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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
In the interest of openness, I'd like to know who it was that felt they couldn't talk directly to me by PM about their issues. I don't bite.
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If they felt like they could talk to you about whatever it was that was bothering them, then they probably would have PMed you instead of us.
I could be wrong, though. So if those folks would like to address you directly, then I would encourage them to do so via PM. If they would like a referee, they could CC a mod or three. I'm not going to divulge the identity of the authors or the content of their PMs, however. As I said before, I think PMs should stay that way, unless they violate forum norms. If we'd placed a ban on you instead of just issuing a warning, then I think it would be only fair for you to get a chance to face your accuser. But since it was only a warning, I don't think that's necessary. You asked why you were issued a warning and I explained.
Leg, you seem to think that you didn't do anything wrong, so how would a fresh round of complaints lead to anything constructive? I really don't think a new cycle of public accuse-and-defend posts would contribute anything positive to this forum. It was that sort of heated, contentious, "debate" that led to the bans in the first place. It's clear that you like to argue, but, besides maybe RN7, most of the rest of us don't really enjoy being witnesses to it.
The fact that certain members don't have a problem with someone or something here, or that someone's received messages of support from others, doesn't mean that certain forum behaviors are appropriate or acceptable. We're all going to see things differently. But when we (the mods) receive multiple private complaints, and private warnings don't have the desired effect, then something else must be done. I've made it very clear why you were issued a public, official warning. There's really no point in going over this whole mess again and again. Please learn something from this and move on.