There are plenty of lies here on this thread, let me set the record straight:
As you may or may not know there are/were lots of problems with the Arsenal board - usually problems with the mods and posters who "disagreed" with their opinions. Some of these posters include Jayram, Hothead, Bergkamp a Dutch Master, Robin Van Bergkamp, Ammaar and a few others. some were accused of not being Arsenal fans, some were hounded with every post they made, unless you agreed with the views of the mods your posts were edited and deleted and users actually banned from the forum. This behaviour is was unacceptable, everyone has a right to an opinion, as long as it isn't offensive I don't see what the problem is.
Some of the banned users started another Arsenal forum, others followed. It would seem as though those users not already banned from Not606 were subsequently banned - I can only assume for being on a rival board and actually having the balls to stand up to the mods on the Not606 Arsenal board. They had stopped posting on the Not606 Arsenal board anyway (or at the very least cut right down on contributing) so that can only be the reason for them being banned. As correctly mentioned Piskie joined the site using a fake name and profile and proceeded to goad users as he does here - knowing full well they will retaliate. But unlike here he can't delete posts or edit them as he does regularly.
Also as correctly mentioned the so-called trouble makers from this site have in depth discussion and debate on ALL topics on the new site. What some people (Gent) don't seem to understand is, it takes 2 to tango. If an argument ensues there MUST be 2 sides. If someone is shouted at or insulted they will shout and insult back, why should they sit back and take abuse and not give it back?? Everyone is welcome to their opinions, what you cannot and should not be doing on a forum is preventing debate, debate is EXACTLY what a forum is here for.
Users have not been banned for being on JA606 AND Not606 so we can only assume that the Arsenal mods here feel/felt threatened by the new Arsenal site. The comment that some of those users left of their own free will is a quarter truth, some did and were consequently banned from here, some were banned so created the new place. And of course the Not606 Arsenal board would be more civil if EVERYONE has the same opinion !!! There are still those who are being hounded out for daring to have a different opinion still though .. I have eyes.