From what I've read, that seems to be true. Although from what I've experienced that seems to be false. I do apologize for all these down votes you are receiving. It makes no sense, you're merely having a legitimate discussion and offering an honest opinion. That is what angers me most about this community I think--they down vote anyone that disagrees with them, even the potential discussion they are arising is an important one. If it truly is game based, then I have yet to see evidence of this--that does make more sense than a time based interval, but from everything I've experienced, punishments go away after a certain amount of time. This was noticed after my hiatuses on league, but perhaps it was merely a coincidence.