Yesterday, a contributor (questioner) on a site was suspended for 365 days. That very same person, with a thinly veiled avatar change, returns today as if nothing has happened! It would appear that it's OK for this to happen. What's going on here?
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1If someone is suspended and they create a new account, that's not ok. Nowhere in the rules will you find that's ok.– MastDec 28, 2019 at 8:58
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1However, unless that new account starts causing trouble there's a low likelihood of anything being done against it.– MastDec 28, 2019 at 8:59
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@Mast - So, this could continue, with avatar changes, ad infinitum?– TimDec 28, 2019 at 9:02
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An avatar change does not create a new user. The suspension is on the account.– MastDec 28, 2019 at 9:02
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@Mast - so a new account must have been created. Maybe new rule needed?– TimDec 28, 2019 at 9:04
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1See also: How should sockpuppets be handled on Stack Exchange?– Rebecca J. StonesDec 28, 2019 at 9:26
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It would appear that it's OK for this to happen.
No, it's certainly not OK. It's just that the ♦ moderators didn't notice the new account yet – they're not online 24/7. You can flag one of the posts for moderator attention and explain that's a suspended user breaking the rules.
I did that just before writing this answer, and the new account has now been destroyed.
answered Dec 28, 2019 at 9:09
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How did you find the user to flag? (Was it a job for the SEDE query again? :) )– FlakesDec 28, 2019 at 11:08
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8I just looked at the homepage of the site where the OP is the most active, and found a question with some suspicious comments.– Glorfindel ModDec 28, 2019 at 11:12
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3+1 for the hand drawn red circle. People have gotten lax around here. Dec 28, 2019 at 21:44
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