See what Theymos said in the quote above, it clearly read and i quote ..
If we find that you plagiarized, then you absolutely will be permanently banned, EVEN IF WE FIND IT YEARS AFTER YOU DID IT.
So from the above, theymos didn't make mention of some cases that can be considered minor, and he also didn't state that if they find the plagiarized content late, they will pardon the poster, he said that the poster will be banned even they find the plagiarized content years after it was posted.
Now it has being changed. Even you made many plagiarism posts and we detected it, a few days or a several weeks later, you are still fine.
Even if you made it with financial incentives. In the past, forum gives second chance to members who were perma banned because of plagiarism if they made it not because of financial incentives and if they have good net effect.
Now I feel like the first condition is almost moved, just a second condition is in effect according to reports against plagiarism and complaints of some reporters.
So what I personally understand from this is that, the rule against plagiarism is still in full effect, that they are currently not taking actions on plagiarized contents right now does not mean they wont take action on it forever, they probably might be very busy with some other very important stuffs at the moment.
There is this parable in my place which says.....That you did not see flames or smoke in a fireplace does not mean the fire is not burning.
No full effect at all if you see complaints from reporters and if you see this thread has no engagement from staffs, moderators, admins.
No issue if from now, it is a new way to move as we are now in same train, with same rules but it is unfair for people who were banned 6 months, 1 years, 2 years in the past.