The thing is, in real life, (pm basically), he was sound. He asked me for a few tips about work for example, and we had a long and normal chat.
But what really annoyed us, well me, was the simple fact that when he wanted to come back after a ban, we, well me, let him, on the proviso that he would not morph back into the tit he was before. In fairness, he came clean when he reregistered as Frank, which I appreciated, hence the agreement to let him stay.
So when he escalated his behaviour in the last few weeks, and after we warned him, then he just refused to play ball, well, what is left?
When he first came back he was alright, but slowly at first he started reverting to type.
Then he just escalated to attention whore level 12.
I would love to give The Clique credit for his ban, but the only person to blame is himself.