Yes, artists are exempt from the advertising ban when advertising commissions in their signature or advertising in the Artisan House, just as they always have been.
The problem with not having some sort of permaban for repeated slaps on the wrist is that what we've been doing has been slaps on the wrist -- a warning here, a PM there. It's clearly not working, and there are people who will take advantage of the "two free strikes a month" inherent in the system to wreak havoc, then fade back into the shadows. I'll note that there is an opportunity for the admin to make exceptions to the rule, and that the permaban count is still a bit up in the air. We've not done anything like that before, so adjustments are possible. In short, we'll keep an eye on it. If someone is actually getting close to that limit, we'll definitely reach out to them and we'll discuss it internally as well.
EDIT: Regarding commissions, commissions for gil are still banned per (insane) SE policy. Cash commissions remain fine, though.
The problem with not having some sort of permaban for repeated slaps on the wrist is that what we've been doing has been slaps on the wrist -- a warning here, a PM there. It's clearly not working, and there are people who will take advantage of the "two free strikes a month" inherent in the system to wreak havoc, then fade back into the shadows. I'll note that there is an opportunity for the admin to make exceptions to the rule, and that the permaban count is still a bit up in the air. We've not done anything like that before, so adjustments are possible. In short, we'll keep an eye on it. If someone is actually getting close to that limit, we'll definitely reach out to them and we'll discuss it internally as well.
EDIT: Regarding commissions, commissions for gil are still banned per (insane) SE policy. Cash commissions remain fine, though.
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