Boards such as this one are feeling their way in developing codes of conduct. I don't think forums have been around long enough for systems to develop fully. The most advanced I know is Wikipedia (which has an enormous body of rules and guidelines, all applied by the whole membership). A few are within a legal code (eg Amazon reviews are ultimately subject to law on libel). I moderate a forum for a university which is ultimately answerable to committees within the university and even above that to an ombudsman and I suppose in theory the courts. But for a board of the size of lpsg it is hard to see what can be done or can be done better. That said in the first Mitchymo ban I felt that the tools open to the moderators were too blunt, too limited. This is an acknowledgement of the problems faced by all online forums, not a criticism of lpsg.
So here is my proposed solution. It is conditional on an assurance from the moderators that Mitchymo has not broken the law. I am proposing a virtual bail bond where I will stand bail for Mitchymo, the bond being my lpsg membership. I suggest he is un-banned conditional on good behaviour (exactly as before). If these terms are breached both he and I are to be banned. In my case this would be without discussion or argument or reapplication.
The intention is to provide enhanced assurance for moderators and the person that Mitchymo has upset that Mitchymo will not so act again. In the spirit of Christmas I'm asking the moderators and the person Mitchymo has upset to consider this offer and see if we can work towards a solution that will make everyone happy.
By the way I have not discussed this with Mitchymo - I don't know how to contact him - which in a nutshell indicates the real impact of a forum ban.