[whatevaa]

Somehow I doubt ban revocations were common, too much of a hasle. But yeah, inability to have communities is not great.

[bravetraveler]

(not the thread starter)

The lack of communities is why it seems unlikely. I remember several times successfully making my case and being unbanned!

Usually some friend of the admins was given power, they abused it, then you could go on a forum they hosted/make your case. People would chime in and so on

Children managed to "work from home" decades before the industry did

It wasn't a hassle, it was the point. Curate a community worth spending time in/with

Being denied served a function too. You learned about a community you don't want to be part of!