# "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:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/41 "2005-03-19T12:35:43Z")
Thanx **Idaho** , I read the link you gave. Yeah, some interesting stuff. I guess I’m just being unrealistic in wanting to know everything all at once. Actually it’s kinda fun trying to figure out all the asides and catch phrases. Most of them are really funny and quite imaginative. Oh well, time will tell and it makes my learning experience more fun! Thanx again 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/42 "2005-03-19T12:48:21Z")
DAMN :smack: ,Hit the button too soon! Two more ?'s I meant to pose in my last post. In my meanderings through the old threads I notive some of the banned posters had really cool user names( notwithstanding the fact they were assholes ). Are these user names now verboten? Mine really sucks, I used it out of necessity more than any creativity on my part to originally sign on. Yes I know we are entitled to ONE change but if I do that, I want to do it soon. Can any of these old names be used? Also what is a “registered user”. I’ve seen that also. Thanx and I’ll leave you all alone now! For a while anyway! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/43 "2005-03-19T13:02:43Z")
> [@gommsn](#): > > Are these user names now verboten? Yes, a name can never be reused. It’s a shame really - some good names only got used for a few posts - but that’s the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/44 "2005-03-19T20:56:16Z")
And “Registered User” is a glitch. I don’t know exactly what causes that one, but I’ll bet you’re only seeing it in really old threads, attached to names that don’t post any more. ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/45 "2005-03-19T21:15:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And “Registered User” is a glitch. I don’t know exactly what causes that one, but I’ll bet you’re only seeing it in really old threads, attached to names that don’t post any more. You’re right **Chronos** , It was only omce and it was back in "02. Since it was only once, it made me curious\> Thanx 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/46 "2005-03-19T21:17:14Z")
And yes, Preview is our friend! :smack: ---
**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 19, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/47 "2005-03-19T21:58:52Z")
> [@gommsn](#): > > It was only once and it was back in '02. Are you sure it wasn’t in 1960? ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/48 "2005-03-20T20:17:56Z")
> [@Sample\_the\_Dog](#): > > Are you sure it wasn’t in 1960? Uh…What do you mea…I don’t understa…OH, Wait a minute! Now I get It!!! OK, It took me a while but I DID get it 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chaparralv8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@chaparralv8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaparralv8)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376/49 "2005-03-21T01:20:44Z")
> [@LordVor](#): > > 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. Am I gonna get warned for bad automotive/driving advice? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-posting/294376.md?page=2)