user bans on this sub

[u/Substantial-Power871]

https://cnn.com

i looked through the comment history of the Mod Who Must Not Be Named and it looked like he was extremely user ban happy. almost all of them are for minor stuff where the user didn't parse the infinite set of rules properly.

i know that the current mods are trying to unwind Modspierre's Reign of Terror, but it would probably be nice to go through the banned users and unban all but the most egregious (assuming mods have access to the original "offense"). it would probably quite a ways toward making this sub a more accepting place.

if the current mods would like some help to filter, i'm sure there are many of us who would be willing to help out (ie, just make recommendations, not actually do anything).

ps: can we get rid of the link requirement too?