Originally Posted by vstech

Um, dude...
it's not unwritten... it's in rule #5...
5. Infraction System

This forum uses an infraction system to penalize violations of the forum rules, to track ongoing violations, and to ban multiple offenders. The infraction system is the primary way of moderating the forum, however, the moderators reserve the right to supersede the infraction system and take whatever actions are deemed necessary to settle a specific situation.

Operation of the System:

There are two types of penalties - warnings and infractions. Warnings do not have any points associated with them. Infractions are usually worth 1 point and expire 6 months from the issuing date. If 5 points are accumulated by a member, a ban is automatically issued by the system. The ban will remain in effect until the first infraction expires and the point count drops to 4.

Some infractions carry more than one point. Any disrespect to a moderator, whether on the forum, or via PM will carry a minimum of 3 points. If the disrespect is serious, the member may be banned permanently.