Peter, very classy of you to apologize.
Take some advice from someone in the news business:
*If you are taking something from another forum make sure that YOU ATTRIBUTE FULLY (As simple as "From a press release of freeairmiles.com."
*Make sure you don't see "This article/item is property of the owner and cannot be reproduced without written permission."
But more than than... you can write a brief summary of the site/article and just post a link. that's all
*FINALLY: Less is best. One post is enough.
But Peter, YOU ARE NOT BANNED! I would hope you would consider coming back, posting about your travels and travel issues and just "start over."
Happy Holidays!!!