Ban
Permaban: Huinesoron, Phobos, Scapegrace, TheShyIon, sjosten (5)
12 month ban: PoorCynic (1)
6 month ban: eatpraylove (1)

Voted for banning: 7

Do Not Ban
One last chance: Ekyl, Badger421, Neshomeh, Iximaz, Desdendelle, Storme Hawk, Sergio Turbo, Hardric, Matt Cipher (9)
No action, wait a while: Delta Juliette, doctorlit, Alleb, Tomash (4)
No action: EileenAlphabet, VixenMage, [EvilAI]UberOverlord, DCCCV, Seafarer, Mattman the Comet, Hieronymus Graubart (7)

Voted against banning: 20

Other:
Is Data Junkie: Data Junkie (1)

Abstain: Larfen J. Stocke esq., SkarmorySilver, DawnFire, Cat-on-the-Keyboard, Firemagic, Edhelistar, July* (7)

Vocally abstained: 7

Total
7/26 people are in favour of a ban, or roughly 26%. 7 have abstained, one of which might count as a vote for permaban unless there is a decision to the contrary. 1 is Data. 11 people who have posted on the front page (as of the time of this post) haven't said anything.

Even if all of those eleven vote for 'ban', they will only amount for 18/37, or 48% percent. Even with July's vote counting as 'permaban', the result is 19/37, 51%. It looks to me like the verdict is "do not ban"; out of those, "one last chance" is the option with the most support.

Note that I didn’t change my opinion. But I guess the message was received. As far as I’m concerned, Data may return whenever they feel ready.

HG

Since Data left (and apologized in a way I am ready to believe), I see no point in furthermore banning him, as I think that's the result we are going to reach. I know that I've abstained from the voting, and who knows - maybe some of you think I shouldn't say anything about the matter anymore, but here's my proposition:



When the voting ends, the dominant option wins.

If it's ban - and we decide which one it's gonna be - we put it on hold until Data returns (IF he returns). Then, we sit and observe.

One more offense, of any kind, and he gets to use his "1 Free Ban" coupon.

No action

So the main reason I voted ban was that Data had refused to apologise. That's changed now - they've apologised, and they seem sincere.
Besides, they've behaved themselves for the entire voting process. I've found Data to be polite and friendly.
Therefore, I change my vote to no ban. (And that's my last word on this - if I seem to post recanting again, it's not me.)

Ban
Permaban: Huinesoron, Neshomeh, Sergio Turbo, Phobos, Scapegrace, Desdendelle, Iximaz, TheShyIon, sjosten (9)
12 month ban: Hieronymus Graubart, PoorCynic (2)
6 month ban: Hardric, Storme Hawk, eatpraylove, Seafarer (4)

Voted for banning: 15

Do Not Ban
One last chance: Ekyl, Badger421 (2)
No action, wait a while: Delta Juliette, doctorlit, Alleb, Tomash (4)
No action: EileenAlphabet, VixenMage, [EvilAI]UberOverlord, DCCCV (4)

Voted against banning: 10

Other:

Is Data Junkie: Data Junkie (1)

Abstain: Matt Cipher, Larfen J. Stocke esq., SkarmorySilver, DawnFire, Cat-on-the-Keyboard, Firemagic (I asked her off-Board), Edhelistar, July* (8)

Vocally abstained: 8

Total
15/25 people are in favour of a ban, or exactly 60%. 8 have abstained, one of which might count as a vote for permaban unless there is a decision to the contrary. 1 is Data. 12 people who have posted on the front page (as of the time of this post) haven't said anything.

In the thread about the ban process. Or are otherwise out of order. We do not want any vote to not get counted and possibly lead to an unfair or improper result.

I do think by then end of the mess Data Junkie did cross the line. However, it is my opinion that the line was not crossed until after people had started singling out Data Junkie.

While at the start Data Junkie did adopt an aggressive posture, in my year here that had really only been the only time I saw anything from Data Junkie. For that reason alone I think a ban is excessive.

Well, since I have been lurking in and out the last months, just to find the Board in a sudden storm, for which I have no idea what the causes are (even after reading what's beyond the links!), and for lack of more information, I decide to abstain in this matter.

Between working when the internet is available and generally being very busy with said work, I haven't actually had the opportunity to give my piece on this particular portion.

I've been holding back from entering further discussion or replies since my last regarding the whole matter for a variety of reasons.

While I would like to vote, and would vote for a permaban, I also don't think I personally have a right to vote as one of the primarily aggrieved parties, if not the primary aggrieved party here.

That said, the series of events that Data Junkie had repeatedly referred back to with regards to my behavior had ended with the suggestion of a ban for several of the people involved- at the time I had said I didn't want them banned, and wanted to give them a second chance, in accordance with the Constitution.

I eventually ended up leaving afterwards because that second chance given just resulted in more of the same against me, and now again, several years later.

I'll leave it up to someone else to decide how to count this vote, or even whether to do so.

-July

And as a marker against fraud, I'm choosing to go HP style for authentication with things a few people present on the board would be able to assure are correct, but are not well known items in and of themselves:

Way way back when when I was working on the first radio play with Sara and hS, I would bother hS by calling him 'boss'.

During the DC gathering, Shoe got lost and Phobos had to set out to go find him and bring him back to the vacation house.

doctorlit sent me a text message including a photo of bison. They were very cute.

Since someone has already tried to vote on my behalf, I can't let that happen. I also don't want to see one spur of the moment thing blossom into any madness.