The fact that theymos went as far as to sticky this thread which is yet another pathetic lie (on par with the XT is an altcoin fallacy) shows how fucking miserable he is.
There is no banning or blacklisting. It's a form of DDos protection.
This thread is not stickied.
You're right, it's on top and looked like to be stickied as the wider line below separates them from the rest. Sorry.