Peanut Gallery Commentary on the Staff Log of Bannings and such like.

[Jackalope]

To add to this:  the reason the no-calling-out-rule exists is to prevent flaming, which is what you were doing by starting a thread to ridicule other members.  Summer wasn't flaming; she was posing a question to our known local history genius.  MAJOR difference.

http://atheistforums.org/thread-29233.html
My thread including bennyboy in the title was no different.
"Calling out will be allowed only for the purpose of announcing special or important things about another member (such as to announce someone's birthday, for example, or something that you think others might be concerned about). It will not be allowed for supporting anything negative or offensive about any member of this forum. If you feel that it is something that we, the staff, should know about regarding another member, then it is best to discuss the issue with us via the PM system."
Benny posts a lot in the philosophy section. I knew he would appreciate the post. There is no difference between between her seeking out information about a specific topic and asking another member directly in the title and me making a thread about a specific topic with a member's name included because I know they'll respond with something I'll benefit from. Anyway, I'm not trying to be a pain in the ass but if you're going to make rules, be consistent in following them.

We try to be.  In my opinion, it was probably a mistake to make an issue of your thread directed at bennyboy.  It's important to realize that the staff who made that decision are not necessarily aware of the way similar situations were handled in the past. 

When things like this happen, it's not a result of malice or favoritism, however.  They're likely simple mistakes.