cd power: I don't have anything against anyone either - in fact, I don't recall ever having a problem with any user on this site. I don't even know who the user is/was or the reason for the ban.

My point is: the person was banned, for whatever reason, and has now returned. If Fencer gave that person permission to return, that's fine by me - or rather, I couldn't give a crap about it. If he hasn't, then it's a ban violation.