My only thoughts after reading this whole thread (which took way too much of my time)…
As AffiliateGuardDog: CR/RA should have notified the affiliate of the issue BEFORE/DURING the closing of the account. There is no excuse for this. It doesn’t matter what happened, the affiliate should be notified so that they don’t keep sending over FREE traffic. That is just not right.
As an emotional affiliate: I would be very unhappy if my account were closed and I were not notified… Just like I am upset when an affiliate program changes their link structure and doesn’t notify all affiliates (outside of posting on a forum or 2 about it after the fact)