Oh, so Illusions faced the wrath of I2 when you reported him to his ISP?
I don't think the community paid him much mind, to be honest. He was so obviously ignorant that his little posts called for no responding upheaval of concern.
The hosting service would have become concerned, in due time, had it not been for the pro-activity by our lowly, little respected and subservient webmaster/meister.
Get your tail wiggling ducks in a row, before you waddle forth with this kind of weak shit.
I have been an admin on a Swedish board, which is down now, and we would never have reported anyone to their ISP. Odeon just used it as an excuse for getting rid of Illusions.
OK, I'm not sure how you think that doing what-ever-the-fuck-you-want and bringing down a message board is helpful to your argument, but I'll keep listening.
If you think that those who are opposed to people like Illusionist are happy to see them go, you are wrong. It always increases the gravity of intellectual points to have them opposed by ignorant fools who show their true colors upon inspection. It is also an entertainment source, until they cross the lines of definable ethics and involve "us" in the areas of legal culpability.
Do some work. Understand this. Maybe the next board you are working will not be shut down as quickly.