If all a ban means is losing a name, then what's the fucking point in the first place?
If we're going to be discussing bans we have to treat them as if they actually do what they say on the tin, even if they don't. Especially when you consider that (rightfully) the moderators are much more ban-happy towards very-new accounts. If they're also banning original accounts like it's a symbolic act that means nothing for petty bullshit reasons, you're reducing good-faith, long-term posters to the same treatment as alt-spammers.
If all a ban means is losing a name, then what's the fucking point in the first place?
If we're going to be discussing bans we have to treat them as if they actually do what they say on the tin, even if they don't. Especially when you consider that (rightfully) the moderators are much more ban-happy towards very-new accounts. If they're also banning original accounts like it's a symbolic act that means nothing for petty bullshit reasons, you're reducing good-faith, long-term posters to the same treatment as alt-spammers.
When I click on a Twitter link and it opens in browser instead of the Twitter app and I’m not logged in I usually give up on liking or replying.
Don’t underestimate the power of minor inconvenience.