Hey Roy,
As a pretty consistent thorn in Cort's side :innocent1: I can say that one is not booted for being so.
I miss Aftermath, big time, but completely understand his reasons for leaving. I think it was a big, big loss to the forum.
There is a lot of opinion mixed among the fact in that thread. Some I know is probably true for others because I've experienced it myself - being slapped behind the scenes by a mod/admin, for instance. Some I haven't so I can't know or comment. PR has not been and never will be perfect. What is?
ProHealth once, many years ago, banned me for asking why another member was banned because, at the time, there was a rule you could not mention the disappeared. It's changed now, that's good. I protested the banning of another member here and, well, I'm still here.
I don't always get where some people ( :innocent1: ) are coming from but nobody has ever stopped me from saying so. And, fortunately for me and my comfort here, the views I share are the majority views on the forum at the moment.
I'm here and not there because there are more members here who share my symptom complex than on PH. I'm here because there are a lot of very bright members here. I'm here because the global community is better represented here. I'm here because the science is discussed and debated in a way I find educational and stimulating. I like some of the forum features - like being able to quote a post - because they further the dialogue but it's not a top priority. I'm here because of the other people who are here.
There are always going to be people who don't agree with me! :worried: Crazy as I may think that is

but, so long as there is not censorship which silences my objections, I can live with that.
I'd sure like Aftermath to come back, though.
PS Good thing about the PMs!!!!!