I call BS. Zanz answered back promptly?
He actually responds quite quickly to a select group of users, as long as they ask the right questions. The rest aren't worth his time.
So, when a respected staff member has an important question about a major glitch, zanz answers immediately.
When a random newb asks when the next update is, zanz doesn't respond at all.
This is, of course, if Cheesy's email is legitimate. It's possible that Cheesy could have faked the email in order to get people to stop being afraid of being banned, because that's honestly not a legit fear. I've done the glitch myself, as have others, and no one has been banned for it.