Okay, let's be honest here.
Direwulf was banned for being an asshole. Direwulf was banned permanently for being an asshole.
You know who else was banned at some point? Dead Herald. xomp. Dave the Manly. Ruelel.
We admins get told everyday about what huge pieces of shit we are, how fucking stupid we are, and how we're so fucking gay. I've been on Turbine when Lord Three's had a drink or five, and I've seen Zebra attack everyone in a five-mile radius after a few.
And granted, we get a little carried away. It's a game, and we're a community of mostly children and virgins. A lot of us flocked to the aid of a girl who was a victim in a video game. White-knighting, if you will.
And while Direwulf may not have changed overnight, she did. Literally. Into a different person, affecting a good handful of relationships in the meantime.
So if someone we trust as an admin can flip-flop and badly damage one of our oldest members mentally, how can we expect the same level of trust about a lonely guy who just wants to play a game and stay single?
If you don't want to communicate with the man, you have the option of blocking him, muting him, and just ignoring him, like a normal human.
If you don't want to play with him, vote appropriately. However, I think everyone here has an enemy, everyone makes mistakes, and time can actually make a difference.