Snow -- Sorry to destroy your clique there with Pen and FTW gone, but I noticed you didn't post WHY he was banned. Or did he not tell you that part? Generally, people get warnings (in most cases, numerous) long before they ever get kicked out. And I'm usually willing to listen if someone acknowledges the problem and says they'll change.
Snow has said he doesn't know but wants to find out. Is it board behavior that's worth sharing so others can learn from the example?
I thought Pen was an ok guy, but I'm not in all these threads like he was. I wonder what he got banned for. He did go overboard with the gay jokes.
Clutch doesn't do these things on a whim. It's typically for a very good reason. If the guy wants to come back, he should email Clutch, apologize for whatever happened, promise not to do it again, and hope that this turns into a timeout. That's his best chance. Folks need to remember just who's place this is. In a way, the BBS belongs to all of us and that's a good thing - that sense of community that has developed over the years, but we are guests here and need to make an effort to abide by the few rules Clutch has, in my opinion. The effort he's put into this place has to be tremendous, and he's still working to improve the site, this forum being a good example. All my opinion, of course.