There are currently (as of a week ago or so) 346.808 Newbie accounts that have at least logged-in during 2018. That is by far the largest segment of users on the Forum, multiplying by over six the aggregate of all other ranks that have at least logged-in during 2018.

Without going into the details (real accounts/ bot accounts/last active month), the sheer numbers of Newbies on this forum during 2018 is an indication of the amount of content creation that they are likely behind. Furthermore, objectives differ wildly here on the forum, ranging through being informed, asking/resolving questions, contributing solidly to discussions, chasing quick crypto-bucks through campaign social, posting for campaign quota purposes, etc.

It’s when someone decides to cut corners to achieve his objectives, often with an implicit lack of respect for the community, that getting banned becomes a feasible option: cheating, plagiarism through copy/[spin]/paste, posting nonsense to comply with campaign quotas are the main ban reasons. Those all constitute cutting-corner attitudes, that flood the forum with spam, and go against what the forum tries to stand for.