Yes, this is among the reasons that GPGnet was never even an option, as Brad has explained a number of times.

He probably didnt deserve it, but he was being stupid enough that I'm not surprised.

I'm a pretty disagreeable sort, but I know that you have to turn down the rudeness when confronting somebody who can ban you.  Especially somebody who has shown that they dont take kindly to that sort of stuff.  You can be disagreeable without being rude.  Shadow was being both.  Rudeness really shouldnt be a reason for a ban, but if you are rude to the CEO of a company whose forums you are posting on...well, you shouldnt be too surprised if you get the ban.

No real commentary on the validity for or against the moderator's decisions except that except his loss is a loss to the community as a whole.

I've been unbanned. The issue is settled.

Thank you all for the support. I will try to contribute more in the future.

P.S. pacov, you silly bones, I was not referring to the entire community as asshats, just the people who play for one day and then cuss out Stardock in the forums. You win the award for misinterpreting me more times than any other person

Even the mighty Frogboy must indeed yield to the community carebear stare.

Well, I think some people have been baned, but we just have not noticed, because they are not so "well known".  I'm guessing, from some of the MIAs I've noticed, that FB and staff may ban people that talk just as bad to us "normal" people, as have to him.  The frog doth wear a cape and cowl . . . .

Should watch what he says then shouldn't he. If I walked into someones house and started flapping my lips about his choice of furniture - being rude about it etc - he has every right to tell me to get lost.

Good to have you back, Shadow. Now don't do it again, because we can't all afford bail money

Just because you pay to get into a club, doesn't mean you can't get thrown out for being a turd.

Truth is Frogboy is a successful boss, Bosses might appear to be "nice guys" but by their very nature they require a viscious temper to quickly stamp down their underlings, its simply how business works. Nice guy bosses get exploited by their workforce who quickly become unproductive.

This is a stardock owned forum. Its his world, he owns it, an extension of his office...and that boss-like nature no doubt spills over on occasion (namely the "Question me minion?! Ban-hammer attack!" bit).

Plus have you SEEN the size of the coffee cups in his video's?! Guy is probably so high on caffeine he could smite down a dozen PCP fiends with ease.

That was a bannable post?  Jeez, that's lame.  I've been a moderator on other forums for years and you need a really defensive admin to ban for something like that.  There was no cursing, racism, trolling or anything.  If sarcasm and snarkiness is a bannable offense, you might as well ban the whole internet.

Shadow got his posting priivledges back before (I think) this thread was even created. He emailed me, we talked and it was settled quickly.

Incidentally, he wasn't banned. His posting/commenting was restricted (i.e. access group visitor). It's akin to IRC being silenced for N minutes as a means of getting someone's attention.