That lack of communication along with a ban is a pretty important difference, thanks for highlighting it. Maybe the mod could also send a message to the user with the context of the ban, but they have to do it manually.

I appreciate your light touch on moderation, though I think you might want to have really basic rules e.g. no CP, to protect yourself as the apparent owner of the site.

Based on the only recently removed user and their visible posts I’d say it’s fair to call it not suitable for the community and also that they had a raw deal - should have been given a warning or something before the ban. I’d be happy to see content like that but likely would need a dedicated community for spicy memes.

I definitely think the community should call out the limits.

Thanks for sharing the mod log and your views!

But you are saying something - the subtext could be “and we can’t change it”. It’s a way of acknowledging the situation without wanting to waste further time on it.