Seems like a pretty big assumptive leap. By "not something I normally do," maybe he meant "reply to petty/drama threads" or simply "reply early." I'm not at all getting "I never go to pinside, but" from the statement you quoted.

I'm not going to continue a point-by-point rebuttal of your assumptions / psychoanalysis of Dennis, but suffice it to say, singling him out for this kind of takedown is exactly the kind of "pinside behavior" you claim is overblown.

I definitely agree with the first part, but thankfully most showgoers seem to leave their politics at the door. Too much other stuff we're excited about under that roof to waste any breath on it. I've been to probably a hundred shows over the last 20+ years (including TPF) and can't recall a time I was turned off by someone getting political (and I lean way, way the other direction from a median pinsider).

Sadly, those issues cross party lines.

Has this happened even once? How much effort should Pinside put toward righting hypothetical wrongs?

If he ignores someone for being an ass, that person can't PM him for any reason, including asking to buy something. He's not choosing to block people specifically to stop a sale.

If I'm a prick IRL and someone files a restraining order against me which incidentally prevents me from shopping at a certain store, is it the system's fault, or my fault?

Yes, I think it's perfectly fine to discriminate against a-holes. If someone pisses me off, I probably won't listen to them, do them a favor, or sell them a trinket. I will carry this shame to my grave.

I don't think you personally have anything to worry about. Only the strawman in your argument is being denied goods.

This just got interesting.