So you ban 3 people for something hundreds if not thousands of people have been doing for months.
3 people.
Are they the example? The random sacrifice for the common good? What exactly are you thinking?
If you think the punishment is just, and fits the crime why does it not apply to all who broke the rules? Why just 3? Why these 3?
You have shown terrible leadership as this servers administrators and it seems the forums have already forgotten because of locked threads and censorship.
How long do you think people will accept being treated like this?