People just need to take banning orders on the chin. The clique is breaking from the inside out.
The mods are ruling with an iron fist and I got one admire it.
You talk of a clique? Name names.
The place is worse off for losing the likes of Chico and ijjy (and @tommye, @Bungle etc on a regular and prolonged basis) The fact is that long term prolific posters are sometimes misinterpreted as 'cliquey' due to regular 'in jokes' that might sometimes go over the heads of newer members.
Of course EVERYBODY needs to stick within the rules, but a perma-ban for @ijjysmith does seem akin to kicking John Lennon out of the beatles when they were in their prime.
*Stay safe @MarcelsGoat, @davek, @COYBL25, @Joey66 @Eggs et al
PS ijjy, sorry but that other forum is absolute shabite anyhow.