Let me help you out here.
To answer the question in this thread. If you're looking for a nice way to address a less than adequate picture for an ID, just ask the OP if they can get a better picture. Maybe something like, "Could you maybe get a clearer pic?" And maybe even give an explanation like "I'm having a hard time with giving an ID with this photo."
Now, to address the issue of getting a time out for being rude... Our site terms of service are very clear about the vision and goals of R2R are. If you haven't read them recently, check them out here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/help/terms/. You'll even find a specific area in there dedicated to "Be courteous" and the clarification that we take our "Be nice" rule very seriously. Our goal here is to be the friendliest, most helpful community that we can be. That being said, we've never taken any kind of administrative action on someone's account for a single violation of this rule. In fact, to get a "time out" you have to have been warned at least once, and that typically follows at least one (usually more than one) message from the staff explaining the rule (after all, we're trying to do our best to be nice too!). So, no one has ever been banned for simply making the rude statement "your picture sucks" (although that is definitely a violation of our be nice rule). However, when your posting habits regularly violate the rules and after multiple messages from moderators asking a member to be respectful and civil with other members, we do occasionally take administrative action (though we hate to do that and avoid it whenever possible...). If a member is willing to work with us, we do everything we can to work with them. HTH
