# Banned Members **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 1, 2004, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-members/237707 "2004-04-01T11:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-members/237707/1 "2004-04-01T11:52:05Z")
I was following yesterday where **Dogface** managed to get himself banned for excessive flaming (I can’t remember if it was in The Pit of not…). Does a member get an chance to defend themselves or is there a chance that someday I’ll log in to find out that my a/c is dead? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-members/237707/2 "2004-04-01T11:58:34Z")
Just read this thread… > **[SDMB registration agreement as of 3/24/04](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=247049)** > > The agreement below spells out the rules by which SDMB users are expected to abide. Changes since the last version are indicated in bold. Current changes are intended to (a) clarify rule enforcement in light of the switch to paid subscriptions, and... so you can just close this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-members/237707/3 "2004-04-01T12:49:47Z")
Noted and closed.