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Brad K,
I am obligated to ban an account from a banned user trying to return esp. when that user engages in the same behavior that got him banned. You seem to see yourself as a martyred truthteller against a forum conspiracy of some sort. That's not the case. You engage in discussions (like auto-calc) and say it works like "this". Others come on and make the case for it not working that way. It's thoughtful and civil at first, then very much not. Matt comes on and clarifies how it works. Your response to that is to insult everyone involved. Nobody has "fled the board". They put you on Ignore - just as you suggested. But because they stopped engaging with you, you ratcheted up the insults on them seemingly itching for a fight (or at least engagement).
The complaints flooded in and with a long list of expired infractions over the years and no change in behavior, it wasn't a hard call to stop letting them expire. Again, behavior wasn't changed and eventually the account was banned per the terms and conditions of the forum and much discussion. As your long tenure on the forum indicates, banning isn't a first resort, it's a last. I'm sorry you think you are a victim but you aren't.
You were NOT banned for "proving how the game works." You were banned for harassing, insulting and trolling anyone that dare offer a counter-opinion. Even your return post on this new account in trying to make the case that a community wiki won't work for a game as complex as OOTP because so much of the under the hood mechanics are known to only the development team (a very reasonable assessment), cannot be posted by you as simply as that. You need to insult everyone that put you on Ignore.
I realize replying puts me in your cross-hairs and I don't want that but I felt it was important for you to know the reason for the ban because if you think it was for "proving how the game works," it still hasn't been made clear to to you. I also want others to know that the forum remains a great place for advice, discussion, commentary, criticism, complaints, challenges to the development team and the opinions of anyone. Just be civil. Life is too short to be insulting everyone all the time because you think the game ought to be played one way and not another.
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