Before posting on this forum all members should read Da Rules (http://www.gracecentered.com/christian_forums/rules-and-policy-discussion/grace-centered-forum-rules/). Seriously, if you haven't yet, go read them (http://www.gracecentered.com/christian_forums/rules-and-policy-discussion/grace-centered-forum-rules/).
When moderators notice the rules being broken, they have many tools at their disposal. They can lock the thread until tempers cool, remove a thread that is in violation, issue a gentle (or a stern) reminder or they can increase the warning level for the offending user(s). A user's warning level affects how he or she can participate in this forum. At different levels, certain restrictions are put into place.
First, the user is placed on a watch list. Next, the user's posts are moderated. That is, they will not appear on the forum for all to see until a moderator approves the post. After that, a user will be muted. He or she will not be able to post at all. Finally, as a last resort, and after many, many chances (this is a grace-centered forum after all), the user will be completed banned.
While most of you will spend your entire time here without ever receiving one, if you do receive a warning, and you believe it to be unfair, here are some do's and don'ts:
DO: PM a moderator and privately ask for clarification about the warning.
DON'T: Make a post on this forum about how the moderators are being unfair to you.
DO: Show the moderator in a polite and respectful manner why you feel the warning is not warranted.
DON'T: Tell the moderators that they are not being fair because other people were violating the rules as well.
DO: Follow the rules and show the moderation team that you warrant having your warning level lowered through your actions.
DON'T: Publicly call out a moderator and claim you are being warned due to your beliefs instead of your actions.