But that can only pertain if you intentionally do so. The only way really you know that someone was banned if it a message gets posted that you read (like this one). Also, I don't think so because the intent of the banning is to prevent posting of messages in the online forum. The UT is quoted in other forums I've noticed and that is the same thing.


>>I just read the site terms and conditions and didn't see anything about that. The only instance which is in the same vein (but not) is copying private messages into the public domain. I looked at these two pages:
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>>http://www.levelextreme.com/Term.asp
>>http://www.levelextreme.com/News/InformationalBulletin.asp
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>What about:
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>MECHANISMS TO BYPASS THE UNIVERSAL THREAD CONTEXT
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>Any attempt by an individual to bypass the mechanisms in place by the Universal Thread to gain access to specific content constitutes a violation of the Terms & Conditions of this site. The Universal Thread provides an online interface, which is accessible from within a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape, and a Web Service interface to expose its data. Those are the only two interfaces supported. Any other mechanism used is not allowed.
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>I could see that e-mailing the messages to a banned person could be considered as a violation for it bypasses the online interface and be considered under the "Any other mechanism used is not allowed".