What is the number one reason people are banned from GF

[Metallica1983]

just curious because I've been seeing a lot more people being banned

[jango]

Dunno why this needs a poll really ..

.. the simple answer is bots, duplicate accounts, or abusing other standard GF rules with alarming regularity.

/poll

[EpsilonX]

most of the bans we see here are from people who come on here and make a whole bunch of useless posts, then pimp their site. Sometimes you'll get rude responses when the rules are being referred to.

[jango]

most of the bans we see here are from people who come on here and make a whole bunch of useless posts, then pimp their site. Sometimes you'll get rude responses when the rules are being referred to.

That's not actually true - the vast majority I see tend to be for duplicate/spam accounts these days that only occasionally relate to web sites or advertising. It used to be a little different, but that was some time ago.

[Aniki]

I voted for Spamming, but maybe I should have voten for Other, since the number one cause for being banned from GF is breaking the rules, like: Advertising (out of the right forum), Rage posts (like Evan) and other things related.

[Ilyich Valken]

Dunno why this needs a poll really ..

.. the simple answer is bots, duplicate accounts, or abusing other standard GF rules with alarming regularity.

/poll

Well, in a way, duplicate accounts could be considered spam. And to some extent, bots.

[jango]

Well, in a way, duplicate accounts could be considered spam. And to some extent, bots.

Well yes, if they always happened the same way .. sometimes it can be more devious than simply being 'spam'.

[Th3-devils-princess]

I voted for Spamming, but maybe I should have voten for Other, since the number one cause for being banned from GF is breaking the rules, like: Advertising (out of the right forum), Rage posts (like Evan) and other things related.

Lol I agree lol I sort of thought about that after lol

[EpsilonX]

Well, breaking the rules is obviously the number 1 reason for being banned...the rules are guidelines of what you cannot do, and to enforce the rules you ban people. But I think the most common one is forms of spam. I've seen like 5 people rage and get banned for it, but i see countless people banned for spamming. and yes, advertising is spam here unless you follow the rules

[Aniki]

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