Sorry, markiz, but this is really looks like copypasta
It is without a doubt, and there is more of it, and markiz73
must know what he did unless he purchased the account. That's why all these appeals that are trying to downplay the offense are not going to work and theymos has clearly stated - make your case on your value to the forum and you can be considered for a sig ban.
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.