I'm torn on this one too. Simon is a very different person off UKD, tbh I often have to remind myself they are the same person.

He has been responsible for a lot of people leaving over the years, but I still believe if people are so sensitive they can't handle an net war of words then they shouldn't be on it in the first place.

What I find hard to take from Simon is that he's aware that he's made people leave but insists on maintaining his hard-nosed persona when dealing with people. I think a month ban or something would make him realise he's done a lot of people wrong and to change his ways, but 6 months seem way over the top considering he's not actually been "offensive" in the traditional sense.

iain