My two questions [open for all because everyone who are in this community for long time and dedicating their time are the same stakeholders of this community as Vod]:
[1] Can Vod continue threatening others to kneel down and force to obey his rules by misusing the feedback system as his power?
[2] Should the forum members continue DT voting for Vod and allow him to keep the ticket to continue his bullying with negative / neutral feedback?
When I say Vod is an extortionist, it's not always related to money. It also related to "I [Vod] remove your feedback if you do what I want". To justify his [Vod] extortions he obviously use lies which makes Vod a liar too.
Since Vod is on my trust list, I will write how I see your case here. Somehow, I was also involved in the @babo case you mentioned, so I followed what was happening. If we were to look dispassionately at Vod's actions in that case, wouldn't it be possible to conclude that he behaved exactly the way a DT member should have? He
Vod recognized his mistake, admitted it, and corrected it. That qualifies him more for the DT selection than the other way around. I didn't fully follow the case of Etranger, but if he drew negative feedback there, that only confirms my conclusion.
The two of you have some kind of conflict, therefore, it excludes both of you from an objective discussion on a topic like the one you started. Probably, Etranger and babo should give the conclusion, whether they feel extorted.
This is just my view of things, it does not necessarily mean that I am right.