One quote from many is enough to summarise the problem:
Quote: I don't give a damn if my posting stiyle upsets a lot of posters here
Here are the relevant conditions of the last hearing against hal.
On his return halplm immediately created a signature text referring to the member he had the dispute with that led to his banning. This was in defiance of the terms of his return. He received an immediate 24 hour ban for that. When he refused to change it he received a second 24 hour ban. He continued to refer to the other member in subsequent posts. He then brought a complaint to the Rangers about Symposium opinions expressed by the other member, thus violating two conditions at once. He has had both friendly advice from fellow members and official warnings from Rangers and rejected them all. We cannot see his continued presence here while he posts in such a manner serves any purpose other than to sow discord.
Quote: Penalties
The jury was split 3-3 as to the duration of the penalty to be imposed. The charter states that in the absence of a majority, the lesser penalty considered shall be implemented. By that rule, the jury rules that hal shall:
A) Receive a three month ban from b77.
B) For the three months following his return from the ban:
---1) Be banned from the Symposium.
------ a. Replying to threads from the Symp outside of it would count as breaking the ban.
---2) Be required to put the poster sauronsfinger (SF) on ignore and ------ a. not reply to him
------ b. post towards him
------ c. post about him (even obliquely - i.e. "a certain poster" or "the poster I must not name")
---3) Following the three month Required ignore, he shall be put on a three month parole with the poster SF. If, at any time during those three months, the rangers or three or more posters feel that a personal dispute that may disrupt the board again has started, a three month required ignore of SF can be reinstated to be followed by another three month parole. Hal shall be allowed no more than three such paroles. If he breaks all three, he shall be required to put SF on a permanent ignore and follow the rules outlined under 2) as above.
For violating the terms of his return the Rangers will impose a six month ban from the board for halplm and a re-imposition of the same conditions upon his return. We would hope after that interval halplm will have learned to contribute to the board in a respectful and constructive manner.
Here is a selection of warnings and requests to hal from Rangers in the short time he was back.
first ban for referencing sf in his sig, 24 hours by vison on Wed May 13, 2009 6:46 pm
viewtopic.php?p=350698#p350698
second ban for refusing to alter sig, 24 hours by vison on Thu May 14, 2009 7:50 pm
viewtopic.php?p=350950#p350950
warning by tinwe on Mon May 18, 2009 9:40 pm
viewtopic.php?p=351227#p351227
Pips asks him to stop on Mon May 18, 2009 11:24 pm
viewtopic.php?p=351260#p351260
warning by vison on Mon May 18, 2009 11:38 pm
viewtopic.php?p=351267#p351267
warning by vison on Mon May 18, 2009 11:52 pm
viewtopic.php?p=351273#p351273
warning by tosh on Thu May 21, 2009 4:44 pm
viewtopic.php?p=351571#p351571
warning by tosh on Sun May 31, 2009 8:37 pm
viewtopic.php?p=352256#p352256
warning by tosh on Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:53 am
viewtopic.php?p=352307#p352307