All of those who needed suspensions got a very similar note, but this is the one I sent to misstrouble:
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Dear misstrouble,
Due to the edits of your posts that were necessary in the "people who sleep with their dogs" thread, you have now exceeded the "3 strikes" policy our forum has in effect for suspensions, and thus a suspension is being activated. Your account will be unusable for 72 hours, effective immediately, and you will be able to log back in again after that time. I should make you aware that any member who earns 3 suspensions is subject to having the third suspension become a permanent ban from the community.
On a related note, I am aware that the thread started out as a reasonable question which quickly led to things getting out of hand, and that usually myself and the other staff would be quicker to respond, however in this instance we were all precluded from doing so by "life" issues that took precedence. That does not, and will never, act as an excuse for flouting of the rules. Dog.community is intended as a family-friendly forum, not permitting discussions of explicit sexual issues or illegal activities, which I might add is the reason you are able to be a member. If we were to permit adult content on the forum, you as a minor would be denied membership.
Due to a glitch in the software you will have to re-instate your signature when you return in 3 days.
Kind regards,
Kate/Benedict - Dog.community Admin
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Just keeping you all in the loop!