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To: SI Dmitry (code monkey) who wrote (5477)3/13/2016 11:55:46 AM
From: scion  Read Replies (1) of 7352
 
Dmtry, I am relaying this to your attention at the request of the person who asked me to do so, as he cannot correspond with you by PM.

It also prompts a general question about changes SI ToS:

When did the use of Ad Blockers become a violation of SI TOS, and if that is so, where does it appear in the ToS?

siliconinvestor.com

It also raise the question of being summarily banned without prior warning, and the subsequent problem of being unable to correspond with SI Admin. Perhaps you could review that as well, since it certainly used to be possible to PM Admin at any time, banned or not.

I am simply the messenger here , but what seems to be an arbitrary change of SI policy should be of concern to all SI members.

I have edited out the name of the SI member concerned in this copy of the email I received:
...

I received a PM from Dmitry stating he has banned me from posting on SI for using an adblocker.

To: xxxxxxx
3/11/2016 11:21:31 PM
From: SI Dmitry (code monkey)

Dear xxxxxx,

You account has been suspended for 7 days, for ad blocking.

Kindly disable ad blockers while on SI.

Regards,

@Dima

Your posting privileges have been suspended until 3/25/2016 11:20:02 PM.
This is almost always the result of one or more violations of Silicon Investor's Terms of Use..

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The message I received said it was a 7 day ban but I'm actually banned for 14 days. Funny, there is nothing in the terms of use about using one and I did not receive any kind of warning prior to the ban. Can you post something about it (since I obviously can't and I can't even PM an admin while under posting ban -what's up with that?)......... I disabled the adblocker and would like to use the site as agreed to in the terms of use.
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