It's not really the punishment in itself, the "punishment" is having it on your record.
And I would perhaps call it a time-specific demotion rather than leave, as the act is supposed to let the person calm down a bit, think about their behaviour and come back as a new person.
Since teachers can't be demoted to a lower position, the only other option would be to kick them as soon as something occurs, which I hardly think would be a good thing, everybody makes mistakes after all.
While I don't necessarily think writing an essay would do much good (I've never believed in "homework" as a punishment), perhaps some type of contemplation on the action and it's effects would be good.
I see LL as a workplace (which it plain and simple is), and being able to do deal with things on a mature level is critical.
I took some notes from a company named RMI, which specialise in HR services, and the way to handle a first infraction goes like this:
- Quickly Address the Problem
- Arrange a Private Meeting
- Make Notes of the Meeting
- Allow the Employee to Respond
- Explain Future Consequences or Discipline the Employee
(
https://rmi-solutions.com/blog/what-to-d...-policies/)
This is pretty close to how LL deals with it's various teams (with the difference being that we all operate remotely).
This is also how most companies worldwide deal with their employees. There are no "punishments" per se. You are expected to take the warning as a serious reminder of what is and what is not ok, and if you can't follow that you might not be fit to work there.
Now, obviously our rules vary in seriousness to a large degree (someone breaking an in-game rule, say building a doomfort, is nowhere near the scale of, say, threatening another user), but they are nonetheless the closest to a company ethics policy we have.
As a final note, learn from mistakes made, deal with them like an adult and try to keep this a somewhat professional workspace.