Firstly, it is there in the rules.
It also says there that questioning is not the same as disobedience.
I've been lurking here since... July or so I think, though I admit that I confined myself mostly to reading the wrestling forums, which I know is ironic in that since I actually joined, I rarely post in the wrestling forums as opposed to the Pop Culture and Forums Stuff forums.
Back to the subject, since I lurked on the wrestling boards, I saw Eagen as the guy who posted themes and occasionally made wisecracks (not unlike myself). After meeting him under the Waldo name, I didn't see where any big issue was. When TSA posted that thread, I was expecting something shocking that might actually change my view, but all I was just greeted with Eagen questioning APO, which I hardly saw as bannable.
And given that exceptions have been made for reinstatement in spite of rule #7, in the words of Ludvig Borga, I think the whole situation stinks funny