with the set of rules repeating over and over, and you would still find a lot of people that do not follow them
Even if they do not follow the rules, this is what negative karma and bans are for! As responsible users, we will utilize our tool (negative karma), and you, as an admin, could utilize your power. I understand that you don't want to be harsh with new users. But, as I shared the idea in another thread, I would propose it here again to get your attention.
These banners of rules should disappear once a member reaches a certain rank, considering that they have spent enough time to know about these rules. Similar to the newbie warning on the Bitcointalk forum. If they still violate the forum rules, they deserve to get negative karma and even a temporary ban.
Given that my suggestion has been resolved, should I lock this thread (and prevent unnecessary spam) or should it remain open?
I would request you to keep it open since the admin is already engaged in this thread, we might get an answer from him regarding these ads thing.