# "Banned" Posters Posting??? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 13, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376 "2005-03-13T22:23:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/21 "2005-03-15T15:49:18Z")
> [@Domukon](#): > > OK I’m here. Now where’s this anti-gravity machine for teen goats? You just missed it. The MPSIMS crew just came over and picked it up for the initiation room. They were giggling like schoolgirls. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/22 "2005-03-15T16:05:23Z")
\*\*Hal Briston \*\* is gonna be ticked! He’s been working on the RoboGoat for months, and now we have the AGMTGoat instead. All that work, wasted. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/23 "2005-03-16T01:23:24Z")
> [@HG Pennypacker](#): > > Has that ever happened to someone just because they had an unpopular opinion? The only ones I can think of are , , and probably . > [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Did I getcha? Did you click on the links? You broke my mouse! ---
**Author:** ![HG\_Pennypacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HG\_Pennypacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HG_Pennypacker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/24 "2005-03-16T02:29:39Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > © banned persons who try to sneak back in under a different name. How many current posters would you guess are returning bannees? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/25 "2005-03-16T04:57:31Z")
The staff Magic 8-ball is on the fritz, so an answer is hazy, at the least. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/26 "2005-03-17T05:52:26Z")
> [@HG Pennypacker](#): > > What are some examples of things posters have been banned for because they wouldn’t stop talking about them? o\_O IIRC, **handy** was one such poster. He consistantly gave such poor medical advice in GQ threads that he was specifically warned to never, ever give medical advice in a GQ thread again. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/27 "2005-03-17T17:24:42Z")
> [@HG Pennypacker](#): > > What are some examples of things posters have been banned for because they wouldn’t stop talking about them? o\_O :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![HG\_Pennypacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HG\_Pennypacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HG_Pennypacker)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/28 "2005-03-18T07:08:11Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > :dubious: 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/29 "2005-03-18T12:04:01Z")
> [@HG Pennypacker](#): > > 😕 I believe **Lute** is suggesting that the o\_O smiley can be exchanged for :dubious: ? Although I’m not 100% sure what o\_O means! ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/30 "2005-03-18T12:29:07Z")
> [@HG Pennypacker](#): > > How many current posters would you guess are returning bannees? One. That’s my guess. Will you let me know if I’ve won a fabulous prize? 😉 [Yes, folks, I’m just kidding.] ---
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/31 "2005-03-18T12:45:17Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > What **Poly** said. > > In addition, sometimes when a person is banned, all their posts are disappeared. Plus all their bases are belong to us. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/32 "2005-03-18T12:55:51Z")
> [@NothingMan](#): > > Plus all their bases are belong to us. You **know** what the Administrators will zap you with if you keep that up, don’t you?! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/33 "2005-03-18T12:59:53Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > You **know** what the Administrators will zap you with if you keep that up, don’t you?! 😃 That’s right, and if your faithful furry friend happens to be next to you, well… you know what happens then… ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/34 "2005-03-18T19:38:47Z")
> [@Sample\_the\_Dog](#): > > That’s right, and if your faithful furry friend happens to be next to you, well… you know what happens then… But only for a short time, less than half an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/35 "2005-03-18T20:27:34Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > But only for a short time, less than half an hour. And only if they zap you with a 1920s style Death Ray that has a short in it. ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/36 "2005-03-18T20:47:00Z")
I started this thread and got my answers fairly quick but I swear, for the last 25 posts, I haven’t understood a friggin’ thing you guys are talking about! I hope I get smart real quick! :smack: ---
**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:** [March 18, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/37 "2005-03-18T20:58:34Z")
> [@e-logic](#): > > I believe **Lute** is suggesting that the o\_O smiley can be exchanged for :dubious: ? That’s a correct interpretation. There’s another one but it’s best left unsaid. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/38 "2005-03-18T21:17:24Z")
By the way, **H G Pennypacker** , how’d that lunch with Indians go? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HG\_Pennypacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HG\_Pennypacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HG_Pennypacker)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/39 "2005-03-19T03:28:51Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > There’s another one but it’s best left unsaid. 😉 Why is that? o\_O ---
**Author:** ![Idaho\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ba9def/32.png) [@Idaho\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idaho_Red)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/40 "2005-03-19T08:52:15Z")
> [@HG Pennypacker](#): > > What are some examples of things posters have been banned for because they wouldn’t stop talking about them? o\_O Yeah, let’s talk about those things :dubious: > [@gommsn](#): > > I started this thread and got my answers fairly quick but I swear, for the last 25 posts, I haven’t understood a friggin’ thing you guys are talking about! I hope I get smart real quick! :smack: Much of what has been said has to do with in-jokes, some of which you can learn about here: [Glossary Of SDMB Terms](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=301499) There are explanations and links to the original threads (if it started on SDMB). And welcome to the board! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376.md?page=3)