1. The reason you have never seen these rules enforced until twice today - with you - is because other vendors know the rules and abide by them. If they do not, they are pulled up on it and rarely break them again because they know we look for such behaviour. 2. I did not say you asked for anything to be done out of escrow, I stated that you performed an out of escrow transaction. It doesn't matter how large or small that is; it is not permitted here. 3. The $0 listings on the main site are not my concern - I have been appointed to be a moderator on the forums. However, $0 listings are permitted for BTC exchange sales, but ALL sales must go through the Silk Road order system. 4. The point is that all transactions must go through the Silk Road ordering system, as noted in point 3. 5. I'm not restricting anyone's freedom, I am ensuring that all vendors are treated equally and all vendors abide by the rules that DPR has put in place. I agree with you fully that just because something is a rule doesn't always make it right - however, if you wish to do business on Silk Road, you must abide by the rules which you agreed to abide by. Drugs are not against the rules here, so that is a truly ridiculous comparison to attempt to make. Drugs are "against the rules" in many societies, whether we agreed to abide by the laws that enforce those rules or not. However, in this instance, you AGREED to abide by the rules set out in the Seller contract, and are blatantly refusing to do so. You did indeed break the rules in this thread. You told potential buyers that they could contact you off-site for "more instant transactions", as is evident by the following post: It doesn't matter how "trivial" a transaction may seem to you. The fact of the matter is that you cannot conduct such transactions. Your problem is indeed with those rules, as you don't seem ready or willing to follow them. As for your posts, I nitpicked two of them because you were breaking the rules governing your vending on Silk Road. Having to engage with you on problems in 2 of your 10 posts should, perhaps, give you an idea that you're doing something wrong. Again, you clearly have not read the rules. You are NOT permitted to ask buyers to FE until you have been a vendor for one month or more and have made 35+ transactions. You are in violation of both of the rules below: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Seller%27s_Guide#Listing I have given you ample opportunity here to acknowledge that perhaps that had been a mistake and you hadn't fully understood the Seller's Guide. I have also advised you on what you are doing wrong, but you still insist that you do not need to follow the rules. As a result, I have passed this up to Silk Road administrators as it would seem that if you refuse to read the Seller's Guide and refuse to follow two of the most basic rules here, you will likely be inclined to break a lot more of them as you progress. Libertas