The Chess Elite

I don't recall ever requesting to be a member of this club. I was openly sceptical of what I suspected was manipulation of Chess.com members and of what I suspected was a cynical attempt to present the chess.com "community" as an unpleasant experience that needed "cleaning up". However I was made a member and I received a number of requests to play for their teams in inter-club matches.

Now, half way through this match, it seems I've been thrown out. Why? Is it something to do with btickler's obvious and pointless feud with me? He/she feuds with so many people that doesn't seem likely. Also, two minutes before I was thrown out, I commented in the club that I had made a losing blunder on move 25 of the last daily game I won. Was it that?

I'd rather like to know why because I'm very sure that people are being manipulated in one way or another. Having said that, it WAS embarrassing, being a member of the Chess Elite.