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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

In my experience, the only thing that will keep these people out of a scrap is to remove their platform for fighting on, even just until they cool off. I wish we could ban specific users from specific threads instead, because it's a shame that all other members should be denied an adult discussion when they're capable of having it.

I know it's always a long shot to request something to happen to the forum, but there's is a plug-in/hack for vBulletin that can allow thread bans for specific users:

Ban Users From a Thread - vBulletin.org Forum

The owner set it up at my other forum, and it works wonders. You can set how long you want them to be banned from the thread, or just keep the banned permanently. It works the same way as regular banning does.