Does having an active subscription to the game allow any more leeway with regards to PNG's from the BBS? I can completely understand removing trouble makers, especially when they aren't contributing financially to the business operation. Conversely, I would think that those players using the BBS who contribute their $ to the game may be less likely to be completely kicked off the BBS system. I'm not saying their is unfairness in moderation Skuzzy at all, I think things are pretty even handed even if I disagree with a couple of the policies myself. I just think that people who aren't helping the company survive in any fashion have ANY right to complain about anything, much less being kicked out after multiple warnings.
I've always enjoyed Coombz, but I know for a fact that he was going to stop playing the game once the BoB scenario ended. That's his business of course, but I can't help but not feel too sorry for him if he decided to stick around the BBS and still create some havoc after un subbing. I realize that a few guys will have seen his posts that got him PNG'd, and are thinking that they've seen far worse posts with less punishment. That may be true, but I think those folks probably either haven't had as many warnings, or have been loyal long time customers who although still have the same rules applied to them, perhaps get a longer leash when it comes to actually getting the PNG. I could be wrong, but I would assume from Skuzzy's past posts on the subject that HTC realizes that the odds of them keeping a subscriber around once they get a PNG on the bbs is probably not very high.