So!~
I remembered this thread and another question came to mind.
Could a person be banned permanently before achieving 28 points? I think it's happened before, I don't know if this system works that way?
With a manual ban, yes. It would happen on extreme cases (or obvious bots, trolls, etc), and when this happens it is after a discussion among all the staff.
The lengths of bans are pretty severe...
(Sits up straight and act lady-like)