: On the same hand, none of us respond well to being told that we're : straying and need to drop the issue. Let's face it, most people posting Never say never, none or everyone. Some folks do respond ok when told to get back on topic, apologize for their off topicness (publically or not) then stop posting for a while and finally resume what they perceive is network operations conversation. Since I can't be there for the meeting, I hope the Sunday evening Special Community Meeting will be webcast. Many of us will be very interested in hearing this part. Especially, why long time clueful folks have been banned and for how long. Does anyone think they'll post again even if they're unbanned? Some think it's a permanent loss of S. scott