Introducing Honour: a fairer moderation & ban system

We’re rolling out a new Honour System across Kovaze to make moderation more consistent, transparent, and predictable. Instead of bans feeling random or different depending on who is moderating, Honour creates a clear “behaviour score” that determines when (and how long) punishments apply. ### 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿? Every account now has an Honour score ranging from 0 to 25. * 25 Honour is the maximum and the default for new accounts. * Honour reflects your behaviour over time. * When you receive moderation penalties, Honour can be reduced. * With good behaviour, Honour can recover. * If your honour drops past a certain threshhold, you may lose access to some features such as The Daily Spin. You can view your current Honour, history, and checkpoints at **Honour (via Settings → Honour)**. --- ## 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 When a moderator issues a punishment, they will now apply an Honour Points Penalty (0–25) along with a reason. That penalty is deducted from your Honour score and logged in your Honour history. You’ll be able to see: * The date/time of the change * The Honour change (e.g. -5) * Your new total Honour * The reason attached --- ## 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬) If a penalty causes your Honour to cross into a new threshold, an automatic ban will be applied using the same reason the moderator provided. Bans trigger only when you cross into a threshold you were previously above. Example: dropping from 20 → 17 will **not** ban you, because you were already at/below the 20 checkpoint. **Ban thresholds:** * 20 or lower → 1 day ban * 15 or lower → 3 day ban * 10 or lower → 7 day ban * 5 or lower → 14 day ban * 0 → Permanent ban If a penalty crosses multiple thresholds at once, the system applies the **most severe** newly crossed ban. --- ## 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿) Honour is designed to reward consistent good behaviour over time. * As a rule of thumb: 1 Honour point regenerates every 7 days*without penalties. * Regeneration happens in checkpoint jumps, not one point at a time. Checkpoints: 0 → 5 → 10 → 15 → 20 → 25 Example: * If you’re on 17 Honour, you’re in the 15–20 bracket. * To regenerate from 17 → 20, you need 3 points, so 3 × 7 = 21 days without penalties. * After reaching 20, regenerating from 20 → 25 takes 5 × 7 = 35 more days without penalties. Honour updates once per day, and all regeneration increases are logged in your Honour history the same way penalties are. --- ## 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 This system is here to: * Make punishments consistent * Reduce “in the moment” moderation decisions * Give users a clear understanding of what happens next * Encourage long-term good behaviour without permanent marks for minor issues Honour does not replace the rules - it’s a structured way of enforcing them. --- ## 𝗔 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 Moderation can still issue a permanent ban when needed, or an IP ban for the most serious violations. For the vast majority of cases, Honour will be the standard and transparent path. If you keep things respectful, your Honour will recover naturally over time. Moderation will be posting an update on the penalties that you can expect to lose with each rule break. Thanks for helping keep Kovaze enjoyable for everyone.