I was also banned several months ago, but I don’t think it happened because I created a CLAUDE.md file or anything like that. I have no idea why I was banned, since I only used Claude Code for typical CRUD projects - where AI really excels.
Here’s my timeline:
1. Claude Code stopped working.
2. I received an email about the ban.
3. Fine, time to contact support. I've wrote to them.
4. I got an automated message saying they were reviewing my case.
5. I received a refund (I had a Pro plan) in the meantime.
6. After a few days I got this funny email:
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7. Wait, you banned me and now you’re sending me this email? Seriously? Okay, I decided to participate in the survey. Unfortunately, when I selected the option that it was due to a bug or some issue, they ended the survey. No gift card.
8. A few days later, I received an email saying they couldn’t reinstate my account because I had violated their usage policy. How? No idea.
9. After a few more days, I got an email saying they had reinstated my account. They also mentioned they believed it was a bug.
Maybe Scott isn't at the forefront of the research by some standards, but I still consider him a prominent figure in the field. Independence of ZFC, Busy Baver Frontier paper, "Who Can Name the Bigger Number?" essay. He did a lot to popularise the topic and posed some interesting ideas or conjectures (Beeping Busy Beavers for example).
It is not directly comparable because LwM2M was originally developed for device management, while MQTT is primarily used for transferring telemetry or other opaque data.
My personal gripe with LwM2M is that it uses CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol) as its primary transport protocol. Since CoAP is based on UDP, you’re forced to rely on DTLS for authentication and encryption. Managing sessions with DTLS can be quite frustrating, and unlike TCP, there’s no reliable indication of when a session is closed by your peer.
Another issue is that it doesn't strictly follow the client-initiated communication pattern and can receive unsolicited messages from the server. I have found this to be very unreliable in real-world conditions for Device Management use cases.
> That's why I think it is good to pay your kids for chores or good grades so that they start learning financial responsibility early.
Have you ever read "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn? He states that rewarding for the things you mentioned inhibits the desired behavior in the long run.
Haven't read it but I remember reading about a study where they would watch some kids play with toys, record which were their favorite ones and then in another play session give them sweets for playing with their favorite toys after which those toys would no longer be their favorite.
However even though most people don't enjoy their work we must learn to get past that in order to achieve our goals, might as well learn this early imo.
Personally I hated most of school, pretty much every subject that wasn't math or programming. Rewards did motivate me to learn those things I didn't like.
So maybe only reward them for doing stuff they already don't like doing but would be good for them. If you see your kid doing well in math but poorly in history only reward them for history.
Doesn't inhibit them but makes the activity not pleasant because your mind is attaching the work itself to external motivation. You don't do it because you want to (for the pleasure of it), but for a paycheck and humans don't enjoy activities like that if they're not starving.
Honestly, I don't think there are very many people who wash dishes for pleasure. If you have a kid who loves cleaning for fun, by all means, don't pay them to do it.
1. Claude Code stopped working. 2. I received an email about the ban. 3. Fine, time to contact support. I've wrote to them. 4. I got an automated message saying they were reviewing my case. 5. I received a refund (I had a Pro plan) in the meantime. 6. After a few days I got this funny email:
Hi there,
We're reaching out to people who recently canceled their Claude Code subscription in order to understand why you decided to cancel.
We'd like to invite you to participate in an AI-moderated interview about your experience with Claude Code—including what improvements you'd like to see us make.
This approach uses an AI interviewer to ask you questions and respond to your answers, creating a conversational experience you can complete at your convenience.
Here's what you need to know:
The interview takes 15-20 minutes to complete This interview will be available until Monday October 13 at 9pm PT For completing the interview, you'll receive a $40 USD (or local equivalent) Amazon gift card within 3-5 business days Please complete only one interview per person As much as possible, help us know you're not a bot by showing your beautiful human face!
Your survey may terminate early if you record illegible video content (ex: overly loud environments, aren't well lighted, etc) Participate Now
This interview is administered by a third party, Listen Labs. By participating in the interview, you agree to Listen Labs' Privacy Policy. Anthropic may use your responses to improve our services and follow up.
Your honest feedback—whether your experience was positive, challenging, or mixed—is invaluable in helping us understand how to make Claude Code work better for developers like you.
Thank you for your time and insights!
–The Anthropic Team
7. Wait, you banned me and now you’re sending me this email? Seriously? Okay, I decided to participate in the survey. Unfortunately, when I selected the option that it was due to a bug or some issue, they ended the survey. No gift card.
8. A few days later, I received an email saying they couldn’t reinstate my account because I had violated their usage policy. How? No idea.
9. After a few more days, I got an email saying they had reinstated my account. They also mentioned they believed it was a bug.
It was crazy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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