I don't think i get any different privilege by being kicked in private instead of publically... i don't know for you, but when i go visit your profile, i do not see any warning or infraction displayed.. that means all your warning goes private between you and the warner...

i gave Marco's example here, but i can tell i was warned in public most of the time by most of the moderators here... so when the "you are not a moderator so stop acting like one" period was very active, i received tons of warnings... not always from the infraction system, mainly directly in posts of the thread... i think that worth more than just a warning in private.

some are PMing me with a "stop before it goes too far and i have to infract you" comment... i like that... but sometimes the guys do not have the time to PM, because the situation goes bad before they get up in the morning... they have to strike.

you saw some of your releases deleted for some reason ?!... that's bad, but i suppose there was a reason. if you go against that reason and come back again with the same kind of release, it's good to warn you... i know you are not a pirate who like to break rules, so maybe you could ask a moderator "before" you release things...

as example, i asked the admins about posting a Review for THCfarmer first... waited the admins to answer if it was correct to post it, because the site have illegal content in some countries, etc...