Any time a violation occurs, a history is left on the violator's account, and on the victim's account, if any. These histories stay active for six months. Thus, violations have a built-in statute of limitations of six months. See the Vulgarity document for specific details. Often, staffers will feel that a member deserves a harassment bump for simply antisocial behavior.
Personal judgement is involved here.
Any member who misrepresents himself, through screen name or false statements, as an America Online staff member or employee. Our online vendors, of course, are exempt from this policy. This section contains examples of vulgar, conditionally vulgar, and acceptable phrases and subjects. Synonyms of these are usually unacceptable. If the member continues, a warning is in order.