First thing I'll respond to:
>> When Eve sent me a PM, I agreed to take some time off from the forum and decided not to post because of the recent events and just to let things cool down. I complied willingly with Eve's suggestion and before I did anything else, I was banned. So you warned me, then banned me without letting me respond to the warning. <<
Yet even during this “time off“, you have still continued posting on the board, including comments which have incited arguments. Eve even told you to “keep lurking“, yet you couldn't keep yourself away from the boards. You personally offended many posters.
To use your analogy, you “surrendered“, we waited, then you reached for your gun and fired off a few more shots for good measure.
This, alone, would not have earned you a banning. But given your track record and the numerous warnings you've received in the past, this was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. The decision was nearly unanimous among the staff.
You've been warned about your behaviour in the past, so this is shouldn't come as a surprise to you.
My e-mail was not meant to be insulting or anything else: It was simply a formality notifying you of our actions and explaining our reasons. Bannings have never been reversed or repealed before at the forums, to my knowledge, so I wouldn't expect that to be a possibility now.
As for posting a notice on the forums: I will see to that after I send this e-mail.
On a more personal note, Jon: It is my understanding that this isn't the first forum you've been banned from. Perhaps, instead of focusing on how unjust this decision may seem to you, why don't you consider what kind of behaviour might be prompting such action? This isn't meant as an insult or flame, simply person-to-person advice for when you register and begin to post at another forum.
Regards,
Shawn
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