Sorry to be a wet blanket about this. Ten-sai is also a contributor to other boards, and perhaps you can pick up the thread of the discussion there.
As Ten-sai noted, his was not the only violation of the guidelines, but we're people here, not robots, and everyone is granted the privilege of contributing their own personal flair to their posts. Moderating a thread is not a matter of just blindly following guidelines, but often requires walking a line, and one question I usually ask myself is whether someone's posts are contributing more heat than light. In Ten-sai's case he challenged everything and offered little if anything in the way of information. Even on topics where he would supposedly be an expert, such as the legal definition of evidence, he refused to offer any information. His posts were extended arguments based upon personal incredulity and ridicule, and there was no indication this would change.
All heat and no light made it easy to decide his guideline violations needed attention. Indicating to me that he would not abide by any moderator requests made banning him equally easy.
If Ten-sai indicates to me via email at
Evc Forum Administrator that he is now willing to follow the guidelines and abide by moderator requests then I'd be glad to allow him back in. Even if he finds the guidelines too constraining, he could always say whatever he likes in the Free For All forum.
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