Originally Posted by
skinny
Well, it's meant to be more than just funny.
Consider that we have an entire thread devoted to the public shaming/outing of individuals who are banned(btw,what is a sockpuppet?)
Just FYI. That thread was borne from members frequently asking why someone was banned and asking for details starting threads demanding the reasons. Sometimes there were several threads regarding the same member. Although the
details aren't really given, the reason and length of time is given. It truly wasn't meant for shame but it seems the questions and new threads asking why have stopped.
It also helps in other ways too.
For example. In the beginning, we were getting complaints regarding "Rick Rolling" - the one that won't go away - and causing one to shut down their computer entirely in order to get rid of it. This was causing issues at work (some people were in the middle of projects and lost what they were doing). With PMs and warnings about Rick Rolling, some continued to do so, and were temporarily banned for it. Now
because members see that you can be banned for it, we very rarely get Rick Roll links.
A sockpuppet is another account a banned member starts in order to come back before their ban time is up.