Anonymous aliases are one of the biggest pros/cons of SaidIt. I have no problem using my real name.

M7 didn't build SaidIt on his own, not even on the coding side. This community is a team effort. WE've done something great. He brought forth a great vision and utilizing the Pyramid Of Debate is brilliant. That doesn't mean we should shut down all discussion about improving things further and just coast, adrift, without direction.

I'm not talking about full transparency on all things. I hope M7's real name is never exposed - if it is even just one person (ie. not Dread Pirate Roberts). I want to know why my friend /u/diogenesjunior was banned and/or if he can be restored. If DioJr is not safe here, then maybe I'm not safe here, and maybe everyone is not safe - so why bother building this community at all? This is an existential crisis worse than trolls.

Yes, the people banned should appeal, but there is no process for that. I'm asking for it. M7 can employ mine, others', or come up with his own ideas - or better: all of us collaborate. It just occurred to me, maybe M7 can set up a simple site on the side for dealing with this and/or other matters. He says SaidIt costs only $400/year to run. I'm quite certain that money could easily be raised, especially if he bothered to put the "donate" in the banner or something more prominent.

The disrespect is trivial compared to the problems, manipulations, and deception - and the sock puppets are much worse than ban evasions, especially considering bans may or may not be fair.