and if I should advise you, I will say that you create this thread using your main signature banned account since that signature banned don't limit your posting in the forum, there is no need to create a new account for that purpose.
In addition to the account getting a signature ban for 1 year, I think the account also gets a ban for a certain period of time, it could be 7-30 days. After the ban period is over, he can be active again on the forum without a signature.
I saw several accounts in the same campaign as OP, there were about 5 other accounts that got the same ban. Some in the Stake campaign seemed to have happened too. But only OP made the thread, some others might have given up.
Oh, nice to read this feedback from you, my friend, now I understand why the ops have to create a new account to make this thread anyways I believe such punishment is always as a result of an offense and I believe the best thing to do is to go along with the moderator's decisions, also he should have been warned before now, I believe the forum system gives everyone the room to improve, but if I such improvement punishment is then granted out on such an account.