People should read the rules, but you shouldn't need a warning to know that plagarising and cheating isn't ok.
hilarious thats true as common sense ..
what I suggest , there should be a life line indicator for member and only he/she can see it .. like a progress bar in his profile..
it gets increased in
RED if member spamming knowing or unknowingly otherwise remains
green ... it will work as self controlling and reminder,
I have seen that feature on lots of forums to control Member's spamming and it works well , and works better than just 'BAN'
it may help Mods too
Hog wash. Rules clearly state what will get you banned. That rule was broken, no second chances, end of story.