# BANNED **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 28, 2000, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned/43009 "2000-11-28T11:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned/43009/1 "2000-11-28T11:13:27Z")
Why can BANNED memebers still post? What does BANNED mean, if not that they are banned? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned/43009/2 "2000-11-28T11:18:23Z")
In short, “BANNED” means that a person can no longer post. Where did you get the impression that a banned poster was still posting? If not deleted by an administrator or moderator, the posts of a banned poster (made prior to being banned) can still be seen, if that’s what you mean. But they can’t post AFTER being banned. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned/43009/3 "2000-11-28T11:26:52Z")
Thanks Coldfire! I got the impression that they can post after being banned because I see so many posts with the poster listed as “BANNED”… made me wonder… Thanks again! Please close this thread, if you would! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned/43009/4 "2000-11-28T11:32:17Z")
As you wish 🙂