I posed this question to CCP Games before running the piece but they weren't able to give me an answer before it was time to go live.

The CSM statement reads "Acting on his own, he utilized confidential information that CCP shared with us in violation of the Nondisclosure Agreement he signed by attempting to engage insider trading. CCP, who is monitoring us closely, almost instantly discovered his actions and has banned his accounts. The councilmember has since resigned his seat on the council."

Since this was an approved statement in a CCP dev blog I felt confident in saying he's been banned, but like you said, questions still remain. Specifically:

Is the player himself banned from the game, or simply the accounts involved?

As this was an NDA break rather than a EULA violation, does this mean he's able to run for re-election? (And if he's no longer a subscriber?)

If I get a response from CCP on this I'll update this article.

I can't decide if someone thinking this "exciting" and "significant" is more funny then sad or more sad then funny.

It is neither. A passing blurp that won't be remember in a week in a game that is only barely remembered now.

I can't decide if someone thinking this "exciting" and "significant" is more funny then sad or more sad then funny.

It is neither. A passing blurp that won't be remember in a week in a game that is only barely remembered now.