We have gone well beyond the message I wanted to convey. But for the sake of XKCD:386, let me dig a little further in this hole. You have just described two di

We have gone well beyond the message I wanted to convey. But for the sake of XKCD:386, let me dig a little further in this hole. You have just described two different things, with different names and different logics. The results of running both is the same but the two are not the same thing. Moderators sharing lists of usernames to ban versus the software itself banning users globally is not the same thing either. Again, the result is similar, but the process and logic are different. It is important to make a clear distinction between similar processes. But yes, you're right, the results are identical and most users will not see the difference.