I think the assumption that just because someone is a "newbie" that they are young, new to bitcoin, or don't know what they are talking about is just naive.
A newbie most probably won't plagiarize for sig earning in 2014. I was not here at that time but I doubt there were sig campaigns for the newbies, tho I haven't searched about it.
Maybe he did it to increase his post count, maybe he did it unintentionally or maybe intentionally... there could be a reason and the reason already punished them.
I found a thread that
somehow got split from another thread talking about signature campaigns from 2014, and someone suggested a
table that implies some deals might have spots for a "newbie" rank.
Even if there is no financial incentive to plagiarize a post, an adult should know better. I stand by my point that a person is still an adult if they had recently registered on an internet forum.
I think the assumption that just because someone is a "newbie" that they are young, new to bitcoin, or don't know what they are talking about is just naive.
In this particular case, the user - after the ban - wrote in his ban appeal
that he was young indeed when that happened. In his case I think even the "milder" two-month ban and one-year-sig ban is a little bit harsh, albeit I think it's still in the OK range.
Fair point. I would still expect him to be acting like an adult. He also said that he was sleep deprived, which I think is a strange excuse.