I didn't read it that way, I think a common interpretation would be that he implied the maintainer was probably a martyr or was likely looking to become one, which even if it was partially joking would be taken as threatening to me.
I think a lighter interpretation like "We won't ban you unless you want us to" has a different context that usually doesn't follow a question about your service in particular banned, nor does it imply someone might have a specific "quest" to be banned - especially as a random person who also has had grievances with low communication to the point of making a competing API discord.
I think a lighter interpretation like "We won't ban you unless you want us to" has a different context that usually doesn't follow a question about your service in particular banned, nor does it imply someone might have a specific "quest" to be banned - especially as a random person who also has had grievances with low communication to the point of making a competing API discord.