# And the BANNED played on

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-banned-played-on/145445>\
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**Created:** [December 29, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-banned-played-on/145445 "2002-12-29T01:48:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hayduke\_Lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-banned-played-on/145445/1 "2002-12-29T01:48:31Z")

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If a person is BANNED, what is to stop them from just using another E-mail address and re-listing under a different name?

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**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-banned-played-on/145445/2 "2002-12-29T01:54:54Z")

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The admins can ban by IP, and if a newly registered poster starts sounding like someone who was recently banned, you can pretty much guarantee that one of the admins is going to check their IP.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-banned-played-on/145445/3 "2002-12-29T01:58:22Z")

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There is a bit more to it than just changing emails. As for IP’s…just logging off and back on a dial up gives you a different IP.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-banned-played-on/145445/4 "2002-12-29T02:03:08Z")

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From the guidelines for posting FAQ:

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> If you have a question about bannings / banned users, the staff prefer that you e-mail a staff member (administrator or moderator) rather than asking publicly on the board.