I've known of people who have asked the mods to ban them. Now, I've never spoken to any of them, so I'm curious as to why they would elect for e-suicide. Can anyone help me?
Self Banning?
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I have no idea. Maybe they feel like they're spending too much time on the escapist and know they can't control it?
Because forums can be a dreadful waste of time.
Because they're trolls and want attention.
Because they have authority issues and think that getting the mods to ban them is a way of manipulating authority.
Really, there's no central reason for all people to do it.
Because they're trolls and want attention.
Because they have authority issues and think that getting the mods to ban them is a way of manipulating authority.
Really, there's no central reason for all people to do it.
Maybe their roommate taught them a valuable lesson in never leaving their computer on while they're not home.
How does that even make sense? That's like saying "Kill me!" to a murderer then thinking "I'm the boss now, I gave him a command and he's executing it!"geldonyetich said:
OT: No idea why would anyone want to commit self-banning.
Maybe to not get tempted by this site again, maybe they need a break and want to make sure they don't log in.
Because they no longer want to come. Its 100 Times better than 'Forum Suicide'
Which is to troll until you are banned
Which is to troll until you are banned
Yeah, most likely this. If a person wants to leave I suppose its better to leave with people thinking of you in a positive way, rather then for you to left on a negative note by being banned for endless trolling.pimppeter2 said:
It's better to leave in peace where people can have fond memories of you then to just be forced out and leave everyone with an angry grudge.
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Three basic reasons for it:NimbleJack3 said:
* They may have internet addiction issues and use banning as a way to control them, but are too mature and sensible to do anything truly stupid to actually get banned, so they ask politely to the mods to be banned
* They may realise they're already about to be banned and prefer to be the ones in control of when it happens rather than worrying about it all the time
* They may just hate the place and feel like throwing a tantrum before they leave because it adds to their whole Internet Tough Guy thing and makes them feel (falsely) like they're the ones in control
I think the point is that with Mod-Assisted Suicide you can PM them and ask nicely to be unbanned. I've seen a couple people do it that way, one of them was just the other day. And she, who shall not be named here, did it because of stress levels and time issues. That way you can't casually go on because you have to be willing to write up the message and wait for a reply.Fraught said:
I see that most people have posted 'was stupid', but it doesn;t apply to people like Darth Mobius. I'm at a loss as to why people like him would want their account banned.
If it's because they want to leave, why not just leave your account instead of getting it banned?
If it's because they want to leave, why not just leave your account instead of getting it banned?