I can understand where you're coming from there, but if me making sure somebody can't openly lie about donations while trying to ask about becoming a GM is me looking bad, then I want to look like Mike Tyson.

It's not about the money at all but rather about the way he tried to take advantage of a situation and was serious about trying to get into a trusted GM spot and referencing an imaginary donation as a big reason as to why. Moreover, when I gave him the chance to make the donation and fix the matter (both privately and publicly) he shrugged it off. I originally told him he'd be gone if he doesn't fix it, but I decided to let him stick around simply because of how active he is on the boards and there's no reason to ban him just for him to come back under a new name the next day. Still though, he's going to need to address and fix this because you don't try and gain a trusted position in our fed by claiming you donated.

You're right though... he could donate $1 and that would show me he understands never to make this sort of mistake again. Sure, going as low as just $1 would be laughable and would show he's being ignorant in a way, but at least it would mean he took the steps he previously thought he was too good to take, and it would be the end of it.