Ok so I don't post often but felt the need to "speak up" here.
I've always found this board to be full of people offering support, help and guidance to each other whenever needed. Whatever the level of expertise, there is always support and guidance to be found here. It has a relaxed and supportive atmosphere and this is undoubtedly down to the members including the admins and mods.
Having been on forums which have had very little moderation or none at all....I would say is a bad thing. I have seen forums destroyed or become like dog baiting rings through lack of moderators. To me Pouet is a classic example of an un moderated site where insults and baiting lowers the tone of the forum.
So having been around since the start of this one and seen the hard work put into keeping it such a great place I can understand why there are occasions that an admin or mod may need to step in TO PROTECT THE VIBE OF THE FORUM. Inevitably this means that it may not be a popular decision with everyone but sometimes these warnings are needed to keep people mindful of the forum rules.
In the case of P43, I personally felt the comment about hurting people was uncalled for too as it obviously has nothing whatsoever to do with what was being discussed. However, having looked at everything in detail again and further posts I think that Nick has been fair in offering him to come back as long as he refrains from such comments. I think the topic of P43s ban should be put to rest now.
Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to all the admins and mods for their hard work here and also all the members for their contributions. Well done everyone - this is one of the nicest forums on the net....lets keep it that way