Since all the bans seems to be raining down today i thought it would be a good time to ask some questions that have been bugging me about bans---this isn't a joke thread mods so a little help would be nice

1--when i was banned i wasn't able to get even on the website, why is it some people can get right back on, and even post some times

2-is there a standard set of rules for a ban like

                1-warning

                2--few hour ban

                   3-few day ban

                   4-permaban

3-is there a way to contest a ban-I know when I was banned I was kicked for a joke-at least I meant it as a joke-is there way to get past that or do we just have to hope our threads and comments we make are found by someone with a sense of humor?

4-are mods above the rules?

I don't want anyone to think I am complain about my ban, it's the only one I have to use for an example so *shrugs shoulders*--I think since the site is growing we need to get some rules setup/put in place so that we can maintain a fun posting environment