It's also funny, but that's beside the point.

I would like to discuss IP-bans, alternative ways of banning users, alternative punishments in general, etc. and the pros/cons of each.

I wouldn't know how the staff goes about discussing IP-bans, but from what I can see from my point of view, they're just a bit too easygoing when dishing them out. I also don't know who is IP-banned and who isn't, but based on the number of alts that fill up the ban list, it seems to me that IP-bans aren't common enough.

I could be wrong on this, but from what I understand, IP-bans are always permanent while username-bans are not? If I'm right on that, then I think that should change. We should be deterring people from making a million alts so that they can get around their ban. Some of these people are just a thorn in the side of the Toribash community. Consistent scammers would be my biggest pet-peeve. I really don't think the staff is hard enough on scammers who get banned, make alts, and scam some more. Instead of waiting for reports to come in and catch them, we should be preventing the scams with temporary IP-bans. Prevention is always the best solution.