Ok so I was reading the user using AI on BTT thread and seen a comment that got me thinking. Comment is below.
I think that admin is thinking of giving this member a clean start, so everyone get ready to detect AI generated posts.
Campaign managers should pay close attention to this member, if I was in that position I would not accept him in my campaign.
This forum is using a pretty cool feature and allowing users to teleport their accounts from the other forum to here. Most forums you sign up, create your account, and start making your persona from the actions you do. You can use any username that isn't taken, you can even use a reputable name from another place you are or have been a part of. Some would do this trying to fool people and scam, but that's not the point of this thread.
Being as users teleport their accounts, we know that they are the same person from the other forum. Why shouldn't their reputation follow them? If they wanted a fresh start, why wouldn't they just make a new account, new username, and leave that name in the past?
I see people (mainly staff) saying things like giving them a fresh start or whatever and if they start acting up we will give them badges, but a leopard can't change his spots IMO. Since we are not just making random names upon signing up and we are directly importing our persona from the other forum, our reputation should IMO follow us. If someone wants a clean fresh start, then teleporting should not be the route they take.
I get it, they don't want to start over, but that's the choice they make when making an account here. I was a scammer or cheater on the other forum, do I make a new name new persona for myself or keep the same name and hope nobody pays attention???
I do believe that some cases are up for debate such as the case I was reading when this topic came to mind. This is not a thread about that particular user, it's a thread in general on the subject. Yes there are some cases where an exception could be made but not many.
This is not a thread to beat up admins either. They have the right to run the forum as they see fit. Just curious how everyone feels on the subject.