One I'm glad you decided to stay. Two if I get involved, I don't know if I could help. Three I will approach them and find out what they are upset about.
Many times though I find myself in this he said/she said situation. I'm sure they had a reason without knowing it, so if you would be willing to listen to what they had a problem with and agree to not do it, then I will approach them and see what I can do.
But I wouldn't want to jump in and have it be a "he said/she said situation"... If they feel you didn't something wrong, like blasting that message out and trying to "get them" back, would you be willing to admit you blew a gasket and apologize for that?
Again I am just trying to help if you want me to help. I don't think everyone has to be friends, but I think everyone should try to respect the others opinion and agree to disagree and move forward. And that would go both ways too.
So do you want me to try and see what I can do?
I've explained to him how he can best navigate this situation.
I've asked @terminallyill to stop reposting.
He's agreed to stop reposting.
I've agreed to stop downvoting.
If I see evidence that he is no longer reposting, I'll remove some flags.
If he keeps talking about how I should "know my place", maybe I'll leave them up.
Excellent @gktown that seems fair and I'm sure @terminallyill will abide by those rules and it is good that you will remove the flags.
@terminallyill, I hope you understand that there is no need to bring this issue up anymore. Just understand what @gktown's issue was, respect that it is valid and not personal to you, and just don't "re-post" again and he will remove some of the flags to get you going on the right foot again.
Sometimes things blow out in the moment, but if you just step back and realize he has one issue that he is asking you to respect (re-posting) then this is resolved. You can move forward and enjoy your time here again. Also one day you will see that it is such a small event considering the awesome opportunity you have in the future.
I hope you see it, get it out of your head and lets move forward in a positive manner!
Thanks to you both @gktown and @terminallyill...