I was the one who wrote the Announcement. It wasn't something I wanted to do, but through decision it is what the Team decided needed to be done. I don't like the idea of banning a friend, but there comes a point where sometimes you have to cut out the cancer so to speak. (Not that I'm saying Mike is a cancer, it's just the best metaphor I can think of right now.)

Anyway, the reason why this was made public was a very clear and simple one.

If we would have privately given Mike the message it would have become public anyway. There have been instances in the past where we have warned Mike, every time, he has gotten angry about it and brought it to public light. When Mike made things public, it always put us in the worse possible light and we couldn't get a word in edgewise.

So, we went preemptive before Mike got on his proverbial soap box.

I was the one who had to write this to get the point across. I did so with a very heavy heart, but boils and lancing and cancer and cutting.