It's a steep learning curve on this forum. In some areas infractions are very easy to come by. I have one or something admin later said isn't even an infractable offense, and tecnically should have been given at least two more the other day since a] I started an unnecessary thread (one of gost's infractions) and b] the image I posted was, technically, a duplicate (another one gost was penalised for). Besides, picking up infractions for duplicates and threads when you've only been a member for a little while is inevitable. In fact, I just got though having one such decision reversed because I had been working on a new poster trying to show him the ropes whenn he was penalised.
We have posters on here who don't come near to reaching the consistently high standard of gost who are already respected members. He NEVER posts single image social media rips. Always good quality photosets. He's the go to guy for fashion model shoots. He and I have barely exchanged a word and never about anything difficult.
No. You can't discount someone for making simple errors in their first few weeks and months of membership here when their last error was two years ago.
