I have seen Google ban many profiles from the Google forums, but I have never seen Google ban a profile of someone they specifically labelled a top contributor/bionic poster.
But that is what happened sometime around February 4th.
Autocrat, someone who has posted hundreds, if not, thousands of times in the Google Webmaster Help forum has been banned. Why? If you look at Autocrat’s profile you will see a message saying, “Part of this page is hidden according to the Terms of Service.” Plus, Autocrat has not posted since.
The Google Webmaster Help thread about his ban or mysterious vacation is calling for him to come back. One frequent contributor said he has been in touch with Autocrat and he was indeed banned due to the way he responded in other threads. Those threads have been moderated and removed for the most part.
He said:
As the top contributors began to analyze the issues using Google Cache, the cache content went away. So now other top contributors are upset and Steven Lockey is calling for a “Bring back Auto” campaign.
Are we going to see our own revolution in the Google forums. I mean, revolutions are in these days, just look at Egypt and Libya.
Forum discussion at Google Webmaster Help.
Update: Google’s JohnMu, likely one of the individuals responsible for managing this forum, wrote:
