Just so people know, I've suspended Vern De's account here on NLP Connections. It's only the second time in three years that I've suspended someone so I hope people will bear with me. I run this site for fun, not as a job, and Vern seemed determined to waste my time with abusive private messages and wild goose chases.

I just want to say that it wasn't his peculiar...posting...sty le...that...got...him...banned - I thought that was a bit daft but I'm all for people expressing themselves; it was his abuse of the facilities here. There are too many cool things to do and explore - I don't want to spend my days dealing with network abuse - so that's why he's gone.

Hopefully he'll...find...somewhere...else...to...play!