>>>>>>IIRC, ban is always temporary, so it is not an absolute punishment. When time comes a person will come back, if he/she wants it, and so it will be always time for any kind of public apology.
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>>>>>Not in the case of Jay J, I think.
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>>>>Ultimately, one may just create new identity and come back if it is the matter of survival. Naturally, I don't encourage this process. Also, I don't think that public apology would suit well for most people; i.e. in many cases it would be unnatural. It is just a cyber world, after all.
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>>>I think you missed this thread #1388286 - it was very funny. He (or she) is active in Foxite now.
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>>Hi Naomi
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>>What was the thread that Nick Mason was banned for - have a particular interest in this on
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>>Colin
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>It's a very long thread in Chatter forum thread #1420598

Thanks for that - I know Nick and am surprised that he should let off like that - I tend to agree with Marcia's comments about his phsychological state - I was also a bit taken aback by his lack of clarity during the Southwest Fox Conference debate

Maybe a ban would help him to see that whatever the issue you can't resort to verbal abuse however provoked