KiVan is far from harsh. If he was, you'd be suspended from your second attempt at unbanning Master Betty. But, you have only offended us once (twice if you count the current "don't be a nerd" thread you started), so I think he's doing the right thing.
If you insult us, waste our time, or just plain be an a55hole, then you will get your just reward. If you are like about 200 of us or so, you'll instead post kindly, intelligently, and inoffensively unless provoked.
Xero puts it quite nicely, I think. And Phuzzz is just having a hard time saying his thing. It's my interpretation, but:
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It isn't like Kivan bans people that oppose him or anything. In fact, he even said that he encouraged it (can't remember which post it was, but it's there). [EDIT: He has indeed. Opposing views help conversations.]
It's like, "This guy is being an idiotic a-hole that no one is liking and is not contributing to conversations in any way. I need to shut him up." as opposed to "this guy disagrees with me. SMITE!"
So, KiVan is not defending his postion, but rather assisting the board's reputation as a good one. There's only a few people who post things that are short enough for instant messengers, only a few spammers, and not anywhere near as many leechers as other boards. Check GameFAQs for a while -- the only people who are worth their salt there have 200 or more posts, or are a RARE minority on their way to the 200th.
Go KiVan! You, the rest of Admin, and our mods keep this place a place to be proud of.
Undertaker, imagine a world without laws, or with laws but without enforcement. Does the word "anarchy" mean anything to you?
-Tempest out.-