[crooked-v]

> Did you try go get in contact with them directly and clarify it? Did you talk to a moderator?

As noted in the article, he did, and then Google banned him without warning.

[tptacek]

That's not what the article says. It says he doesn't know why he was banned; it doesn't establish causality.

[uoaei]

The comment above does not claim causality, only a suggestive ordering of events.

[Ventito]

I was not able to find anything in this regard. I only saw a quite pro active ticket thread