Kusoyaro wrote:I think it was a judgement call. SpPANDA has a pretty extensive history of being inflamatory and stirring up trouble in general. He gets banned for some pretty large offenses, and the first thing he does upon coming back is resurrect a topic he knew would be extremely controversial, and which resulted in a lot of flaming, name-calling, and just overall bad feelings the first time he did it. So I can see why Phade would take a look at it and just think, "Okay, no, bye bye."
I can see that too, but that doesn't necessarily make banning him the correct call. As you have said, it is a judgement call and judgement calls can be swayed by past actions and emotions.
In this instance I believe that what he did was relevant to a current topic and undeserving of the reprimand he received.
He does seem to have quite a bit of beef with you and Brad though... beef which need not exist. A lot of the attitude he displays is directed at you. Flaming him certainly isn't going to change that attitude. At some point both you and he should have a little chat and work out the problems. He's not unreasonable, and I know you aren't unreasonable either.
Once your differences are worked out, things will change considerably, but the effort has to be made by both of you.
--Tony