I think the disagreeing with the rules issue is actually only the tip of the iceburg, those people not only disagreed but then vocally openly and blatently broke the rules to prove the point, simply disagreeing quietly doesnt hurt anyone,
Banning of members is not taken lightly i assure you, every decision is taken on its merits and the various options considered on how to deal with them,
There could have been 10 pms or more sent to such a person who is either flauting or mouthing off about rules etc with a warning but they still choose to ignore them,
The fact is that admin make those decisions and they dont take them lightly, if someone warrents a ban they wil get one sharp and sweet, the rules are there for everyone to see,
Our FAQ's are the same as yours, i suppose the generic reply could change from search for the answer to search the FAQ's for the answer, a lot of members actually have the picture in their sig point to various parts of the forum, my own doesnt but my www button does, maybe ill change that to the faq's,