Gnizmo on 20 October 2007
Ah, but see now you admit he started with an insult which was inappropriate and warranted action. Now you are just into debating the severity of the punishment. The fact that he still isn't perma-banned even after his post-ban actions I think shows quite a bit of leniency in that regard.
The end result is a moot point on this one, as Ben has pointed out. The issue is with the initial over reaction. I can understand why mods would want to ban users for saying the site sucks, but it happens so often on these boards it is ridiculous. To punish one person with a 3 month ban (or heck even a one day ban all things considered) and let a dozen or so other people off the hook with no punishment at all is ridiculous. Maybe ioi was just having a bad day and over reacting, or maybe he has never seen the same comment I have read. I can't say for sure. I can say that the post seems perfectly normal for this forums, for whatever that is worth.
No, but you're making a big deal of a person who deserved to be banned and COULD have gotten a second chance if he didn't bypass the ban system and troll and spam just to try to make a point.
It is the principle of the situation. The point is some feel the first ban was unjust and the sotuation where he could circumvent the ban should never have come up. His behavior after that point cannot justify actions taken earlier.
