--On February 18, 2005 16:56:54 -0800 Marc Perkel <marc@???> wrote:
> Penalty box is different than greylisting in that everyone is innocent
> until proven guilty. They get one shot and if they sin - then they are
> penalized for a period of time. The main focus are offenders who keep at
> it and increase server load.
I was somewhat confused by the term "penalty-box". Apparently it has very
different meanings in different sports. In football (proper football played
with feet, that is) a penalty box is an area on a the pitch where a penalty
kick is awarded if a foul is committed.
<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_area>
What's referred to as a penalty-box in ice-hockey is known as a sin-bin in
the UK. It's used in rugby, for example.
<
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/sin-bin>
Is the term sin-bin also used in ice-hockey? If so, then it might be a
better (less ambiguous) term for this technique.
--
Ian Eiloart
Servers Team
Sussex University ITS
