I have a purely pragmatic, detached viewpoint...
SI suspends people not if they simply violate the Terms of Use -- otherwise people would be tossed off left and right -- but when they cross an arbitrary threshold. At one point SI felt this occurred. By the mere fact they are putting this to a vote it is obvious they now have second thoughts.
Given that SI has second thoughts about someone, who better to make the case for that someone: me, you, the next guy, or that someone? If I were the one being voted on, not to take anything away from my friends, but, hey, I'd rather be responsible for my own fate.
Accordingly, I feel that once SI has second thoughts about suspending someone, they should just let that person back on so they may assume control of their own fate.
- Jeff
P.S. Yes, toss off Vidrine!
P.P.S. If this thread were about fact gathering to help SI make a more informed decision then the above logic would not apply. However, by virtue of the fact this thread is a vote, I'm assuming all the "evidence" is in and inconclusive. |
