Will you petition to reinstate Dibley/Sophief?

She was banned from Fluther yesterday under mysterious circumstances. All the moderators will admit is that she wasn’t banned for asking certain types of questions and some vague spin about “good of the site”. As far as I can determine she had not violated any rules or terms of service.

Has Fluther become a extension of “Survivor”, where people can be booted off for being unpopular? Are we now at the level of “Lord of the Flies”?

I realize that this is a privately-owned site and the owners can do as they please, but doesn’t it concern you that members can be “purged” without stated reason? That we now have to meet some unspecified subjective standards of conduct or popularity if we want to remain here? That arguing with influential members might result in your “disappearance”? Do you feel a chilling draft?

I’m requesting that members who want Dibley/Sophief allowed to return indicate so on this question thread. Or if she doesn’t wish to return, at least an apology offered?

If this petition effort fails, will the ownership at least provide a complete explanation as to why the ban was imposed? This affects all of us; “secret standards” can get anyone banned. If I suddenly disappear you now know why.