I do not know if some one has already pointed this out but I can say that the sigban is not targeting hero and legendary ranks alone, some other ranks like full member, senior member ranks have been a victim of the ban too..

And if you check the modlog, you will discover that even a User with newbie rank was sigbaned some couple of minutes or hours ago, and this, I am actually wondering why/what could have lead to a newbie who hasn't even qualified to wear signatures getting a sigban  - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3717970

But what I definitely will agree to is that the sigban will probably affect the high ranking members more than those in the lower ranks, but I believe that so long as you are not a spammer, and you always make sure to adhere and keep the rules of the forum, then there is nothing to fear..

You just need to look at his trust profile and understand who he is and how long ago this user was warned about using AI. However, he should have been banned forever, since the rules prohibiting publications created with the help of AI were introduced much earlier than the recent bans that are being discussed throughout the forum today. I don't think he's "in danger" of participating in signature creation companies in the future, as he's already tarnished his reputation as an AI user.


Edit: How clever that sounds, considering that it looks like you've also been stripped of the right to carry a signature .

Users who use AI for posting and plagiarism too need to be banned permanently, not only signature ban. I know about the AI guidelines but banning signature for AI or plagiarism abuse is too soft ban.

A signature ban was used probably because the user was reported recently and it's easily to take action now than waiting for that user to rank up to higher rank and ban him at that time. Because it will require spending extra time for checking in the future while it is not worth spending time with spammers.

If you want to blame someone publicly, then you should have clear and transparent evidence. You may create a reputation thread about what went wrong with you and if Nutildah was involved with that, point it clearly. I know when banning power is given to general users like us, then probably there will be a lot of controversy, and we may see many more similar threads popping up.

However, everything depends on the administrator. They know to whom they should give that power, and also if they misuse that power, it won't take time to remove them from power. So if you believe something went wrong with you, then create a new thread or write personally to theymos regarding your issues. No group controls the forum; only moderator groups keep that clean.

You are trying in vain to explain to this user what "black" and "white" mean. In his interpretation, nutildah will always be wrong. It's enough for you to read his debates on the use of AI (in the relevant topic) and make sure that it's easier for some people not to explain and prove anything than to waste their time getting a positive response. No matter what the forum does for the convenience and improvement of users, there will always be those who say, "I'm against it," despite how convenient it seems to others.

In the end, his trust, left by many users, will say more than what he tries to prove every time.

How about something like a decentralised team
Makes things faster and effective in seeing things from different views.
Maybe top accurate reporters could play a role
I doubt Theymos still update that or any badge would be apportioned.

Exactly. I understand the need to be radical but implementing this wouldn't cost the forum much
And could help not just in improving overall quality but also traffic.
I doubt who was caught would want to face an harsher punishment later.
They can use the probation period to grow.

You are not a rookie.
You're an experienced user, who must have multiple accounts, and you're using alternate accounts to undermine discussions and distract from you.

For me, it is not to be trusted.

I don't think that you are even closely aware just how deep this issue goes, and I don't mean you personally to isolate you in some way -- many users have been complacent, naive, unaware (for intentional or unintentional reasons), or they are simply refusing to accept that things are as bad as they really are (which is often a coping method of weak minds). After a short period of here and having read many posts in many boards, I have right away seen that most of the responest is the lowest junk possible. Unless many users have medically defined retardation, it is clear right away that most users deliver the most generic/minimum effort shitposts imaginable. Then if you are good at pattern recognition, based on posting behavior, merits sent or not sent, and other things -- you could easily see that somewhere upwards of 50 to 90% of all accounts currently enrolled fall into one or several of these categories:
1. Shitposter.
2. Account farmer.
3. Boosted account.
4. Colleague of someone from 1/2/3.

There is absolutely no need to be lenient towards people who have been abusive for a long time, that must be an example of the worst kind of liberal rot that there is.

This kind of leniency is ridiculous, and even more it is ridiculous to ask for the same punishment for different offenders who have different severity of offense. There is not a single valid reason to give someone who is a borderline shitposter a 120 day ban and to give the same ban to an extreme shitposter that has been doing the same pattern for years. Furthermore, any kind of period that you get is your probation -- there is no need to soften a "probation" or complicate any of this. Lastly, there must be an impact on traffic and that is a good thing -- this is how you solve problems. If you have a place where 90% of the traffic is shit or bots, there is no reason not to get rid of that traffic -- This forum is not a business and it does not depend on this traffic.