Petunia, I totally understand that. I'd never do anything THAT extensive. I guess it depends on what I was banned for.
When I thought I was banned from a site- I went back under a different name just to post that I wanted to come back again. That wasn't TOO bad. I waited to get message from someone who could help me. And eventually I did. Turned out I hadn't been banned anyhow. I did something to my security settings and couldn't log in. D'oh!
That's what I'm talking about.