Originally posted by BillyTheCat
If someone is outright abusive, or posts views that are racist or insulting to certain sections of society, then yes ban them.
By simply repeating that "They broke the rules" does not answer anyones questions. It is more like the reply one can expect when trying to reason
with a government department or other large organisation.
On a seperate note - how are moderators selected and how are the moderators moderated?

They repeatedly broke the rules set out in the Terms & Conditions. They were repeatedly abusive, outright rude to members and moderators, vile in
their personal responses, and the list goes on... Give it a break.
Moderators are selected based on their contribution in the forums, their obvious intentions to further the motto and future milestones of ATS in
general, and helpfulness to other users.
Moderators are moderated by super-moderators, super-moderators moderated by admin, and the admin by my big led-toed boot.