First, I would like to state that I enjoy the community here in the official forums and I have found the forums to be extremely helpful in my enjoyment of Final Fantasy XIV. I am also proud to have made positive contributions and suggestions (seen or unseen) to the community and would hope to be able to make more.

With that said, in December I made an apparently grave misstep in starting a satirical thread that led to a 10-day ban. Given the nature of satire, I did not actually condone the statements I was making and I apologize both for my unintended attempt to damage the community as well as the negative intent of the thread, regardless of if I had or had not been less subtle.

On reviewing the forum rules and game guidelines, I'm slightly confused as to where I stand. 72 hours is the maximum stated penalty, with potential review for permanent suspension, yet I was given 10 days AND I'm still here.

Could I have some clarification on this? Also I still had access to the game itself, so I'm not ensure I made another misstep in logging in and playing during this suspension. If so I apologize, and I would appreciate any help as far as understanding where I stand. I also apologize if this thread would be more appropriate elsewhere.