Look if someone is inspired to write an article based on a situation on here, there are absolutely ways to do it without quoting that person's post and entirely rewriting it. You can also do outside research of similar situations to fill out the article. You can properly site other news sources and forums. There are ways to write articles like this without violating TOS. The fact is, this guy just needed content so he ripped off a mental health forum where people are trying to feel safe.

And he thinks that "fixing" it, editing his articles, should be enough for us to forgive him. Except that he trolled our community for his benefit. There is no good faith in that. How is he trying to help the poster by taking their story and responding to it elsewhere instead of responding directly to it here?

He is asking me to forgive him and reinstate his membership, but I don't have that power. I told him it wasn't up to me and there are consequences for actions, even when you ask for forgiveness or fix things. It doesn't mean it makes what you did just disappear.