@Belial6
The issue is pretty irrelevant at this point. George is banned. He has been banned for years. Whether or not he stays banned is now no longer up to me, but from what I see on the net (Youtube, etc), his tactics and demeanor have not changed.
I don't care that he threatened me. I pretty much think, and thought at the time, that it's all laughable.
For God's sake, I'm old enough to take care of myself, and I have enough firepower within easy reach to take care of pretty much any nutbag who bangs on my door in the middle of the night. This is Alabama after all.
What I don't forgive, or forget, is someone who knowingly abuses a community that I had a large part of, to the extent of ripping off my friends. Yes. Personal friends. People I physically know, as in "stayed in my spare bedroom while looking for a job locally" friends. That's not heresay, or conjecture. That's fact.
You say we're being kinda rough on ol' George. There are times when I might agree with you that it goes too far. That being said, when "Doommaster" put on the proverbial clown suit and painted a proverbial target on his forehead, he's pretty much made the joke out of himself over the years.
Youtube videos with him wistfully pining "Only Amiga" badly off-key have only served to reinforced his reputation as "someone we don't want around".
My advice to you here sir, and I'm being honest, is to re-read this thread with an objective mind. Realize that it's not just me, or the admins, or the new owners, or Bill P that dislike the guy. It's everyone pretty much universally.
As such, there's got to be something to that (we cannot all be wrong). If you insist on continuing to play the role of his knight in shining armor here trying to defend and save him, I'm afraid you might be disappointed, as you're going to find it difficult to find any friends on this site, let alone "convert" anyone to thinking George is a good guy.
Just a thought, and I wish you a Merry Christmas.
Wayne
