Can we ban confessed pirates and modders?

[The_vagabond7]

mjdans said:
Selling something you own is not illegal while something is legal there is no problem.

Also selling used games serves to allow people to buy new game's

It is not up to any of us to tell each other how to behave, but piracy hurts gaming which in turn hurts gamers

This is nonsensical and not particularly thought through. 1.So all things legal are just, and non harmful? Developers and publishers would strongly disagree. 2. Selling 10 used games to buy 1 new game (which is very realistic given how much places like gamestop rip you off) means that publishers will be losing out on the sale of ten games to 1. You just contributed your 10 games to a source that will be selling them used, which means that publishers and developers will not get a cut on those 10 games you just put into the market, to buy that one game. You've done considerable damage to the industry, you definitely have not helped it. 3. Gamestop hurts the industry and in turn hurts gamers. I'm not saying piracy is ok, I believe it is wrong as much as the next guy. But saying "let's ban all pirates from being on these boards!" is just self righteous stupidity.