30 days is already a difficult case. 30 days is a full month and that's quite a lot for a daily racer. It's not a lot for people who race once a week. Thats why the 'verdicts' differ so much from each other.
Thats why the server is so popular. We know everybody and the newbies n00bs gets allot of opportunities to get familiar with the server rules and racing rules.
I would like to review these cases by myself or by Speedy, just to know whats going on. I sadly don't see an overall increase in racing on LFS so it's not necessary yet to extend admin powers. Extending it makes it more difficult to get the overall picture.
I remember the agreement, if you ban somebody you make a report on the forum. This agreement works for me and don't mind being double checked. It wouldn't effect the way how we work now with reports.
I think it would be easier for you to take reports with difficult cases and some admins got the possibility to deal with minor issues in the report section and following a guideline in it . (And get some experience to deal with it)
You are active on a cruise server as well, I know that...
Never been a secret
That's a lot easier (I think) due to the hugh load of players. We have to constantly find out who doesn't fit at all, who just needs a warning or a talk or need a short vacation. It's complex and more people being able to decide that for themselves makes it even more complex.
Thats why I like TC, simple rules for behaviour and you have allot of work on it to get a ban. Its like our system only they got a insim with URS. Every serious offence from each racer is stored in that and when you entry the server a admin gets a warning and can view your URS.
I'm aware that they have a bigger website community, admis have the power to make bans. If a user gets banned he just makes a unban request. If you're ban is denied you can go higher up and ask leaders to review the ban. They make a final decision.
The main thing that I want to see being changed is the possibility to give a longer ban if thats necessary. It fit in the old agreement and hold up the philosophy of the Cargame servers.