You are mistaken. Posters are banned because they don't follow the rules. Plan and simple.
http://www.freerepublic.com/help.htm#guidelines
check here for additional rules
http://www.freerepublic.com/help.htm
I apologized earlier I thought, if not, sorry for being mistaken.
Damn, I'm out of smokes.
Thanks for posting those links. The n00b believes hearsay and is a heavy breather.