I was reading the recent igotit thread in the Pit, which is now locked, and was thinking if the BANNED label is more trouble than it is worth. I mean, everybody could see that igotit was banned, and questions are automatically asked. It happens quite frequently, and is obviously a source of irritation for the mods and admins, because it usually winds up as a bashfest.
Obviously, when someone acts like a jerk, and is thusly banned, a label is quite useful. It gives users an idea of what sort of behavior will get you banned. However, in igotit’s case, she was just another sock of a banned individual, but hadn’t posted anything particularly offensive as igotit. Why call attention to it? Just ban her and leave the labels alone, no muss no fuss, right?
Just as a fer instance, Flamsterette_X didn’t know igotit was a sock, and thought that igotit’s recent posts were the cause of the banning, which wasn’t apparently true. Has the administration thought of using the BANNED label only for those screen names that have violated the jerk rule, and leaving the member status alone for socks? Just a thought.