So just for fun I have decided to find out on my own which section of the TOS was the reason for the banning. Please feel free to tell me if I missed something (did Big D post kiddy porn last week?)
from the TOS
2. These violations will result in a ban on the user's account:
Use of an account by any person under 18 years of age.
I don't think anybody would believe he was. No.
Falsification of one's date of birth.
Again, I would say he was over 19. No.
Use of more than one account by the same person.
Was there anybody else banned at the same time? No.
Use by more than one person of the same account.
Perhaps he has a split personalitly? One nice the other evil? No
Distribution of sexually explicit content involving minors.
Did anybody receive the kiddy porn last week? No
Publication of the personally identifiable information of private individuals without their consent.
Did he circulate an e-mail about my exact whereabouts? No
Attempts to hack into any unauthorized area of LPSG.
He has already said he found himself there by mistake. Other users have had the same problem, so... Possible.
3. These violations are subject to a sanction up to, and rarely including, permanent ban, depending on (cumulative) severity:
Nude avatars.
No.
Commercial advertisement, flooding, and other forms of spam.
Was putting his site up considered commercial advertisement? I doubt it, but Possible.
Content that jeopardizes the board's legal status.
Again, did he post kiddy porn in his gallery or anything else. No.
Passwords or cracks to LPSG or any other website.
No.
Harassment of, or threats against, other LPSG members.
Alright, who was he harassing. Given the broad spectrum of coverage and the ability of some members to whine to the moderators... Possible
Content whose primary purpose is to disrupt or inflame.
I did not see it, but being as that was the contents of his warning letter. Possible.
Senseless or unrecognizable content.
I should not even bother... but No.
4. Notwithstanding the above conditions, LPSG reserves the right to deny access to any member, at its sole discretion.
Possible.
So unless it was him finding himself in the moderators forum which would “result in a ban on the users account" then his ban fell under section 3. which says that violation “would be subject to a sanction up to, and rarely including, permanent ban, depending on (cumulative) severity:"
Now weather he was disrupting and inflaming constantly, harassing LPSG members mercilessly, or his site running along side LPSG was seen as a severe form of commercial advertisement or spam then that leaves us with #4. It was decided to deny access to LPSG at it's sole discretion.
So now that we have narrowed it down I leave it up to you to decide what actually got him banned.
from the TOS
2. These violations will result in a ban on the user's account:
Use of an account by any person under 18 years of age.
I don't think anybody would believe he was. No.
Falsification of one's date of birth.
Again, I would say he was over 19. No.
Use of more than one account by the same person.
Was there anybody else banned at the same time? No.
Use by more than one person of the same account.
Perhaps he has a split personalitly? One nice the other evil? No
Distribution of sexually explicit content involving minors.
Did anybody receive the kiddy porn last week? No
Publication of the personally identifiable information of private individuals without their consent.
Did he circulate an e-mail about my exact whereabouts? No
Attempts to hack into any unauthorized area of LPSG.
He has already said he found himself there by mistake. Other users have had the same problem, so... Possible.
3. These violations are subject to a sanction up to, and rarely including, permanent ban, depending on (cumulative) severity:
Nude avatars.
No.
Commercial advertisement, flooding, and other forms of spam.
Was putting his site up considered commercial advertisement? I doubt it, but Possible.
Content that jeopardizes the board's legal status.
Again, did he post kiddy porn in his gallery or anything else. No.
Passwords or cracks to LPSG or any other website.
No.
Harassment of, or threats against, other LPSG members.
Alright, who was he harassing. Given the broad spectrum of coverage and the ability of some members to whine to the moderators... Possible
Content whose primary purpose is to disrupt or inflame.
I did not see it, but being as that was the contents of his warning letter. Possible.
Senseless or unrecognizable content.
I should not even bother... but No.
4. Notwithstanding the above conditions, LPSG reserves the right to deny access to any member, at its sole discretion.
Possible.
So unless it was him finding himself in the moderators forum which would “result in a ban on the users account" then his ban fell under section 3. which says that violation “would be subject to a sanction up to, and rarely including, permanent ban, depending on (cumulative) severity:"
Now weather he was disrupting and inflaming constantly, harassing LPSG members mercilessly, or his site running along side LPSG was seen as a severe form of commercial advertisement or spam then that leaves us with #4. It was decided to deny access to LPSG at it's sole discretion.
So now that we have narrowed it down I leave it up to you to decide what actually got him banned.
