Sure, I can believe it happens.
but like
why tho
It's been like eight years since I was admin, so I really don't remember details. But I seem to remember every case being someone trying to be a martyr after a clique on the forum got their collective panties in a bunch.
Some guy starts to troll, other people throw **** back, it becomes a whole
thing until mods come in and babysit for a bit, then the troll tries again, everyone tattles, and the troll then goes, "I'm a terrible person and I can't keep it in check, ban me please." Then I do, 'cause, whatever. They can do better things.
(And it's not even permanent. When you have access to the site's database you can change whatever the **** you want. Sometimes I messed with friends' posts to alter what they said in tiny ways without a "last edited" tag, convince them they wrote it.)