Is very important to acknowledge authors and article writers even in academic world is a serious offense if you failed to give the credit to the original books authors. I think the forum is using it to strengthen the forum usage and recommendations which has help the forum to maintain a healthy rules and regulations especially if you're purpose of joining the forum is quite significant.
But there is something I want to point out here using this medium, almost the banned accounts hardly come back to the forum probably they don't have access to explains what happen or why they should be given another chance despite the email provided, it seem null and void email without solution. We are all humans binds to make mistake let the banned accounts give chance to express what happen.