I normally don't respond to a moderator message, but the abuse of power I see here leaves me with no choice. plawolf is a well respected and valuable member of our community and banning him because he supports the side you oppose in a conflict is a flagrant abuse of your responsibility as a moderator.
Given the emotional stake you have in this conflict, as evidenced by the following posts:
Yes, I am sure compared with the threat of Ukraine getting nuclear weapons with a neo-nazi infested government is worse than the stock market collapsing by 50%. That must be some weird "Nazi" government then. The president and the prime minister of Ukraine are Jewish. These conspiracy theories...
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The next 10 days could shape Europe’s geo-strategic future. It is very likely Russia is prepared to endure further sanctions if it can “Balkanise” the Ukraine. The Likelihood of Russian (and perhaps Belarussian) ground forces entering non-separatist Ukraine without provocation is unlikely. If...
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I don't see how you can moderate this thread objectively. You're banning people because they support Russia in this war.
I completely and wholeheartedly support Russia in this war and its stated aim to de-Nazify Ukraine. Is that against the rules? How long of a ban do I get for that?
I've reported your conduct to the Webmaster and your fellow moderators, and I'll quote the message I sent to them:
I'll ping them here so they can read this as well,
@Webmaster,
@Bltizo,
@T-U-P. I also read the post you made and deleted implicitly threatening to ban
@Overbom and myself because we disapprove of your decision to ban plawolf.