A Quiet Ban for...

== A Quiet Ban For... ==
When chat are being especially sassy with John we hear the fated words "A quiet ban in the chat for..." or "And a quiet ban for..." which consists of the mods giving someone a timeout usually of ten seconds to one minute. It is always intended in semi fun but also usually a gentle nudge to calm things down a bit. Very occasionally if chat are being especially funny at the same time as sassy (or if John is just in an extra playful mood) we might get a Ban-a-palooza where everyone is getting banned for absolutely anything imaginable. 
=== Currently community member TeaAndGin has been quietly banned 83 times - which I believe is the channel record, although I will double check. ===
Things that people have had quiet bans for tend to be cheeky, but playful and may include things like sassing John, correcting John with facts in response to a joke, or even just directly asking for a ban please. That said, play with caution friends, as you are playing with fire. Being playfully cheeky with John is a community pastime however it needs to stay the right side of good manners. The basic rules of the channel still apply so: no jokes that punch down, nothing about appearance, nothing too personal. And never forget the channel rules include the phrases "try hard banter? We just ban ya" and "you can say c*nt just don't be one".
Most A Quiet Ban's last for ten seconds (it also deletes your previous comments from the chat) however sometimes if you are being a little too rumbunctious then a longer quiet ban will occur to allow you chance to calm down, in the past quiet bans have been given out up to a full 600 seconds (ten minutes) although usually these are relaxed after a minute or two as they are only intended to be a combination of encouraging you to calm down, and John (via his lovely mod team) having a joke back with chat. 
A quiet ban is not to be confused with a legitimate moderation time out. Quiet bans are fun and playful and you aren't in "real" trouble. They are an acknowledgement that you are teasing, combined with a playful and friendly warning to think carefully before your next move. Comparable to checking someone in Chess, it's not a final solution, just a playful warning. And depending on the context sometimes it's okay to come back from a quiet ban and carry on being sassy, but more often the smart response is to laugh and acknowledge yourself beaten.
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