I can answer part of your question, a member can be banned before he or she ever answers a thread if that person does things that aren't allowed here. For example, having multiple identities, or posting spam or someone's profile page. Many would be spammers are banned almost immediately because people who are members of the welcome committee check for certain things and report would-be spammers to JMuedog. Regarding the green light, I have see that happen before too and sometimes a green light will appear and someone really isn't online. I was having a phone conversation with someone and they said my green light was on and I hadn't even been on the computer that day yet. Also, admin sometimes using fake/dead accounts to check on certain aspects of Yorkietalk so you might see the green light, but I don't know if these special accounts actually say "banned" or not. If you have a question about this person account, I suggest you check JMuedog or Wylie's Mom, Admin might take a while to actually see this question. |