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    This question is already answered by the FAQ: "If you don’t need to use pronouns to say something, that’s fine. We ask that you use pronouns as you would naturally. If you’d use them in a sentence, use them; if not, don’t. Problems arise when a person or group feels singled out by having pronouns used for other people but not for them. If you're writing normally and naturally and it comes out pronoun-less, then that's fine." Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 4:23
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    @Aza: Not really. Will a user's old writing style under the old CoC be held as a standard to judge someone's writing style under the new CoC? Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 4:26
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    @jxh Yeah, I still stand by my prior statement. This requires human judgement and a case example in order to evaluate. Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 5:03
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    As Aza stated, this is very much one of the specific edge cases that need to be actually looked at when it happens. In essence, I would say if you stop using pronouns for everyone altogether and consistently don't, that's fine. Even if you did before. It'll become a new pattern in time, and that's okay. However, as it is a very specific case, it may vary from case to case, the above is the general thought on it. Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 5:11
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    @CesarM so even if we speak the way you demand, we might still get a ban? Is that what you mean? English isn't my mother tongue. If so what are the rules for banning someone that changed the way he talks and stopped using pronouns completely. Please provide examples. Commented Nov 24, 2019 at 9:31