In your eyes, BP's statement may seem trivial, but it was the last straw in a long string of abusive posts BP had directed at The Wiz. Up until the post in which The Wiz became unhinged, he had ignored BP's insults time and time again. A couple of months ago I even PMed The Wiz to express my appreciation that he was not embroiling himself in a flame war with BP.

The level of punishment was tailored to conduct of the patron. BP has been a problem child from day one. I've spent countless hours dealing with him and the fallout from his posts. All this without issuing a warning point to him. He has had numerous "second" chances - too many I'm sure some will say. His second chances with me are done as he refuses to abide by our forum rules time and time again. The fact that I had to issue two warnings to him within 26 hours demostrates this. He tells me that I'm punishing him for speaking the truth. This is not correct. I have punished him for not speaking "the truth" in a civil manner. That is all I want from him. I expect it from everyone else and he is no exception.

On the other hand, The Wiz has been a good patron of the Monastery (see paragraph above). Therefore he only received a lengthy PM from me regarding his conduct and future actions. In other words, I gave him the same consideration I gave multiple times to BP - a second chance.