# Banned posters

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters/43410>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 30, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters/43410 "2000-11-30T18:37:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters/43410/1 "2000-11-30T18:37:15Z")

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I see many posters who have “BANNED” under their handle. If they are banned why are they allowed to post. Just curious.

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**Author:** ![Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/779978/32.png) [@Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zumba_The_Cat)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters/43410/2 "2000-11-30T18:47:38Z")

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They can’t post anymore after they are banned.

What you are seeing is the posts that they made before they were banned. Their old post aren’t deleted.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters/43410/3 "2000-12-01T02:07:09Z")

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This is 100% correct. Thanks, Zumba!