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During the course of his 75-day ban (or "vacation" from OWOT), Lemuria developed a keen interest in the {{wpd|South Africa}}n city of {{wpd|Port Elizabeth}}, renamed "Gqeberha" in 2021. D9eoead originally did not consider this interest bait, but by mid-October, Lemuria had began to use the city as bait, sending the name "Port Elizabeth" in chat and canvas unprompted without context or correlation to ongoing conversations; consistent with his prior baiting behaviors.

Lemuria feels extreme disdain towards Port Elizabeth's name change to Gqeberha, believing that "Elizabeth" is a "beautiful name" that must be preserved on the map. D9eoead and other users argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and {{wpd|apartheid}} that should be erased, but Lemuria disagreed with this, believing the name change to be a completely pointless and ineffective measure. Lemuria further argued that the name could be separated from its imperialist roots, but Fern and d9eoead believed otherwise, the latter stating that it is necessary to abandon the name in the effort to completely erase imperialism and colonialism.

At the end of the day Lemuria reminded the community that he was only invested in the Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth drama as a result of his love for female names. He stated that he had no objections to other, similarly motivated name changes in South Africa.

This behavior had d9eoead worried, as he believed it was a sign that he did not change much during his ban. d9eoead pointed out similarities to pre-ban controversies, namely when Lemuria would put his interests above the beliefs or even livelihoods of other people. d9eoead pointed out that he did not care that much about other name changes in South Africa, stating that he disregarded the name's imperialist roots and the need to recognize African communities all in an attempt to justify his continued usage of the name "Port Elizabeth".