Master of Paranoias post..

Originally Posted by GuidoHunter

I don't think that'd be a very good idea. This isn't a democracy here; the admins are in complete power and can do whatever the hell they want. We don't need to advertise popular support for something with which they don't agree. It makes them look like the bad guys. Remember, they aren't here to represent the peons.

Ding ding ding, we have a winner. You don't get banned for being a productive, nonoffensive member of the forums. Whether or not a user gets/stayed banned is up to the admins. If a user wants to get back in the forums, he should plead his case to the admins, not try to dodge the bans.
Bans are not temporary in nature. This is similar in nature to being expelled from school for bad behavior, then changing your name and trying to get back in next year. Perhaps a formal meeting with the principal would be more effective, instead of just irritating more people by coming back anyway, masquerading as the victim of some sort of injustice?

Bean I think deserves to be banned for a week or so, a warning ban of sorts. He's part of the problem, IMHO.

MOP had a good post with a few valid ideas but 3 pages worth of flaming and debate is not going to help or hurt his point. This is going to turn into more and more flaming and people are going to get more and more pissed.

The voice of reason has spoken. Locked.