Granted, not everyone would take this approach. But don't condemn the poster. I've seen this done before and it worked out just the way the person intended. She was a young woman "raised in the truth" who was DF'd over close contact with a "wordly" BF. Afterwards, she and the BF left town and moved to another state and started a family. Several years later, they returned to the area, she came back to the KH and asked to be reinstated. Went thru the whole ugly process. Got reinstated which took about 8-9 months. Family had a big celebration. She was rarely seen at the KH again.
This was a large family of dubs, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. They ran the gamut from uber-dub to walking wounded.
Now, 20 years later, she gets a pass at family functions, sometimes goes to the convention in the summer with relatives (for the social aspects), and is always invited to gatherings and parties. She shows up for weddings and funerals. Some dubs avoid her, but most don't because her family is active and father is a long-time"prominent" elder.
So it all depends on circumstances, doesn't it? The organization is full of inconsistencies.