OOC bans are inappropriate for locked accounts. They have already been punished by the Titans/Tom. They will auto-pause/auto-abdicate in a couple days, if the account is permanently locked.
Not only that, but only Tom and the Titans know exactly why an account was locked. You could be OOC banning someone who's unit had an inappropriate name, or who asked someone to not go to a tournament. Or they may have been inappropriately locked as part of a multi-sweep, and could be unlocked in a day or two when things shake out.