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I would say it's because Tony is a good guy who brings something to the forums and SNS...... well sssswwwwaaaaaccckkkk I recon.
I think you make a good point. It may be a bit misdirected, but valid. And yes, I would agree that the reason Tony is here is because he has been around here for a long time. A very LONG time. He is quite old and has a lot of wisdom to share. Seriously though. I do think that his tenure has a lot to do with it as well as it should. He has been 99% great for this site and is a good guy that went a little berserk for a moment. His intentions here started good, and he has had a lot to share. Others, start here for different reasons and thats painfully obvious to most. Enough said. Now, go eat some pineapple and hit the incline bench.
A 'ban' is just a click of the mouse. Bringing someone back is just another click. It's not like they took Tony behind the woodshed and put a bullet through his head. He's not a god, in fact you can see that the biggest reason we missed him is because we like to pick on him. Long-time membership does have it's advantages tho'. Look at Dan, he'd have been banned a long time ago if he weren't part of the original team. I don't even think he bowhunts anymore. JZ doesn't ban me because he's scared he might wake up next to a severed horse head. heh. With the assortment of yahoo's here, it's not going to completely turn into 'just another archery forum' any time soon.