I have few questions since is the first time I see "auto-banned" so what this means since I see is the same thread as "nuked".
How can someone "auto-ban" himself and why he or she would want to do this in the first place?
Autoban means when one user breaks forum rule(s) and detected, he or she will be automatically banned but it will be handled and banned by forum moderator, not by bots.
Nuke is the harsh punishment and it is mostly applied to user who is considered as spam with multiaccounts.
The main difference between autoban and nuke are:
- Autoban: posts of that user will be remained.
- Nuke: all posts of that user will be automatically deleted trashed immediately when a moderator clicks on his/her Nuke button.
It is my guess:
- With autoban you will have opportunity to have a successful ban appeal and see your ban lifted after that.
- With nuke, I have not yet seen a single user got un-nuked.
What is raw data and what is used for? Do we regular user need it or can we make use of it?
Raw data means you have to do some steps technically to get human-readable and interpretable results.