So - we have a troublesome player who has shown up on our new game today, insisting that we let him join. He made veiled threats about posting here on MUSoapbox, to warn you all about what we are doing - which felt like trying to blackmail us into agreeing to his side, so that he wouldn't tarnish our reputation here.
What we are really doing is drawing a line against bullying and manipulation, both of which we feel he used against us today as we tried to talk through things... and protecting our playerbase against even worse scenarios, which are something we've seen him involved in, in the past.
Yes, it would be lovely to offer him a fresh slate and a second chance on our game, since that's the point of the entire game. We deliberated and talked to him about this, but don't feel that it can work out.
Now that we have decided not to allow him on our game, I fully expect that he'll post here. I'm glad to discuss matters. I'm not willing to compromise the safety of the players on my game. That is all.