Well, the trolls dislike him and he dislikes the trolls, so it seems like a win-win scenario for him to be equipped with a banhammer.On the other hand to put the Condom of Responsibility onto the Boner of Moderation, take care that you are not slyly manipulated by other forum members into censoring somebody who has something useful to say, even if people don't particularly like what they are hearing. This can often be a problem it seems with new posters with little reputation popping up saying things under ambiguous circumstances, sometimes it's hard to distinguish between noise and signal. Cue the relevant quote from spiderman. I would advise you to measure twice, cut once.After all, if LE truly wishes to invade our boards, they are more likely to be long term residents mixing dangerous lies with frequently repeated truths to avoid detection. They are also likely to gang up on other members to produce an illusion of consensus. It is fine to make snap decisions against our recent round of exchange service scammers, since there can never be any utility in allowing them credibility. But 'political discussions' are different, it's often better to cool your heels before working out what to do. So remember that is there no such thing as consensus, this is not a democracy or a choir, it is a market. As for racists, ad hom attacks on people/assholes (see a thread of a guy inquiring about shipping to Turkey for an example), I think the threat of 3 strikes enforcement is optimal for them.