do many of us. And it's partly out of respect for that history that we won't divulge the full nature of what was at stake in our considerations. But what it ultimately comes down to is that she was a difficult person to reason

colleagues but as people Sahar supposedly considered friends. I've known her the whole time I've been on MS - she made her account 2 months before me and was made contributor 6 months before. We have a long history together, as

I know that that's not a very clear explanation, but we want to keep things professional. And it might be diplomatic, but everything I wrote is the truth. Believe me, it was a very difficult decision for us, not just as

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going to delete her account last Friday. She backed down from that a few days later, but we realized that that was an opportunity to finally resolve the situation. If any of you haven't seen it, here's our official statement:

It was fairly sudden, yes, although in all honesty it was merely the culmination of years and years of inappropriate behavior on Sahar's part. You might have seen last week that she went on a rampage and announced that she was

It's always jarring when prolific long term members get the boot.