Dude, I had no idea who DM was or about the QT prank when that happened to me. I thought I was just joining a "Transformers" forum.
Fine....
An ADMIN at DM.NET pulled the prank. FACT.
DM participated in the thread. FACT.
DM banned me (based on his post in the thread). FACT.
What's wrong with my assuming DM had a part? If this "multimillion dollar" (as you say) Producer finds time to make the posts he did (read the thread!), how hard is it for him to reach for the mouse and go an extra step? No, I don't think I'm wrong in assumming DM played a hand in that fiasco.
It was pretty funny tho.... but also a bit scary.