Paulo,
Thank you for the posting and clarification of the notices and warnings. I think the explanation helps. The profile really needs to give a sender an idea of the recipient’s background, hobbies, family, and home area. A few sentences at the start puts any card requests in perspective.
Although almost all of the profiles now have some sort of card preference, I rarely see one strongly worded - that they would only accept those on the list. If there is any express demand, it usually is in the negative, that they are even afraid of certain images, insects, or cards that may be off color. I think those requests are reasonable. We all have enough blanks to work around them.
I would still suggest, though, that the yellow box could be better worded. The guidelines say it the best - that preferences can be listed, but not demands. Stating only that “Making demands about what you want or don’t want to receive is not allowed.…” can be interpreted to mean that any listing is frowned upon. At what point does a list become a demand? When it is too long? When the profile is very bare, and only has a list? If you get that warning, what changes are expected to be made to the language in the profile?
So, here is my suggestion for changing the wording on the yellow box, building on the guidelines themselves:
"“Your account’s profile is the place where others can learn more about you, so please enter a few sentences. If you mention which postcards you like in your profile, keep in mind that others are not obliged to send you a postcard that matches your preferences. You cannot make demands about what you want or don’t want to receive. Remember that not all members will have access to many types of postcards, particularly as they start out in Postcrossing, and we would not want to make them feel unwelcome, or their card not valued, just because it does not appear on a list. Most Postcrossers feel it is the personal message shared across countries and cultures that make the hobby fun!”
Again, thanks for your work to envision, create, and continue to support this great hobby!
Ron Ramsey