Thought some of the people on the list would be interested in the following: I play a trading card game based on the lord of the rings franchise. The company that produces this game has a set of web-based message boards which are actively monitored and controlled by the company. One of the most active posters, who is seen by many as one of the major contributors to the online community of game players was recently banned. He had a friend posting an explanation for his disappearance, which had some replies regretting it, until the thread was locked by the board monitors. The thread can be found below: http://forums.fanhq.com/viewtopic.php?t=26316 He started an online petition to unban him: http://www.petitiononline.com/kertrats/petition.html Hopefully this will be interesting for those looking at on-line communities. -Joao