[James]

Yes UF_Pike was banned.

To the best of my knowledge he was banned for writing in a style that was offensive to women.

There is no hard and fast rule for banning and its not done very often. Meaning there is no set procedure. Its a very subjective process.

The most consistant criteria seems to be volume and stridency of complaints as well as their source.

So moderators and senior members tend to have more weight when calling for banning.

What usually happens is that some moderators will call for the banning of someone based on whether they believe that person's posts to be offensive to them, under the assumption that if those posters are offensive to them, and they want that person banned, a significant amount of others must also find that person offensive and must likewise want them banned.

Ultimate power in banning rests with John, the moderator of the site, however John is very busy and usually goes with the recomendation of the moderators.

So I hope I shed a little light on the banning process. Any questions?