And a few years ago things were very different. Disco had a much higher player count, as well as a different staff. And you know you may just be looking at things through red tinted glasses.
Comparing Disco to other MMOs is apples and oranges. We don't have the budget or really most of the things that make WoW and Disco very separate from each other.
And of course you want to demonise Lyth. It's no secret that you had a burning hatred of him before the ban, and most likely that factored into the decision. Lyth never tried to go out of his way to make things miserable for other players and instead spent his time trying to add and contribute towards the server. Many times he'd get walled by the Staff, so for example the Nauru events, just because they had a dislike of him and Core. And even now Wesker is struggling because you guys won't give him a break. Like you guys restore Solitaire but refuse to restore Invicta Research Complex.
The admins never tried to talk to him or show any sort of indication that he was doing something bad. Lyth never got into Skype feuds. Lyth often has strong opinions, but he had good intent too. Lyth would actually go out of his way to work with others, hence why he was always so optimistic about running events with other factions and people in the Edge Worlds.
And even still that just doesn't add up. If he was punished for Skype stuff why was
all his evidence forum based? That's a contradiction.
At most Alley , you went out of your way to piss about with Lyth and even be blatantly racist towards him (something the Staff should punish if they do the same with Karst) at the expense of literally everyone in the Omicrons. We all know about how you "trolled" him:
This doesn't really belong on the forums
Disgusting behavior from someone who was an admin at the time.
And the Staff bias doesn't end there either. There's stuff like this in circulation too:
Neither does this. Just because it's being shared around in your circle of friends doesn't mean you can post content that violate the forums rules
Seriously what good has banning Lyth and Karst done? What noble goal has been fulfilled? Since the bans things have been arguably worse. The community has been in a state of constant passive aggression. People are leaving and becoming demotivated and not wanting to play because of the bans more than ever. Server pop is decreasing. And regions and factions suffer. Lyth was an inspiring leader, a great motivator and very ambitious and active he didn't play in grey areas. How is banning him constructive at all?