# Ace0spades deserves your approbrium scorn and contempt **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 2, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945 "2002-11-02T02:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/41 "2002-11-04T18:01:48Z")
See what the cat drug in? BTW **elucidator** , I found about half your posts to be written in King James version and the rest resemblant of Good News For Modern Man, but all were delightfully New Testament. Well done man. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/42 "2002-11-04T22:06:34Z")
**Sparticus** : “[…I don’t (deliberately) post in the Pit…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142310)” You don’t, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2002, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/43 "2002-11-04T23:26:56Z")
::apropos of nothing:: I guess this is what is known as the proverbial “Ace in the hole.” ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/44 "2002-11-05T04:44:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\*As I noted in my post, he’s in time out… \*\* I _so_ wish his status was listed as “In Time Out” instead of “BANNED”. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/45 "2002-11-05T07:08:56Z")
And I so wish “BANNED” was currently appearing under another poster’s name in this thread. What the hell is he still doing here, anyway? Sheesh… Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/46 "2002-11-05T08:38:04Z")
It’s me, isn’t it? I always knew you hated me, **Esprix**. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/47 "2002-11-05T17:14:33Z")
_{gives **Miller** a big hug}_ C’mere you little ragamuffin… Esprix ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/48 "2002-11-05T17:29:03Z")
[sub]fnord[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/49 "2002-11-05T23:43:37Z")
This shall be a day long remembered. It has seen the end of Spade-obi, and will soon see the end of the… What? Only two weeks? Aw, consarnit. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/50 "2002-11-11T18:06:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \* > \*\* > via e-mail. > A banned (or suspended) user posting to the board by proxy via another username? Very much frowned upon. \*\* How come? They wouldn’t be breaking any rules, such as reregistering under a new name. ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/51 "2002-11-11T19:29:30Z")
**dantheman,** I would assume that it’s because the point of banning or suspension is to remove said poster from the boards. For that person to post via proxy would kind of defeat the purpose of a banning/suspension. Sua ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/52 "2002-11-11T19:30:43Z")
When we (temporarily) ban a poster, we mostly want them to shut the fuck up. We even want them to shut the fuck up by proxy. Now you’ll see the violence inherent in the system. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/53 "2002-11-11T19:33:39Z")
Well, is it against the rules, or is it merely ‘frowned upon’? Is it in the FAQ? Not that I disagree with the intention; just wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/54 "2002-11-12T01:58:21Z")
It would seem to me that it is a violation of an inherent rule: if you’re banned, you’re not allowed to post. Posting via another poster isn’t much different than posting under another username after you’ve been banned. Banned = No Permission to Post. Posting by proxy would still be posting, and thus a violation of that nonpermission. Shows what _I_ know. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/55 "2002-11-12T02:23:57Z")
Good enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/56 "2002-11-12T04:06:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homebrew \* > \*\* I _so_ wish his status was listed as “In Time Out” instead of “BANNED”. \*\* I’m not supposed to create a custom member status, even though I have the ability to\*. Generally, we either ban or warn people, we don’t put them in time out. I felt that the problem warranted more than a warning, but less than an outright ban, so I compromised. \*We’re saving custom member status for rewards, not punishments. **Dijon Warlock** is exactly right in his reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/57 "2002-11-12T11:17:38Z")
Not to nitpick, but if he’s only suspended temporarily, why give him the banned tag? You can remove the posting privs without that, right? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/58 "2002-11-12T11:26:26Z")
Yes, I CAN remove his posting privileges without the banned tag. However, I’d have to write him a letter, telling him the details, PLUS everyone will still be under the impression that he’s a Member In Good Standing. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/59 "2002-11-12T11:35:56Z")
Ha! After this thread? Just kidding. I know these things frequently can be more complicated than they seem at first. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945/60 "2002-11-14T00:59:00Z")
Lynn, wasn’t one person branded “Too Stupid to Live” or some such thing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ace0spades-deserves-your-approbrium-scorn-and-contempt/134945.md?page=4)