>>>>That is between you and the site. I have probably already gotten more involved than I should have. Again, I hope it works out for the best.
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>>>Thanks again for your help. I'm saying that the decision to ban me was based on personal motives and was not based on really breaking the rules. That's my opinion in this case.
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>>I've searched for my last name on foxite. I do not see breaking the rules.
>>This was one of the problematic cases, I believe, that got me banned
>>http://www.foxite.com/archives/pdf-and-vfp-0000125479.htm
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>And here is a reference to UT from another forum member http://www.foxite.com/archives/selection-of-few-columns-rows-or-icons-on-0000034463.htm
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>So, this is a clear case of a personal attack.

Naomi - the message from Yuri was in 2003. The rules may have changed since then.

Frankly, I see both sides of the issue here. You have access to and memory of lots of UT solutions, so it's understandable that you reference them when you answer questions. OTOH, too many references to other forums might give members the idea that those other forums offer a better resource, thus diminishing the forum you're in.

I think there is legitimate middle ground to be found. Linking to a solution for a tough problem makes sense. Linking to a solution for an everyday problem that can answered inline does not. (BTW, that's my view in general. I know that I learned a lot about using Fox by reading the same or similar solutions over and over back when I started. Having five links to a single message isn't as good as having five different people answer the same question, even if their solution is the same.)

I also want to clarify for those reading this thread that there are, in fact, two different situations under discussion here. The business with Foxite happened a little while back. The issue with Andy on the MSDN newsgroups is current.

Tamar