double secret probation sucks. They (big Brother) will become bored with you soon...stick with it!
seriesly ... mods check all posts by new sign-ups? (I hate the term ‘newbie’)
I fear some mods are more ‘enthusiastic’ than others and ban new posters simply because they don’t agree with them v. there being a legitimate violation of rules or tin foil posts. Someone I know personally was banned shortly after signing up, and when I read the post I couldn’t figure out why he’d been banned .. it’s at the personal discretion of a given mod? who knew?