>So you've also gone to the dark side and became very legal, to be consistent with your rocket-propelled hobby?
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>Of course not. What I'm pointing out is the inconsistency. You can't drop an f-bomb directly in a post - but with a little bit of typing, you can circumvent the UT "filter". And that's what Helland did.
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>I'd like to know why Michel will "tag and bag" someone for one thing, but not another.


Isn't the answer obvious? The sneaking of profanities into posts by Mike and at least one other may have been perceived as juvenile but it doesn't seem to have offended anyone, at least not enough for them to complain (publicly or to Michel). John's many flames clearly did offend a lot of members, not just at the time but in a lasting way. Michel's reply to you could not have been more clear or emphatic. It's over.

I salute you for trying to get John reinstated. It's a good friend who stands by you when you're down. At this point, though, I think the best thing you can do is accept defeat graciously and move on to other things.