Well, you are right about the fact that OP can get more than 10 why make a fuss out of it? I think he also gets frustrated like admin. I hope the admin will make an explanation of such punishments so we can save ourselves from making the same mistakes. I mean if we will know this mistakes will cost us this why would we do that. Overall its totally admins decision and his forum.
Let's take this example, today @Filippo Spina PM 40 members, then open this topic
[1] he received 4 neutral trusts.
In the past, it was easy to be banned in BTT, and in 2017 some were giving you negative trust if your English was bad.
-1 Karma for us is -10 for the admin. It may be unfair if @Learn Bitcoin account blocked or banned.
If what I say is not convincing, try breaking a rule in BTT, post a complain topic and
see what the reaction will be, so that I told @Learn Bitcoin to lock that topic quickly.
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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5498688.0