After being banned for a year and a half he applied for a 2nd chance. He offered a sincere apology and a recognition of what caused past mistakes. We've given others a 2nd chance as well.
What it boils down to is this, he served the longest suspension in our History here. In fact it is longer than all other suspensions combined. We hope that satisfies some people to give him a second chance as well.
We're hopeful that the posters will recognize this and not re-open old wounds. Though some have tried, he has resisted. We've instructed Nors to use the Ignore feature if he must. We advise others to do the same if they simply can't stand him. We've asked him to report posts that insult him rather than respond to them. If we have to deal with posters insulting him, we will.