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I think we've answered the original question sufficiently - no more value here.

As the system administrator, I have full access to the data in the database. It is technically possible for me to read PMs (in exactly the same way that it is technically possible for your ISP to read your emails). However, there is no user interface as part of the forum which allows me to...

What about Evand? Hasn't logged in since December - not much I can do about that?

The new forum will use a different system - I'd have to double-check but I'm pretty sure there is no system for importing current infractions into the new forum software. I'll have to think about how we do that part of the migration - it might work out that people end up with a "clean slate"...

Ahh yes, if you read some of the previous thread on kudos, you'll note that soliciting kudos is an infractable offence :p

It varies - each infraction has a points value associated with it. I've set it up so that basically, if you get three serious infractions (eg abusing people), you'll get a permanent ban - three strikes and you're out. In Fence's case, they were lesser infractions, but got enough of them to...

Correct - you don't have any. I can fix that for you if you like :p

No, reporting a post simply alerts the moderation team that something needs attention. Infractions are primarily used as a mechanism to (privately) explain to someone that they have broken the rules and to give details about why a post was removed or edited. Lots of people get infractions...

I suspect it was more along the lines of "sitting on the fence" (ie not making a decision one way or the other).

The Fence was banned automatically for getting too many infractions. Unlike the others, The Fence was not abusing people - they were for different issues (which I won't discuss), and the ban is only temporary.