HN offers no long-term benefits for having old accounts - the only signs of distinction an existing account can get is being throttled or shadow banned.
So practically it is better for you to warn me and hope that I compel, than ban me and have me getting a new all-good account promptly with no prior convictions.
I can see how I could worded both of these better, though.
I appreciate the last sentence in your reply, so thanks for that.
Old accounts have lots of benefits. One is that age confers credibility in the community and thus enhances your presence here. Account age, in fact, is one of the few sources of status on the internet that can't be faked. Another is that new accounts are subject to extra restrictions, and new accounts that break the rules get banned more quickly.
So practically it is better for you to warn me and hope that I compel, than ban me and have me getting a new all-good account promptly with no prior convictions.
I can see how I could worded both of these better, though.