I "as a new player" do believe the "resource pack" aspect of the rules should be brought up first and formost. I honestly overlooked the resource pack part of unallowed things because I dont cheat, just skimmed over it quickly seeing words like "flying, speed client, hacking"...nope I dont do that stuff. Being a new player I am a bit clueless and this was literally the first online server I ever joined. We tried a smaller server that was a "free for all" and really liked the "golden shovel" aspect of your world. HowlingWind and I bought "minecraft realms" before we knew that servers existed. When I was banned he thought I was joking. A stern in game warning from an administrator "dreamswirl you are using a banned texture pack, review the rules and correct the situation or you will be banned" would be just as effective, and less demoralizing.