"Soandso got banned!!!"
These posts always cofuse me. I have played over 8 years, now on a smurf for awhile... and I am, lets be honest, a snarky a**. I chat constantly (CONSTANTLY), talk mad chit, and yet... I was chat muted once for 24hrs... a few years ago.
I have walked away from my keyboard for awhile, lost my mind on people... no bans. I also don't completely melt down on people and start shrieking profanities for the entire length of a game. I don't actually violate the rules... and... no bans. Four accounts across two servers. Nothin. Despite all of my consistent, snarky, assery.
Maybe the people posting these threads are fullochit... just a theory. Better yet, they likely don't have the full story.