[RussEfarmer]

I think permabanning a player with 18 weeks of playtime for screwing up and forgetting you can't joke about suicide on this server is very extreme. Unlike the other rule breaks Potato described like micspam and propkilling, I really don't think Fofab made that comment maliciously, especially if they don't have a history of doing it before.

I understand that suicide jokes are pretty lame because it's a sensitive topic to some people, I respect PH's sensitivity to the issue, but regardless of this, regular players in the community at this stage of Garry's Mods' life are very valueble to the server and issuing permanent bans to them should not be done lightly. At worst a temporary ban should have been issued, and the best outcome would be the staff who witnessed the event act their role as a community pillar and discuss with Fofab in private to make sure they understand they should not joke about suicide, instead of immediately jumping to the most severe punishment a moderator can issue.

This is all just my opinion, consider or disregard it at your leisure