I’d wager half the people pulling out the “FreeBoubabi” bullshit either weren’t here when he was or are simply doing it for shits and giggles. Outside of a few select cases I’d argue most do not want him back and honestly the league is better off without him. We were at our closest point ever to closing when he was at his height of being a prick. Members were leaving in droves because they were sick of dealing with him abusing anyone in his path on a daily basis. As admins we couldn’t get anything done because our entire job became putting out the fires he was constantly setting.
We also tried to forgive and heal, we tried it a lot. You weren’t here, you didn’t see it. Boubabi was given more chances than he realistically deserved and probably more chances than any other member was. We gave him plenty of short suspensions that did nothing, we allowed him to have his say and return after his first “permaban” and it did nothing. This isn’t a me vs. Boubabi deal, this has nothing to do with me. I’m not the be all end all of the decision to ban him and I did not make that decision lightly or alone.
We tried. We tried and we tried and we tried and all he did was prove that he cared more about stroking his own ego and being nasty to every member that walked through our doors. The league is at the healthiest point it has been in literal years. I am not risking that by injecting a proven cancer back into the system.