The fact that something as arbitrary as voicing opinions that aren't even that controversial can result in a ban is kinda scary. Keeping tabs and maintaining the peace in the forum is definitely something that moderators need to do. But there should definitely be checks and balances to make sure that the reasons people are literally [b]removed from their hobby[/b] via bans is done for a reasonable offense. I've seen people talk about some very [b]poor taste[/b] stuff in the status bar and they don't get banned, and that's just how it be sometimes. But if there's going to be a gray area, the people in power should have that gray area defined and viewable by [b]everyone[/b]. I'm sure the general number of users know that the moderators are doing a service for the forum and have appreciation of that, but when you are doing things without explanation? And furthermore, standing behind that lack of communication? I'm a third party on this whole thing and I pop in and out of RPG throughout the years, but I distinctly recall periods of time where the mod team are praised for their efforts. So I definitely think being criticized shouldn't be glanced over so halfheartedly. It makes me sad to see all of this, because the fact that the community has shrunk should mean that a lot of these anonymous people who share the same passion should have become tighter over these years.