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15 years?! I didn't know moderators could set arbitrary dates for a "temporary suspension". A month would be reasonable for a first offense I would think.
by gorrillamcd 13y ago
15 years?! I didn't know moderators could set arbitrary dates for a "temporary suspension". A month would be reasonable for a first offense I would think.
- peeters 13y agoIt was an automatically created "session" user (http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/44557/why-should-i-register-my-account http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/44557/why-should-i-r...), an anonymous user given an ad hoc account which they can later convert into a normal account. I don't know that issuing this ban in itself blocks that person from signing up for another account tomorrow. Places like Wikipedia get more sophisticated to prevent so-called "sock puppetry", I'm not sure if SO does the same automatically when an account is banned.
- klodolph 13y agoAccounts are cheap. Free, in fact. Length of suspension should be related to the severity of the offenses (in this case, vandalism and abusive/offensive speech) and the likelihood to commit additional offenses (in this case, high because the user vandalized the question many times).