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Dan123456:
Now this thread is basically dead, just outta curiosity, why are alt accounts a no no?
I know it is pretty much a standard practice for forums to have rules against them and respect that you guys have the right to make and enforce whatever T’s and C’s you like :) That said, I’ve never understood the reasoning behind that rule specifically it so figured I’d ask now it’s come up :)
Is it just because most people with alt accounts are usually using one to be a dick or using them as a way to circumvent a ban etc.?
Obviously this case is pretty clear cut as their previous account was banned before but have always just wondered why the rule about alt accounts was there :)
Halcyon:
--- Quote from: Dan123456 on December 26, 2023, 05:10:49 am ---Now this thread is basically dead, just outta curiosity, why are alt accounts a no no?
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Because 99.9% of the time, it's a spammer, troll etc... If you contacted one of the mods or Dave and had a genuine reason to have a second account, we'd consider it.
We don't ban users lightly. It usually take a lot for someone to be banned (if they aren't just a bot/spammer) and generally it's as a result of many reports from other users, telling moderators to get fucked* when they've been asked to pull their head in, or if they are just overtly causing trouble.
On the flip side, I've unbanned people if they come to be and genuinely apologise for being a dick. I completely understand that there are people who are neurodiverse and sometimes things can be taken the wrong way, or they are just having an "off week". We're humans too.
* If I'm faced with abuse when I'm genuinely trying to help and provide second, third or fourth chances, you'll lose that fight. I'm sure the other guys are the same. If I wouldn't accept a certain behaviour in-person, I won't accept it here. Hiding behind a keyboard isn't an excuse to be abusive.
Dan123456:
--- Quote from: Halcyon on December 26, 2023, 05:17:13 am ---
--- Quote from: Dan123456 on December 26, 2023, 05:10:49 am ---Now this thread is basically dead, just outta curiosity, why are alt accounts a no no?
--- End quote ---
Because 99.9% of the time, it's a spammer, troll etc... If you contacted one of the mods or Dave and had a genuine reason to have a second account, we'd consider it.
We don't ban users lightly. It usually take a lot for someone to be banned (if they aren't just a bot/spammer) and generally it's as a result of many reports from other users, telling moderators to get fucked* when they've been asked to pull their head in, or if they are just overtly causing trouble.
On the flip side, I've unbanned people if they come to be and genuinely apologise for being a dick. I completely understand that there are people who are neurodiverse and sometimes things can be taken the wrong way, or they are just having an "off week". We're humans too.
* If I'm faced with abuse when I'm genuinely trying to help and provide second, third or fourth chances, you'll lose that fight. I'm sure the other guys are the same. If I wouldn't expect a certain behaviour in-person, I won't accept it here. Hiding behind a keyboard isn't an excuse to be abusive.
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Ah awesome! That makes sense :)
I had always seen that rule on pretty much every forum I’ve been on and was just a little confused as to why it was there :P
Thank you so much for the reply :)
EEVblog:
Yes, forums have to have rules like ban evasion for obvious reasons, otherwise you might as well just have a free-for-all forum with no rules and no bans.
Electrodacus created this account to avoid the ban, and we eventually noticed. He's asked or his old electrodacus account back. I personally don't recall what he was banned for in the first place.
Obviously we don't just ban for talking about physics like we have here, we even let wacy free energy people discuss stuff on the forum if they are aren't otherwise creating trouble and generating user reports.
EEVblog:
FYI, after discussion we have agreed to reinstate the Electrodacus account.
The Dacian account will remian banned as we generally don't allow multiple accounts as a rule.
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