Not that my opinion is worth much but I'll say maybe a few coherent words.
I don't have anyone on ignore, the ignore function on this site is dog shit. I don't blame anyone for not using it. It's literally more annoying to have someone on ignore than not. Having that as a condition for not being perma banned is hilarious to me.
Derka is cool. He is actually really easy to get along with. I've had my fair share of arguments with him myself. Somehow, it's never escalated to the point some people like Motown have taken it. I'm sorry, but his whiny little spiel about Derka just "fixating" on him is horse shit and you should be embarrassed to fall for it. A lot of people push Derka's buttons on purpose, and he's one of them, and it is objectively bullying.
To be fair, you kinda make it easy on them, sometimes, Derka. Someone said it right earlier, just laugh at them and/or mock them as is the Surly way, and move on. Not responding at all like you were should also be acceptable, but I don't think reporting him every time was the right way to handle it, and that's not entirely your fault either.
Derka is a net positive for the board for his basketball knowledge and passion alone. I've said it before but you should all count yourselves lucky to have fans like him, bad taken along with the good. Texas has objectively struggled with fan support on and off and guess who's always there?
Immamac is objectively right in that he isn't and shouldn't be personally responsible for your mental health, but on the flip side he absolutely bears responsibility for turning this into a fucking circus. I've seen people say much worse shit to him in public threads than Derka said in PMs. Hell, people are calling you Katy in this thread. Can you imagine a graver insult?
This whole thing is ridiculous. There's no way he should be banned. You are just taking the easy way out because one of the moderators chose an objectively bad way of handling something that was demonstrably some pretty goofy ass bullying.
Also, any of you that flippantly dismiss mental health concerns related to posting because this is "just a message board" should probably go touch grass and/or experience the smallest amount of adversity in your lives for the first time.