As I said, lets wait til we are told what happend before you overreact. Dont rule out either way, Andy wouldnt just be blocked for no reason (its a block, a ban is from whole forum, block from part of it), even if it may be a rash decision. And no you cant act however bad you want and just get warnings. I dont mean in this case but in general, if you continue with the same unwanted behaviour after warnings, the only logical solution is to put action to your words, in this case being consequences to your warning for repeat offenders (just constant warnings are hollow).
But this is generally speaking, not only do we know the details, but it makes zero sense to block someone from just a section of the forum in a club site like that this. That makes it weirder for me then whatever rash decision that may have been taken against Andy. That he is just blocked from part of the forum. Makes no sense.
Dont know who Zlatan and Fliakis is, but Ze is a great poster and guy as far I have noticed. No idea how he is as mod, so you may know better. But I know what mods have to deal with, getting automatic aggressive reaction from troublemakers they deal with. Though its allways important to seperate your role as a poster from as a FM when you are "engaging" a heated argument with someone in a topic that is outside your FM duties.