That's true, I used started out by using faucets. It's great way to start with Bitcoin and learning more about it along the way.
I started out with faucets too, everyone did.
It was a big waste of time, but alteast I learned how to use bitcoin, and how to not waste time on useless work.
I dont see why it should be banned, it is still good for entertainment if you like to waste your time.
I didn't start with faucets. I bought my first Bitcoins in very early 2013. I have for fun tested some faucets in 2014 to try to get as much as possible for my efforts. It was a waste of time. Nearly 2 days of fully trying to get as many satoshi's as possible, just made me $0.28!!
The weird thing is that most people consider it a waste of time, but still these faucets attract huge loads of visitors every day.