Stop with single image replies.

[A Zombie Riot]

K, I guess I have to make this a little more clear since it seems you still don't understand.

We'll use something else as an example. Getting your drivers license suspended means you can't drive, yet you can still be in vehicles. On forums, you can have it set up to have posting privileges revoked, yet still view the site as a whole. The warning system on this type of forum allows you to do that. Which I know for a fact because of a little joke that happened on April Fool's day this year. If you get enough warning points, you can't post, but you can still view the forum.

A ban is a complete revoke of privileges dealing with anything with the forums. When you sign in, the site tells you that you are banned from the forums, and that's the only thing you can see. Clearly, the only way you can view the forums is to not sign in, unless you get an IP ban then you can't view anything at all.

But I'm glad you guys are playing me as an idiot who doesn't know a single thing about forums. But you guys will never admit you were in the wrong, because that's like a universal rule for moderators/admins. They can never admit they were wrong.