I'm with Melissa....
This policy is harsh on the relapser.... or those harbouring thoughts of relapse.
But I know for a fact, it's very existence has prevented relapse of at least a large handful of members.
Along with Melissa, I've also "lost" some friends on here.... long time (gold) quitters who have relapsed - who know all the laws of addiction... and, even in the face of Melissa and I and others offering support outside of Freedom's confines..... are still under nicotine's control. I've also "welcomed back" a few (two I recall), who relapsed and quit again before the policy was in effect..... as Melissa says, a rare breed indeed (by the way... they're both now "GOLD").
If this policy, as it has shown often to do, prevents the early or seasoned quitter from taking that first puff...... it is wholly justified.
There are countless less serious quitting sites littering the internet....
I'm glad, especially after 21 months membership, that I stumbled across this one first.... (even if toast does come burnt or unbuttered from time to timeimage).... through it I KNOW I'll never take another puff...... and have no fear of this policy.
Oh, and did you know England won the world cupimage