Why was I banned on my other account?

My gamertag was brimmul777.I went to GS forum one morning and found I was banned without warning or any notice.Could you please explain the reasoning for this.Thank You.

Looks like you got caught in the net with a spam pass. I've passed it on up and we'll get it sorted soon.

I would just like to say Thank You for replying.First off,I don't know what a spam pass is.Is it so common that there is a term for it.Also when will I be able to use my old account??How soon is soon???Is this "spam pass" something I am going to have to mix myself,or will GS take care of it for me???Again Thank You for your time and effort in resolving this issue and answering my questions.God Bless+Happy Gaming.

I'm now directing tagging @GameSpot and @digitaldame and @wcarle in the hopes one of them finally sees the memo.

I can't know for sure, but my best educated guess is your proper account made a post in a spam thread, and when that thread was found as spam by our automatic software, you got caught in the purge. Best bet to avoid is simply not to post in potential spam threads, and report them.

@xbox2232: Your original account has been restored.

Since this has been resolved, locking.