Galindo has been banned for repeatedly violating rule 2.8, i.e. being an insufferable troll.

gafferuk.ava has been banned as an oh-so-cleverly disguised sockpuppet of a previously banned user.

vuquta has been suspended for a few days for persistently hijacking threads to advance his own theories.

vuquta has been (again) suspended for a week for persistently hijacking threads with his own theories.

ambros has been suspended for a week for repeated rude behavior, reopening a closed thread and trolling.

 

(Normally a mod uninvolved with the exchanges would log this action, but it turns out there aren't any around. We all got sucked into the vortex.)

Charlatan was banned for excessive trolling.

triclino has been suspended for continual refusal to follow the spirit of the HW help section and being persistently abrasive in his responses.

 

glyphomouni has been banned as triclino's sockpuppet account.

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Clipper suspended 3 days for trolling

ninus maximus was suspended for a week for trolling and bad attitude.

charles langley has been banned as a sockpuppet account. (ninus maximus)

gentleman-farmer has been suspended for a week for insults and abusing the PM, report post and profile comment systems, i.e. uncivil behavior, and being preachy/not promoting discussion, in violation of rule 2.8.

PlutoXid3 has been banned as a sockpuppet account, along with alter egos Klaplunk, eleven and Clipper.

 

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.

vuquta has been banned for repeated thread hijacking, reintroduction of topics of closed threads, and soapboxing

cabinintheforest has been banned for persistent profile message spamming. Many of the messages were abusive and had to be deleted.

14darryl14 and ChuckNorris banned as sockpuppets (cabinintheforest), and the latter for masquerading as Chuck Norris. It would be a dark day indeed if the real Chuck Norris ever found out.

pioneer has been banned for being a sockpuppet of a previously banned user, and for repeated thread hijacks. (sunspot)

needimprovement has been suspended for a week for repeatedly plagiarizing posts from other forums, and for plagiarizing SFN members' posts while posting on other sites, despite being warned previously.

Just the Facts has been banned for repeatedly insulting just about everybody, thread hijacking and refusing to engage in actual scientific discussion on his speculative subjects.

cypress has been banned for thread hijacking, many instances of logical fallacies (making honest debate well-nigh impossible) and abusing the post reporting system. (Reporting rules violations is encouraged. Using reports for non-violations as retaliation or distraction is not)

needimprovement has been suspended for a week for repeatedly plagiarizing posts from other forums, and for plagiarizing SFN members' posts while posting on other sites, despite being warned previously.

 

needimprovement has been banned for returning from suspension only to continue plagiarizing posts. Old habits die hard.

infinitesoliduk has been banned as yet another sockpuppet of a previously banned user. Moltensphereearth, too. (infinitesolid 1, 2 and 3)

alpha2cen has been suspended for repeatedly hijacking threads with speculative science, and promoting pet theories in science threads.

petrollifter has been banned as a sockpuppet of a previously banned user (gaffer and infinitesolid manifestations)

Kris K has been banned for violating the speculation forum rules, repeatedly reintroducing a closed topic and making several spamtrollish posts.

timeoftimezero was banned for incessant trolling, abuse of the PM and Commenting system and personal attacks.