OK, so it sounds like kxwhalexk did not, in fact, commit plagiarism.  That's good to know, as I wasn't going to merit any of his posts until I found out whether he was going to get banned for it or not--and there was at least one post of his that I thought was good enough to merit. 

Misunderstandings happen, and they happen even more frequently when there's a language barrier.  But it sounds like the forum is important to kxwhalexk, so I'm actually happy he didn't break that most sacred of rules and get himself a permaban.