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T206CollectorI actually think banishment is taken too seriously here. If you have two or three serious complaints about a contributor to the Board, banish the guy. So what? We're not upholding sacred principles of the first Amendment here. If I cross the line once too often, I'd accept that as my fate.
From what I can tell, Bruce has crossed that line (probably more than a few times) and deserves to go play somewhere else.
It is not a badge of honor that Net54 has only banished two people -- in this case, it is more reflective of an anarchic environment.
A provocative post is only valuable to the extent it opens serious dialogue about pre-war baseball cards.
In any event, can anyone really say that Bruce contributes when he just issues a first-person-plural post and then does not return to engage in any meaningful dialogue about his post? Where is the value in that?
Banish him. Move on happily.