Morning,
I think most of your have the measure of it: If The AB team think you're actually pretty decent, but you've gone over the top or, as is sometimes the case in CB, had too much "lemonade" we'll suspend your account for a bit.
It is a sin bin and is used just as that. We're not in the business of banning good contributors... we just encourage them to go make a cup of tea or something....
I would like to say this now however:
THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES A POST IS REPORTED AND SUSPENSION
Please pass this message on next time you read someone say "Well, maybe they were reported [insert arbitrary number] number of times and automatically suspended."
Thanks everyone.
Spare Ed