Could we possibly bend the rules and let Kozar stay? [View all]

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This discussion thread was locked by EarlG (a host of the DU Community Help forum).

I read Kozar's goodbye this Christmas morning, then checked his profile and saw that he's had five posts hidden in the last 90 days.

Earl, I appreciate that you've already bent the rules a little to allow him to say goodbye before having his posting privileges revoked. But I'm hoping you'd be willing to bend those rules even more. Break them, even, for this case? I admit, I write this without seeing what Kozar posted that got hidden.

To anyone else reading this post who, like me, thinks Kozar brings value to DU and--even more importantly--thinks DU brings enormous value to Kozar--and would like him to stay, could you please Rec this post?

Kozar has been through so much: first, the loss of his wife, then, this year, the loss of his severely disabled daughter, who meant the world to him. Kozar also has severe health problems. DU members look out for him when he's having a health emergency. At least one DUer knows his address and has called local authorities to send an ambulance when he's posted about having scary symptoms.

Sometimes Kozar does post things that violate our TOS. I don't doubt that a jury made the right call. But sometimes you have to meet people where they are. Sometimes you have to accommodate them for the greater good. I don't think DU, or Kozar, or the world, is better off with Kozar being banned.

Any chance we can show Kozar some Christmas mercy?