its interesting how upset people have gotten over this minor changes issue without really making any effort to explain it to me
how about an option to have the minor changes box checked on default?
Good idea for copyeditors, and reasonably simple to do, if nobody else wants to do it, I can implement it.
Also, free of charge, here's a guide for stopping people from getting upset about what you do: 1) Stop being confrontational and silly. We don't need to take ourselves too seriously, but the project itself is not a playground. 2) Apologize to the list for your past behavior of category 1). Apologies are something only mature people are capable of, and therefore always a good demonstration. 3) Try to communicate your ideas in a reasonable fashion, arguing logically and not emotionally. Be willing to compromise. Be willing to learn.
People currently don't trust you at all and thus tend to overreact a little -- if you want them to trust you, you need to prove yourself worthy of trust. Otherwise I'm afraid you will be banned again eventually, and although I do not like the current way bans are decided, I can see that there's a line that needs to be drawn.
Regards,
Erik