tenbears10 said:
My only comment on this is that if it was such a tough decision and if it has been going on for so long why could you not pass on all the information and evidence to Tony on his return and let him take the decision?
We are the custodians of this forum in Tony's absence, so that is what has been done. Once we were certain that this deception was occuring, we were obligated to act. You may see it differently.
I am very interested to see which moderators have taken this decison and are defending it.
Irrelevant! That implies that there was a personal agenda here, there was none (you either believe that - or I am a liar, you decide). You have the facts in front of you, explained in detail by Chris. The facts stand as a complete explanation and justification of what has occured. There is nothing more to say on the matter. Further insinuations of conspiracy theories or personal agendas will likely get ignored (or moderated).
I also ask you what Amnesty means?
It is precisely because Gary has been such a strong, supportive and well liked member, that this was agonised over for so long. Anyone else would have got the boot instantly. In the end it was decided that there was only one "right thing to do". It wasn't an easy decision, but a decision was made. I would think Tony would agree with the decision and let the ban stand, but he is the owner and can do what he likes, so I'm not attempting to second guess him. If he wants to overturn the decision, as owner that's his prerogative.
You are free to disagree.