I am not sure quite what happened but it is as Firko describes. I banned for life the account set up as faaarrkkk, which was simply over the top. I don't know that that account was Ross, perhaps it was. However before I did that Ross' account and all his posts disappeared. I assume he did that, I haven't gone back over the logs to check. When I banned faaarrkkk, I banned that accounts email address, IP address and username.
I am disappointed as I did appreciate a lot of what Ross brought to the forum. It's a shame he also brought a disregard for the wishes of the majority for members to behave civilly.
Please let that be a reminder to all. I now have a couple of additional eyes keeping an close watch on posts, so that should help me keep on top of things. The forum should remain a place for people to feel free to offer their contribution without having to worry about having insults slung on them. Above all, it should be a fun place to hang out.
And that's it. I'll lock this thread now so it doesn't degenerate into a Ross Nimmo slag-off.