Thread:TheNocturalNeutron/@comment-46035990-20200923151532/@comment-24258073-20200925235400

BluefireFlames wrote: Idk why all the alt accounts have such a similar name... it's like, if you're trying to EVADE a ban, why make it as clear as day who you are? If I got banned and wanted to make an alternate account to evade it, I wouldn't call it "BluefireFlames2" or something like that. That's just begging to have all of your accounts blocked infinitely and/or across all of Fandom.

(Yes, I know that admins can use IP checks to reveal sockpuppets, so making alts is pretty useless anyway, but if you want to at least have a decent head start, DON'T MAKE IT OBVIOUS!) You shouldn't be encouraging trolls and vandals to abuse multiple accounts, which is exactly what you're doing, even if it isn't your intention. You're basically giving trolls and vandals a head's up on how to get better at evading.

By the way, for what it's worth, some trolls and vandals couldn't care less about making it clear as to who they are. Some trolls and vandals love the reaction they get from users when they notice them evading blocks.

I can think of a few trolls and vandals that fall into that category. They eventually get bored and expose themselves. Because then they can create more accounts and repeat the cycle.

I used to think that the purpose of trolling is to see how long you can last without getting indefinitely blocked. But as I became more experienced, I found out that that isn't the case, and some trolls actually ask to be blocked.