Recent Banning Explained

Since it seems that there are many rumors flying all over the place about the circumstances behind why winterlionheart was banned, I've decided to lay it all out here so people can see why it happened.

Like all cases that eventually end up banned, it started with a report of plagiarism that upon being verified, was dealt with. I removed the item in question and sent a pm to the member. They had used this wallpaper here:

http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/330828

Since I know that things get re-hosted around the net on a regular basis, I wasn't worried about it since most people try to avoid that kind of mistake after getting warned. Just as I also know that it's usually an accident. They didn't mean to plagiarize.

A short while later I had nine more reports show up so I verified all of them, removed the items in question and then sent another pm to remind them that failure to follow the site terms would result in stricter moderation. The items that had been used can be found here:

http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=12245100
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=11490283
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=10987034
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=11889317
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=9747918
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=12238064
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=12524756
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/458444

Now since we like to give people the benefit of the doubt around here, no further action was taken at this time other than a reminder to not plagiarize and to be more careful about where they got their source images from. We don't mind doing it because like I mentioned, most people do make an effort to shape up.

However, a little while later I go to check the reports and there are ten new ones, all submitted after the second warning had been issued. The items that were used can be found here:

http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/29007
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=15397006
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=8200897
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=16761969
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=7691383
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=11795299
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=4903620
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=10338458
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=12758179
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=6402903
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=17011526

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