(11-18-2024, 01:41 PM)Bob Schroeck Wrote: ...That is indeed an interesting coincidence. I don't particularly remember anything about iloveicecream; we'll need to look at their contribution history and see if there are similar patterns. If they were banned several years ago it's too long to do a checkuser, but if we can spot similarities in their edits or obsessions we may indeed have a ban evader. On the other hand, they were a good enough contributor, at least initially, that we thought they deserved a promotion to automod, which raises the question whether we should ignore a possible ban evader who's actually improved.
Thoughts, Rob, Geth, Brent?
I say we ask them to come clean if they are a ban evader. Willingness to do so or proof they are not a ban evader would be a mitigating circumstance to determine our next step. If they have measurably improved and are willing to be a civil and productive member of the community if they were formerly banned, I'd be open to letting them stay pursuant to their honesty and/or proof they are not the same person.