I can't believe I missed this thread. I am too busy in la la land or something. I read what I believed to be somebody's quote of what Steve posted.
I am the last person anybody would probably ever expect to get Steve's back here...but the "ban" is not called for in my opinion. Draft or no draft, I could care less about when it takes place. As Versus said, I'm doing stuff with Bold and Amart who are on a different show. My point, I don't agree with Steve's point of view on moving a draft along, because I don't give a shit if it ever happens or not...or when it happens, or how it happens, however, banning him for what he posted is just ridiculous.
You ban somebody for being out of line. You ban somebody for using racial slurs (in a non-acceptable fashion...I'm fine w/ the jew jokes). You ban somebody for poor fpr after three strikes, you ban somebody for stealing site content and using it in an unacceptable fashion. You ban somebody for being a useless member who creates issues that cannot be tolerated.
Steve may piss and moan at times, and come across as a negative Nancy, but so fucking what. That's his perogative. Its like a radio station, if you don't like what you're hearing, change the fucking station or turn the volume down.
Sensation, I know that I've said much worse things to you on IM, and probably on posts. I know Double Asshole has said much worse in old posts. Sometimes, even when we run shit, we have to be able to accept critisism. We live in a free country where people should have the right to express their opinions.
Banning a member that has contributed so much over the past two years because he called you lazy is just dumb. You are a New Yorker, I know you have thicker skin than that. You are better than this Sensation. Everybody realizes that you created this, and that you are in control. But you've said it yourself, we, the members have also helped to create this. You need us as much as we need you. Its a symbiotic relationship. One cannot exist without the other. Steven Jones is very much a part of this organization, this community, and this product. To remove him from it because he got under your skin is flexing muscles that you need not flex to prove that you are in charge.
I move that we return Jones to the roster, close this thread, and return to normal.