Everytime I read a thread about banning I think of the Witch scene in Monty Python. Not sure why. Clearly there is an analogy to the knight and the moderators in calming the crowds. (you could also say they are like the Monks beating their heads with wood as well in their efforts to moderate. I have to believe it must feel like that once in a while
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To all others Ban him, Ban him, Ban him, Ban him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp_l5ntikaU