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:blush: I know, I'm so evil. I LIKE MATHS. And to clarify Reilly, it wasn't because he edited his post to put in the full story. That had nothing to do with the decision.

We did explain that it was for protection / best interest of the members at the very beginning when the first thread was closed... we said it was for the entire community as a whole, and not just one member. I understand this may have been annoying and frustrating, and I know you guys understand all the technical stuff, but keep in mind there are relatively new people here who may not understand, and if you kept referring to is as a ban then they might misinterpret it and freak out, etc. I had to make that clear asap for other people who may not understand the difference, it was for education purposes. Sorry if anybody felt offended or patronized, that was not the intent.

I understand the frustration some of you are having now, but the explanations we have provided thus far in comparison to forum guidelines have been provided. I know you all may want every single juicy little detail that has been discussed behind the scenes for the past couple of days as to why the decision was made, but it would not be appropriate to post it here right now. This is nothing personal against Nick. Once everything is back to "normal" with Nick (not sure how else to put it, I'm sure that will be misconstrued), then I think it will be fine for us to explain things a bit further as you suggest. I'm sure people will be like, "oooohhhhh yeah that makes sense now." I'm not sure how else to put it.

Only Ren replied to it because like I said it takes more than 2 seconds for an official reply and once an official reply is posted only one mod needs to post it... which is what Viri did.

omg are you serious

it's not

He's exchanged info with multiple members over the past two days (including at least one mod) and has been in constant contact with those people off the board... I think he'll let at least one of those multiple people know and it will get back to us.

^ That wasn't even the official reply, but I'm glad you liked it.

Who said it was for the purpose of punishing? As I said, a complete response that you are all looking for takes more than 2 seconds. You'll get it shortly.

We're working on a full response, it takes more than 2 seconds.

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It says "Account Disabled", not "Banned".

He is not banned. There is a difference.

There are reasons. This may sound trite, but just trust us. And disabled is not the same as permanent ban.

http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange/IL/Chicago

Guys, there is more than one moderator, it is a team not an individual effort. Decisions need to be made as a team. Dotting i's and crossing t's, this takes a little time. Please don't bring this into question yet.

:lol: Aww what, you don't like double-posts?

SO humid, I didn't even bother fixing my hair today, I just wore it naturally curly since it will just end up halfway there anyway. We're in the middle of a stretch of relatively warm weather, around 95°F (35°C) for about a week by the time it's all over.

I detect sarcasm *waves hello*

Y'all with the PMS cats... are they declawed? I've heard that can make cats kind of mean, because they no longer have their natural defense mechanism. My cat still has her claws, and I think she's only nipped at me once in 7 years.

Well, I'm not sure why it didn't click in my head earlier when watching various performances, but... has Jonny used the same guitar for the past 15+ years?!?

why lolololol Hey guys, can I ask a seriously stupid question?

omg I want that bat, it's so cool! I'm sure my cat would have loads of fun with it too.

Hey Nick... I posted this in Crests' thread, but would your family be able to help you get back home considering the situation?

Hey Nick, is there any way you can contact your family back in Florida so they can help you out? Considering how drastic the situation is, I imagine they would be willing to help you get back home...