# Banning disco\*bot **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [July 16, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496 "2020-07-16T14:06:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/201 "2020-08-16T22:23:04Z")
> đź”® Yes ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/202 "2020-08-16T22:37:19Z")
discobot, did you say that under duress? One for yes, two for no. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/203 "2020-08-16T22:38:05Z")
@discobot roll 1d1 ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/204 "2020-08-16T22:38:08Z")
> 🎲 1 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/205 "2020-08-16T22:38:08Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > @discibot roll 1d1 @discobot roll 1d1 ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/206 "2020-08-16T22:38:09Z")
> 🎲 1 ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/207 "2020-08-16T22:38:28Z")
That’s a yes! Yes, yes, to be exact. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/208 "2020-08-16T22:42:09Z")
That die is loaded. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/209 "2020-08-16T22:42:44Z")
Like the gun you held to discobot’s motherboard? ETA: And to be clear, I’m not just saying this because [of the nine likes discobot has given to date, five have gone to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot/activity/likes-given). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/210 "2020-08-16T22:45:21Z")
1. That was no gun ,it was a soldering iron. 2. That wasn’t his mother and I never threatened a circuit on it’s head. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/211 "2020-08-16T22:49:09Z")
I just realized, I may be the first “likes” ace on this forum! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/212 "2020-08-16T23:15:12Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > [@codinghorror](#): > > > > OK FINE! > > > > Generate a consensus around one additional thing Discobot can do (as a default) that would be useful / fun / interesting, and _just because you are Straight Dope and have such a fantastic history with the original 2012 introduction / announcement of Discourse_ … I will make sure this feature gets added. > > > > That is my gift to you > > > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > > Give us a theme we can choose where discobot does not appear, please. > > Instead of having to choose a specific theme, when the particular person might for other reasons prefer a different one, how about just an option in preferences to turn the bot off for that person? On its face, that appears to be a superior solution. I have the impression that putting it into user-enabled preferences would be a more complex (or possibly more vulnerable, from a security standpoint) undertaking. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/213 "2020-08-16T23:27:57Z")
There are indeed site settings to disable discobot – this should be discussed with your site owners / admins. I’m not sure what the purpose is of directing these comments to me, I don’t control the site settings here, but your site owners / admins definitely do! ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/214 "2020-08-16T23:48:47Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > I’m not sure what the purpose is of directing these comments to me I was replying to your post. Thank you for the information that admins can disable discobot; that’s useful to know. I suspect that right now they’re still busy with other stuff, but will probably get around eventually to addressing this one way or another. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/215 "2020-08-17T02:24:39Z")
The sense that I have, though, is that the folks with administrative permissions do not wish or intend to disable disco\*bot board-wide. This is why I’d like the opportunity to make it invisible to me, while being happy to live with people who want to see it…seeing it. Like I was able to choose wrt avatars on the vBB platform (a choice the loss of which is another regret of mine). ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/216 "2020-08-17T04:42:45Z")
Discobot, would people have forgotten that you exist if it weren’t for this thread? ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/217 "2020-08-17T04:42:47Z")
> đź”® It is certain ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/218 "2020-08-17T04:43:56Z")
Thanks @discobot, appreciate you clearing that up! ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/219 "2020-08-17T04:43:58Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/220 "2020-08-17T04:46:40Z")
Open the pod bay doors, discobot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496.md?page=12)