Hey Loyce, you may have to change the title to please - place appropriate ban or something.
It appears we have entered a new era where there is a sliding scale of punishment based on moderator/Admin discretion. Just saw a case where they received a 30 day ban, and a 2 year ban on wearing a Signature. Seems like a step in the right direction to me.
Edit: Was wrong it's not a policy change my mistake
There's been no policy change. redsn0w wasn't permanently banned due to several factors which made me think that permabanning him would be a net negative for the forum. Nobody is banned strictly because of "the rules"; it's always handled case-by-case, but almost always, plagiarists deserve to be permabanned.
If you think that a ban should be ended, make your case in a new topic from a "good for the forum as a whole" perspective.