Thread:SomeOrdinaryGamers/@comment-6425188-20130507123516/@comment-4332975-20130507140147

A permaban could be lifted. However, in practical terms, it won't be. If you get one, it means that you did something to earn one. The only way a permaban would ever be likely to be lifted is if it was decided that it wasn't deserved in the first place. For example, if the admin issuing it were to have made a mistake. As I understand it, the reason that the ban for AnimalinMe hasn't been lifted is because, even though we're reasonably it wasn't him that did it, it can't be proven for one thing, and he was still responsible for his account for another. So even if things went down the way he says, he's still responsible for allowing his account to be stolen in the first place. (That's why you should never tell your password to anyone, and be careful about leaving your computer unsecured when you live with other people.)