Kris wasn't banned because he criticised "our" favourite artists (FWIW I could hardly care less about AP's music and I expect many others here feel the same way), or even for the condescending tone with which he did so; if the mod team had any intention of stifling such criticism then he would have been banned ages ago. He was banned because by his own admission he has no interest in the music or scene which this board is about, and posts here solely for the purpose of provoking a negative reaction. As such it's hardly surprising that so many of the threads he posts in degenerate into flame wars, and psynews is a lot better off without him.