I received a PM from @d_r with the message as posted:
Please permaban me. Cowicide style.
I don’t know his or her reasons, other than I assume it may have had something to do with a heated conversation regarding academia the shortly preceded the request. I don’t believe there were any flags that preceded the request.
I briefly toyed with the idea of blocking rather than banning the user, since that would permit them to log in but not comment, but decided to honor their request explicitly. For context, Nov 7, 2026 is also when Cowcide will be allowed to return to BB.
This was before I appointed any other admins or moderators.
I apologize for not being more transparent. I would certainly have involved the community more if it had been a case where there had been complaints or flags, or any sort of escalation. In this case, the user directly requested the ban as stated, and I complied.
I’m amenable to reinstating the user, but I would want to involve them in the process, and it seems that they might not be interested.