I don't get it.
Iryont explained the legal reasons as to why he cannot revert the sprites to the original ones. He then also explained that if a user wants to, he may edit the client to get the old sprites back.
Regarding staff not banning users, it's just word against word. Provide solid proof against a player, and he will get banned. Staff always have to be 100% certain when they apply a banishment, it can be difficult sometimes.
To those who say "listen to your players", I can only answer you that if he'd listen to you all, the server would be a complete wreck.
You do not know what you are talking about, nor would anyone of you handle the responsibility of being a gamemaster. It is a demanding job, not a power-abusing role, like many of you see it as.
It is extremely hard to keep the playerbase up for a long period of time, so the statistics you guys show are actually good numbers in perspective.
And as always, there will be times where there are less players, and times where there are more.
You can't blame the developers that there are not many players active at the moment. Do you even realize how ignorant that sounds?
If you don't like the server, come with actual constructive feedback instead of just bringing blatant negativity. Contribute with something for once.