@Goplat said:
If it were an anti-asshole measure, people who got banned wouldn't be allowed to re-register
They do, it's called a perma-ban. You have to really fuck up to have that happen though.
It's actually a really effective LART. Usually you get probation (banned from posting for a variable period) for being an idiot, but if you're a huge tool or just keep screwing up in small ways then BAM, you've lost 10 bux of your own money and have to pay 10 more if you want to come back. Those that re-register tend to be much better behaved afterwards.
Although there was that one guy that got banned and went insane, re-registered about 15 times and got banned within minutes each time...not sure what he was trying to prove there. Bloody hilarious though.