[WikiEN-l] Assume bad faith, for banned users.

[Luna]

There's an easy way to get another chance: come back on a new pseudonym, and
avoid whatever problematic behaviors and areas that led to your being
blocked/banned in the first place -- or, even avoid anything that might lead
people to realize you're the same person. If your editing is beneficial to
the project, and avoids old prowling grounds, it's probably unlikely that
anybody will make the link between your new account and your old one(s). If
you want to help, just come in, lay low, and help out.

If, on the other hand, you come back and keep causing problems, or
repeatedly use socks to demand redemption, somebody's likely to make the
connection, and another block will probably result. Repeatedly mashing your
head is certainly a popular method, but what I've personally seen in
community after community suggests it's not very likely to work, on the web.
Better to just start a new identity and build a better reputation from
scratch.

That's my opinion, anyway.
-Luna