Perhaps the infraction was a bit harsh, it's a new feature; however, I'm glad its available, it's a quick and easy way to let people know what they can and can't do.
Jeannie was not banned, nothing resulted from the Infraction other than she got an infraction and knew why.
She sent a private message asking me to delete her account; I deleted her account.
The infraction simply says that if you accumulate enough of them, you will be banned for a temporary period of time, or if it's a blatant violation, permanently - this wasn't the case yesterday.
I hope it never comes to a permanent ban for any beloved member, but if someone continually posts the same links over and over, and doesn't stop when asked, then I suppose someone will eventually get banned. Here's hoping it doesn't come to that.
The link in question was posted many times, I delete them every time I see them and they were soft-deleted so she knew not to post them, but she continued to do it, rules are rules; she got an infraction.
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There are very good reasons why we (I) don't allow certain links on the forum.
The terms are very clear as to what is tolerated, and what is not.
I rarely if ever will explain, opening that can of worms will require me to do so everytime.
For the most part, I'm invisible around here, once in a while I do things that people don't like (sometimes I have to do things that I don't like), but such is life I've learned.
Over the years, there have been many people banned, asked to leave, quietly dismissed, etc - once in a while it gets attention.
I do try my best, and often, if questionable, will hear about it from the more important people of this forum such as yourself, Al, or Cindy.