acting as devils advocate and being only here for a few months - you could argue that "Rules are Rules" and if you forgive and forget would you be leaving the whole forum with the feeling that well Shi* to it if he got away with it then I'll do it as well.
an other point is if he does get away with it will that stop people like Roland, DD28, Whitehammer, etc.... and myself sharing their files - I wrote a post in another thread saying that I consider this forum and the members I've met here a family. and I mean it everyone here unlike other forums of the same type are very happy to help, co-operate, share etc.. this is what the RPF has built its reputation on over the years, I don't think we the members should be discussing his punishment, that's something the Mods have to decide on not us.
I think at the end of the day if Roland has accepted his apology and he is happy then whatever the Mods decide we should all accept it and realize the rules are there for a reason.
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There are other not so honest people who are members here recasting and selling stuff from here and we can't do a thing about it, ebay may take action or may not, the fact he has come clean should go in his favor, but that's my opinion, and if Rolands happy then I feel we should leave it to the mods for the final decision.
It would be a shame to loose someone like Roland over something like this but it is a concern that is an ongoing problem here unfortunately, and I have no solution to it except making the Free paper props a member only area and have a minimum post count - and purge all lurkers who don't post.
But its up to the mods to decide.