I think when u get a demerit it should be a chat ban, meaning you cant type at all. I know demerit automatically muted the person but chat bann would be nice. I was mod on nitto 1320 challenge and this is what they did, worked nicely in my opinion.
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A lot of people make a new nick, when they r demerit, just to ask other people for games!
To get rid of the dot next to your name just stop abusing for 2 weeks. Bang! And the dot is gone. :D
lol was that some kind of comedy reference to the cillit bang adverts some people would argue just to have hourly bans so a 10 hour ban for example at least it gets the point across and stops them playing but i would just stick to the demerit system, as long as they told you what you've been banned for (which i don't believe they currently do)
They do tell you what you have been demerited/banned for, it says it on the login page when you log in. Best way to get rid of the dot is behave....
ahhh i'll just make myself good then if i said something wrong i obviously don't know cause i havn't been demerited hehe