Facts:

1. Paula has been banned from Pet Talk.

2. Before she was officially banned, she typed the word "banned" as her Custom user text.

3. Paula asked me to ban her.

4. Publicly speculating about whether anyone or anything is real is never wise nor kind. If in the future you wonder about the veracity of any posts, PM me with your concerns, please.

5. Someone was lying to me, personally, over the last few days. I will never know whether is was Paula herself, or some relative or friend or intruder who had access to her account, her mother's account, her home computer, and passwords.

6. Between the time "Paula" had typed "banned" as her custom user text, and when I actually instituted the ban, someone was using her account to do unwise things.

7. People can be banned from Pet Talk. We - this being Paul and I - do not like to do so, but we also do not take kindly our community's trust being violated.

If you would like to discuss this further, please do so in Private messages or emails with me, or with Paul.