree that there's a lack of consistency at times - where one admin might consider a short ~7 day ban, another may feel a month ban is suitable. As with most communities such as ours, crew members are volunteers, and with that comes discretion of how best to handle a situation. If we were to to be strict in this area, we'd probably not have any crew members at all. We, the LVP management, can't, and don't want to, tell crew members how to administrate. We can offer input and feedback, but really nothing more.
With that in mind, we're currently working on revised/updated Crew Guidelines. The old ones had been abandoned for quite some time, and were rather outdated (broken links, parts of it didn't reflect the current era of LVP and/or SA:MP, etc). This document advises crew members of potential options/solutions to common situations or problems.
I hope that helps.