I can't believe I'm being forced to be a voice for peace, but I suppose stranger things have happened.
It is definitely true that we all had a huge roll to play in Gov's continued presence. Looking back, I still regret that the first revocation attempt I happened to be a part of (the one put forth by Pengu) didn't succeed. From a purely cold, rational perspective, given how many chances he had been given to change not only in this community, but NS in general, but had yet to make any progress as far as I could see as a relative newcomer back then. Were I the monarch back then, he would have gotten banned
well before it reached even that point. I want to make it clear I'm not criticising the approach at the time, though, since I soon began to think there might be hope after all when I started to make a concerted effort to help him, once the initial attempt failed. I, like many others, was fooling myself.
We all did this dance together. I could have pushed harder from thereon out, and so could you, Pengu. Misguided as we may have been, I do believe our community is better for it. I've softened up a lot since joining Wintreath, and this has had benefits in real life too. This place really did let me see the value of compassion, as after all, Gov was far from the only outcast who had come here and been treated unfairly before, only to find a place where they could always be welcome. Sure, it didn't work out for Gov, but many other members here were treated equally badly by other major regions.
That said, Pengu's point is not without merit. The way you speak about it, Wintermoot, it is clear that his actions touched you on a very personal level, which the community at large does not quite quite necessarily appreciate.
Admirable as his actions were, and they certainly were very admirable, I have to admit there are many things that Chanku has done that fly directly in the face of this title, where he was behaving less than fairly. This is not to bring up the past or attack Chanku's character, as especially now, I am very impressed with the way he has handled himself of late. I would still be lying if I said I was entirely comfortable granting him such a lofty title, though.