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Genuine victims will eventually be able to get their accounts restored via support after they’ve contained the problem, This part didn't actually happen though
by sp332 4y ago
Genuine victims will eventually be able to get their accounts restored via support after they’ve contained the problem,
This part didn't actually happen though. They are still banned.
- bowsamic 4y agoThat is by far the least important part of this decision
- sp332 4y agoAs a deterrent for abuse, it makes sense to suspend lots of accounts up front, pending investigation, and then let them back selectively as they are reviewed slowly. But if you're not doing the review, it makes no sense to ban lots of users while not addressing the root cause. That's just a way to run out of users.
- bowsamic 4y agoI don't think that github is at risk of "running out of users". If the cost of doing the review is greater than the cost of losing those wrongly banned users, it makes literally zero sense to do the review