Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5294711-20161002234333/@comment-5294711-20161205012543

The redemption days were derived from an equation proposed by Cynthia (30 + x^3 to be exact). As for "why the numbers must go in a certain way", well, those are just guidelines, like the staff requirements. We have human enforcers who can conduct bans and evaluate themselves, but it's always nicer to have a set standard to know what to do, in case a case gets too complicated or doesn't have enough information.

It's not an automated system where someone automatically goes up or down a level after a certain number of days, but it can be hard if, for example, the banned user leaves/be off line for a long time before returning, and we are not sure if he/she's reformed enough to regain our trust, among other things.