My opinion (I was already asked - I was the player Chewy censored the name and thank you for that Chew) was given before seeing the chat and I voted for no punishment (well, I suggested his crits to be "frozen" for a period of time and rules to be set for him if there weren't any).
Now, reading the chat I can say that personally I would have done the same.
It says:
For me it means that I already have those. If it were meant to get them later then why not "wish to get" ? I agree English is not my native language and I might not understand it properly...
Then it's this:
Again, it implies that he could take crits but not big stocks.
Was it a misunderstanding? It seems so.
But from a misunderstanding to jail him it's a big step. As Nimmy said: fang, fenrir, phantom orchid and others were given same powerful role and they had to mess up strongly to be punished and having their roles taken away. Why the change with Aethon? Btw: I don't think he did wrong and I think he should not be punished. I am just trying to see the situation from another point. If you think he did wrong why this big fuss? DD did a LOT more wrong when you worked with him last year. A LOT. And in the end you gave him a medal and made him king of the labyrinth.
I know md is not a fair game but this "incident" looks like a witch hunt.
Aethon has done more in MD in one year that others have done in 5. I will give examples for both if needed.
He's a resourceful, cunning and witty person. He EXPLORES and INVESTIGATES everything. He's smart. He's not afraid to do stuff and it's not bound by any strings to anything like some.
Now, as I said in the first response I have given: there has been an almost similar precedent:
https://magicduel.com/page/Announcement/view/818
Those guys got TONS. Yes, they had the crist removed and got a slap on the hand.
So if you want a precedent, this should be it. Although please remember the numbers: drach eggs - 5 was the smallest number while Aethon got 1 (ONE!) horseman and 2 shades (which btw: I have 2 as well and even sold a 3rd one - and no, not taken from the recruiting place).
So yes, imo Aethon should not be punished.