What is an Infraction in Forum Guidelines?

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An infraction in forum guidelines is a penalty imposed on members for not adhering to established rules. Members are encouraged to read the forum rules to understand what constitutes an infraction. Accumulating multiple infractions can lead to loss of membership. The forum emphasizes the importance of maintaining order by enforcing these rules. Understanding and following the guidelines is crucial for continued participation in the community.
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Read the rules. You obviously haven't or you would know what it is.
 
To keep PF orderly, we require all members to follow the rules:

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=414380

If you don't follow them we will give an infraction. If you get too many infractions, you will no longer be able to be a member of this forum.
 

Thread 'Thank you to mentors, advisors and members'

I want to thank those members who interacted with me a couple of years ago in two Optics Forum threads. They were @Drakkith, @hutchphd, @Gleb1964, and @KAHR-Alpha. I had something I wanted the scientific community to know and slipped a new idea in against the rules. Thank you also to @berkeman for suggesting paths to meet with academia. Anyway, I finally got a paper on the same matter as discussed in those forum threads, the fat lens model, got it peer-reviewed, and IJRAP...
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Thread 'Site Usability nitpick -- Hyperlinks should be underlined'

This came up in my job today (UXP). Never thought to raise it here on PF till now. Hyperlinks really should be underlined at all times. PF only underlines them when they are rolled over. Colour alone (especially dark blue/purple) makes it difficult to spot a hyperlink in a large block of text (or even a small one). Not everyone can see perfectly. Even if they don't suffer from colour deficiency, not everyone has the visual acuity to distinguish two very close shades of text. Hover actions...
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Thread 'Thank you physics forums, 20 years later'

About 20 years ago, in my mid-30s (and with a BA in economics and a master's in business), I started taking night classes in physics hoping to eventually earn the science degree I'd always wanted but never pursued. I found physics forums and used it to ask questions I was unable to get answered from my textbooks or class lectures. Unfortunately, work and life got in the way and I never got further the freshman courses. Well, here it is 20 years later. I'm in my mid-50s now, and in a...
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