Hi CS,
I've unsuspended you. The situation in this thread was the subject of some admin discussion. Though there was no unanimity, there was a strong consensus that both you and Schraf were at fault, not just you.
I was not part of the consensus, not precisely anyway, and here's why. Had you stated that your aim was to, for example, pursue liberal bias wherever you found it on the board, that would be fine. But you instead stated that your purpose was to pursue an individual, and your signature was addressed directly to Schraf. Such behavior is inconsistent with rule 10 of the
Forum Guidelines, and I think it's important to always uphold it if civil discussion is to be maintained.
Adminnemooseus stated in the admin discussion that his intention was to suspend you until discussion identified the appropriate best response. I think he sensed your closing comment alluding to diminished mental capacity was a dangerous escalation. It is possible suspension was perhaps not necessary, that a warning might have been sufficient, but there is no way to know for sure. So the end result is that you were suspended for a short while and Schraf wasn't, and I'm sorry if that seems unfair.
A bit of advice. If you're here because you're fascinated by the topics, you'll do fine. But if you're here because you're outraged by some of the participants, then you'll probably often be engaged in some kind of brinkmanship that has the potential to end as this incident did.
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