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>Nice of you to mention a banned user without him afforded a means of reply.
... I did post it with the thought that he would appreciate the joke!
Probably he would appreciate the joke, but if he is living under a ban, I would say that making the joke without affording the opportunity of reply would be a tad ill-judged. Banned or not, he is part of the community and should not have his hands tied behind his back. If he is under a ban, it should be lifted straight away, out of fairness.
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