That would depend on how many banned users there were. Also, I don’t think there would need to be whole versions of the site for each banned user—there would just be dif versions computed on the fly.
I’m quite uncomfortable with the suggestion for another reason. It wouldn’t work—an active user would probably notice something was wrong in less than a day. If they were banned for excessive hostility, they’d presumably come back under another name.
My first thought was that it might be bad for the group to have people disappear for no apparent reason, but then it occurred to me that people stop posting for all sorts of reasons.
I actually think it would work pretty well. The banned user sees all of their contributions and any IP used by the banned user also sees their contributions. All other users and IPs do not see it.
That would depend on how many banned users there were. Also, I don’t think there would need to be whole versions of the site for each banned user—there would just be dif versions computed on the fly.
I’m quite uncomfortable with the suggestion for another reason. It wouldn’t work—an active user would probably notice something was wrong in less than a day. If they were banned for excessive hostility, they’d presumably come back under another name.
My first thought was that it might be bad for the group to have people disappear for no apparent reason, but then it occurred to me that people stop posting for all sorts of reasons.
I actually think it would work pretty well. The banned user sees all of their contributions and any IP used by the banned user also sees their contributions. All other users and IPs do not see it.