# Ask The Guy Who Was Banned For An Hour! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241 "2003-12-11T00:27:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/21 "2003-12-11T03:16:55Z")
what did it feel like to be banned? ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/22 "2003-12-11T03:41:48Z")
Are you the mod’s bitch now? (I mean that in a respectful way) ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/23 "2003-12-11T04:07:00Z")
Why do you suppose people plant trees under powerlines on a parkway? ---
**Author:** ![Macrophage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Macrophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macrophage)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/24 "2003-12-11T04:44:29Z")
Why o why did u get banned? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/25 "2003-12-11T05:23:12Z")
Did the mod conclave all wear black hoods and hold flickering torches as they cast you into outer darkness? Just how much chocolate (in pounds) does it take to win the forgiveness of certain admins? ---
**Author:** ![Call\_me\_Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Call\_me\_Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Call_me_Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/26 "2003-12-11T06:11:49Z")
[Joke]I’m considering buying a Chrysler, what are your thoughts on this?[/joke] ---
**Author:** ![jesleigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jesleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesleigh)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/27 "2003-12-11T06:54:54Z")
Why didn’t you run far away while you had the chance? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/28 "2003-12-11T07:20:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Cause I like Ingrid Bergman, who played Ilsa Lund in Casablanca. Query for you, “Mr. I’m a Straight Dope Ex-con”: Why don’t you explain the origin of your Doper Name in your signature, like **Tuckerfan** does? It would save lots of wailing and gnashing of teeth for you. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/29 "2003-12-11T12:01:03Z")
Why I got banned and reinstated is beside the point, and not where I or probably the mods wan the discussion to go. Search the oast couple of days in the Pit. > [@](#): > > what did it feel like to be banned? Cold and hopeless. > [@](#): > > Just how much chocolate (in pounds) does it take to win the forgiveness of certain admins? When Lynn is pissed, there is an event horizon covering the state of Texas, immediately melting all chocolate any fool is stupid enough to try to carry, 😃 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/30 "2003-12-11T14:03:22Z")
**Moderator’s Notes:** > [@](#): > > No, no… it is a joke thread, sort of, and it’s okay - because this is where theyy go. Not the Pit. Dan, can I ask you to please stop speaking for the staff? Thanks, we appreciate it. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/31 "2003-12-11T15:15:10Z")
I’m not speaking for the staff. Why on earth would you think I was? Don’t joke threads go in this forum? They certainly have up to this point. So, to answer your question, of course you can ask. I do not now, nor have I ever, spoken for the staff. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/32 "2003-12-11T17:16:12Z")
Dan, I wasn’t necessarily speaking of your comment that joke threads belong in this forum - that’s correct and unassailable; it’s also good advice I have no objections to members offering advice on where certain types of threads are best placed. It was more that you seemed to be giving an imprimatur of approval over this _specific_ thread; the first portion of your statment. It is entirely possible that this be a joke thread and it still **not** be “okay.” In that case, the forum in which it properly belongs, would be of no import. I’m sorry if I read more into your words than was intended. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/33 "2003-12-11T17:21:12Z")
Why does **World Eater** have such a burning dislike for you? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/34 "2003-12-11T17:50:18Z")
Hell if I know. Jesus Christ. Mr. B too. He is way more acidic and cruel than WorldEater. ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/35 "2003-12-11T18:22:55Z")
Hey, don’t forget me! I’m in the club, too! At the time it happened, a few people I knew at school posted on the boards, too. They all offered condolences. I can’t remember how long I stayed banned, I think it was on the order of two weeks. And **Chavardz** - not really but kinda. I definitely make a much bigger effort now not to post anything that would anger the mods, as I know I’m perpetually on somewhat thin ice. For example, I’m kinda worried about posting this, but I can’t see anything disrespectful. I will also say that it did warm my heart a little to see a thread posted in defense of me in The Pit. Nice to know that someone out there’s actually enjoying what I contribute around here, lord knows that I enjoy what all of you put in. LC ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/36 "2003-12-11T18:38:07Z")
Oh, I remember that. Good to see you reinstated. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/37 "2003-12-11T21:54:21Z")
> [@](#): > > ]Hell if I know. Jesus Christ. Mr. B too. He is way more acidic and cruel than WorldEater. Now ya see? That, right there, is why I might have misgivings about a thread such as this. The likelihood of it devolving into unflattering characteristics of members. **That’s** the kinda thing that I won’t tolerate much of in this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/38 "2003-12-11T22:32:21Z")
Ok. I’ll refrain from that sort of behavior. If you don’t want this thread active, I don’t care if you close it. ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/39 "2003-12-12T01:40:44Z")
When are you going to get back to your 100 favorite movies threads? Last I heard, you had 97 more to go. ---
**Author:** ![Lando\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lando\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lando_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241/40 "2003-12-12T02:23:39Z")
I was gone for a week on vacation. What were the circumstances of your banning/reinstatement? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-banned-for-an-hour/218241.md?page=3)