Can an Smod review my Ban please?

Red Sleeping Beauty

Hi, I've recieved a week's ban from the Pro Wrestling forum for the following reason :

Discussing or advocating illegal activities is not allowed on boards.ie (re: dodgy boxes)


Now, I was not aware that mentioning digi boxes was against the rules - there's nothing in the PW charter- but obviously I understand that talking about illegal activities is against boards' site rules. I was under the assumption that you can buy these boxes very legally in well established DIY shops.

If the discussion of having them or using them is against the rules, then that's fine by me I accept that, but is a ban without a warning warranted ?


NB:
This is my second ban I've recieved from oresetes
Here is the first:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57947766&postcount=98

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57948268&postcount=99





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alan dunne 27 wrote: »

but is a ban without a warning warranted ?

Mods have been instructed that any discussion of anything illegal means delete and ban.

Red Sleeping Beauty

So no chance of having the ban reversed? Even though I had no warning and wasn't aware that mentioning such digi boxes are against the rules ? (as I was unaware that they're illegal as they were being sold in B&Q and Lidl)

Red Sleeping Beauty

Was there some sort of fear that I'd continue talking about digi boxes and then being to start threads in PW forum detailing how to use one or something ?