For those outside our forum who are curious - the announcement appeared in only one thread of the forum. It wasn't broadcast. The thread where it was posted was the one that, I believe, had the most recent posts that people reported. I am of mixed mind about announcing the ban. It is embarrassing to the person banned, but it is also the only way the forum members knew that there would be no further posts. Honestly, I felt relief when I saw the announcement because I knew I didn't have to dread reading certain threads anymore. Because of that I think the people who reported the posts should be notified in some way, and then they can let other forum members know as they see fit.
