I'm not privy to the thinking of current owner or moderators, and I agree that it would help if we knew what causes people to be banned from this site. This happens so seldom that I doubt a bit of clarifying would take much effort.
It does seem clear to me—if not to the previous poster—that this particular ban came about due to repeated, persistent attacks and thread hijacks over an extended period of time. On an unrelated forum where I still help moderate, we ban people very reluctantly, and only when entreaties to play by the rules and not drive other members away have had no effect. That sure seems to have been the case here.
In other words, I don't think it's the content that was found objectionable—if that were the case a ban would have come long ago. Rather, it was the manner of presentation and its effect on this community. Conspiracy theories and accusations about who the site owner knows, favors or is protecting aren't really necessary.
Just my thoughts on the matter, and no more or less valid than anyone else's.
Mark
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