A mighty change it has been, member of the ban list. It was not like this at all when I joined. Yes, I missed the "good days" of .85 and such but not much seemed to change in way of administration's attitude and ideals. It felt far more democratic and they only made decisions like this when absolutely necessary and for reasons that are well explained. That explanation, a crucial part of everyone's anger, is totally absent now other than a few edgy parting words from the green team which do no more than prove that power has gone to heads of pretty much every single one of them.
I am now also gone indefinitely, I will likely see this case out to its end, being in the TS a fair bit but that's if there's even any more to it. If they don't want people to leave then adding more to it is their only option. Doubt it though, admitting wrong-doing isn't a strength of the admins but is yet a gleaming and respectable part of a personality to have.