• In the past two days I have gotten emails asking about being requested to provide credit card info in order to register and also to make a post in the classifieds forums. PLEASE NOTE: In no instance will this site ask you for this sort of information. The only time any request for payment is made is if you choose to opt-in for a higher membership level, and that is done SOLELY through PayPal. Anything else is coming from a source other than this site. My guess is that this is coming through Google Adsense, but when I can get someone to send me a screen shot of this sort of request, I will know more.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

in the black...its all bad

Sadiq, the BOI is not the place for such questions. Try the Feedback Forum. You've already been given advice on how to proceed by several people.
 
bennierosevelt said:
how long does it take to clear ones name of infractions?
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Here is a list:



hhmoore said:
In order to address some increasing problems, and lack of compliance with the rules, some changes have been made to the infraction system. I'll be posting the new list below, but I want to point out a couple of key items which might not be readily noticed.
- The warning option has been eliminated from all but the most minor infractions.
- The point value of several infractions has been increased. We are serious about our efforts to remedy these problems; and, if people can't comply, they will be removed more quickly.
- The duration of the points has, in many cases, been doubled. Waiting til they expire, only to continue causing problems will be much more difficult.


Title..............................................Points..................Expires
Ad bumping abuse in classifieds.............1....................365 Day(s)
Anonymous third party quotation.......... 1....................365 Day(s)
Inappropriate advertising or spamming....1....................365 Day(s)
Missing, invalid or falseFULL NAME in Classified Ad post 1 365 Day(s)
Missing, invalid or false LOCATION in Classified Ad post 1 365 Day(s)
Missing or false FULL NAME in BOI post....1....................365 Day(s)
Subject name is absent in BOI topic line..1................... 365 Day(s)
BOI relevant post made outside of the BOI.2................ 365 Day(s)
Borderline abusive post..........................2.................24 Month(s)
Tag word abuse...................................2.................24 Month(s)
Disruptive off topic posting....................4..................24 Month(s)
Disruptive posting in classified ad............4..................24 Month(s)
Personal attack on another member.........4..................24 Month(s)
Profanity............................................4..................24 Month(s)
Actual or implied threats.......................6...................24 Month(s)
Antagonism towards moderators.............6...................24 Month(s)
Racist/Prejudicial Remarks.....................6...................24 Month(s)
Immediate 3 day ban
Immediate 1 month ban
Immediate 1 year ban
Immediate PERMANENT ban

The automatic bans are still in place, but the tolerances have been reduced a bit (partially due to the adding of the one year ban to the roster, partly due to the number of people just flat out ignoring their infractions and temporary bans). The 3 day still kicks in at 12 pts, the 30 day now hits at 18 pts, the one year ban at 24 pts, and the permanent ban at 36 pts. Basically, the point being made is that if a person comes back from a ban & continues to create issues, that person will be bumped to a longer ban more quickly. In other words, if you can't follow the rules, we don't want you here.
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bennierosevelt said:
how long does it take to clear ones name of infractions?
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Why would you be concerned about clearing infractions? Unless you intend to incur more of them which would trigger a ban, the single one you have won't mean a thing to anyone. No one else can even see that you have an infraction except yourself and staff of this site.
 
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