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Just passing by the forum as I do occasionally and seeing the goodbyes, bans and what not I have an awful sense of déjà vu. It’s impossible at a brief glance to work out what or who is behind it all, but some aspects seem eerily familiar. To stop the endless cycle of well-informed and public-spirited people being banned or leaving the forum, could I suggest a daring solution? How about a temporary amnesty for everyone who has been banned in the past? To be renewed after 30 days if they have kept to the forum rules? And how about moderators experimenting a bit more with temporary bans/cooling-off periods (cooling off for them, just as much as for the posters concerned, to stop things escalating). And for those set on leaving, do consider a temporary holiday rather than a permanent departure.