Yes, and the OP cannot provide evidence of this; the majority of the things that were allegedly said seem to have been sent via Privnote. If that is the case and there is no evidence to go on, then there is nothing that can be done. If ron paul sent messages to other vendors looking for motek's address, those messages will be found if/when an investigation takes place. Vendors are free to discuss things amongst themselves if they wish - that is their right under the freedom of speech that is guaranteed here for all. Have you got access to the Vendor Roundtable? Do you know that motek is indeed on the blacklist? I wasn't justifying it because many vendors don't use it, I justified it by the fact that vendors are entitled to freedom of speech just like the rest of us. Many buyers keep lists of vendors that they will not buy from, and post threads in the Rumor Mill saying "don't buy from Vendor X for such and such a reason" - should we infringe on their right to say that because it is 'unjust'? This is a free and open community - the New York Times is a private, closed-ended business. The two cannot be compared as equals. If motek has an issue he has been told to bring it up with administrators, and presumably he has done so. He messaged me before regarding this and I sent it up the chain but heard nothing back. He knows that there is nothing we can do from the forums as we do not have access to the administrative sections of the main site. Therefore, it is entirely up to the administrators to look into, and for them to communicate their findings to motek. Before you tell me to "take this seriously", please research the history of the situation. Libertas