If you ask me I prefer having some people who constantly throw into confusion outa here than leaving this place in its chaotic mercy. You aren't either absolutely totalitarian or disgustingly libertarian.
I'm not accusing you or anyone else of being on the extreme end of those things, but wouldn't you agree that banning a member based on his opinions is just a wee bit authoritarian? Trolls are one thing, and that's a unique case where a member isn't voicing an unpopular opinion but rather posts inflammatory stuff just to spark up a flame war--like cryptohunter and his crew, and even in his case I didn't advocate for a ban. I made
a thread asking the community to basically shun him, because if nobody replies to trolls, they tend to just go away.
And also, I agree with this:
however, I don't think he is posting in bad faith.
That's the key here. If I thought franky1 was posting about LN topics simply to piss everyone off, I'd absolutely support a ban. But I've read his posts before, and I really think he's posting sincerely and is not trolling.
Probably it looks like I've dug in my feet on this, but I've been very sensitive as of late about speech being censored. I linked to that video where the US government is trying to regulate what people write on Facebook, and I find that outrageous. This world seems like it's moving toward thought policing, and if you support free speech then you have to watch out when you start thinking about appealing to an authority in order to shut down someone else's speech.
There are other options, which I and other members have suggested. I'd also add that Theymos probably wouldn't go for a ban on franky1, and it'd be nice if he popped in and shared his thoughts on this.