I've not been banned even once!
Jim, that's not at all what I was saying. I guess I wasn't clear enough, though, since you read it as the exact opposite of what I was saying. -- I was acknowledging that you *don't* need mine or anyone else's permission or approval, and instead you somehow got the impression that I was saying that you did or that I was granting you such. I wasn't.
In any case it appears you're not interested in considering any suggestions or concerns, so I'll trouble you no more in that regard.