HighFlier posted an article by Ted Rall, which got pulled, as Rall's (expletive) generally is. He reposted the pulled article, never a good idea, which caused his ban. That ban was reversed less than an hour later.
Not a major trauma IMHO.
"He reposted the pulled article, never a good idea, which caused his ban."
This is not entirely correct.
1. He posted an article by Ted Rall that was deleted.
2. He made another thread asking the moderator to reinstate the thread (he did provide the link without the article). See contents of second post.
Kinda like getting ticketed in a school zone, and then burning rubber after the cop goes back to his car.