If an established member can vouch and run the pass on point with you in a support capacity, I could see it. But, I don't know. If you hang about for a while and reconnect with some I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem after a few months. Are you active on any other boards? That'd be a viable option, to run it there.
But, I don't know. Just my two cents. I surely am not any authority on this.
If you have to have a member vouch for you in some capacity, then that by itself should be a turning point. That just means he has to find someone that knows him let the rest of us know how he deals in things because none of the rest of us know him at all. All rules are up for interpretation when there are circumstances such as these, but this guy hasn't made a post in forever and immediately jumps back in wanting to start a pass??
I don't understand how anyone can remotely seem as if they are willing to let this go on even if the guy does have a co-host. This should be shot down without a thought or discussion.
Even if for some reason this were to be allowed to happen with someone helping him, he would still need to link in the 3 passes he says he has been in to show he complies with the other part of the rule. A simple "I believe i participated in atleast 3 cigar passes since i've begun here although it's spread out over a few years"
doesn't work.
(Jon, I only quoted your post to make a point on vouching for someone)