Re: Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - email to get whitelisted for free
Is there any user whitelisted by you or your team members that has risen to the rank of a Hero member?
I don't have "a team" 
Feel free to check the list, but I'll highlight some of the more obvious users: Synchronice, n0nce and PowerGlove. I can't know for sure if they would have paid the evil fee, created a new account (with a less cool name), or just have abandoned the forum (that's what I would have done if I had to pay to register). I'm glad I could whitelist them. To highlight: 0.7% of all Merit ever sent was sent to users who I whitelisted. Obviously I can't take the credit for this, those users earned their Merits by themselves, but I'm glad I could contribute a bit. With only 8 banned whitelisted users so far, I consider this a big win for the forum.
Sometimes, innocent people become collateral damage. This is generally considered as unfair and very unwelcoming.
It still is.