Quote -  There does need to be another way of enforcing this rule other that banning a person from the website..  This current system closes them out from downloads,  and also stops them from being able to purchase items from the Marketplace.

I do realise that some action needs to be taken,  but stopping an individual from purchasing must be considered to be a misguided business practice.

Restricted use of freebies and the galleries would be more appropriate IMHO..!!

**Um, we don't ban people for JUST thumbnail violations.  It's not even considered a "real" violation.  You have to do it repeatedly, without attempting to rectify the situation, before we consider what you do in violation, and it takes multiple violations to get banned.  Basically, you'd have to post every day for roughly 2 weeks in violation of the thumbnail rule to get a 3-day ban.  It would take you more than a month of the same thing to get a permanent ban.  

;)  We're not as hard as some people like to make us out to be.**

Jen. this thread.

nuff said.