# 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:** 16
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/301 "2022-07-01T17:29:46Z")
> šŸ”® My reply is no ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/302 "2022-07-01T17:30:48Z")
My reply is yes ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/303 "2022-07-01T17:34:59Z")
**Discobot** I still loathe you. Do you still hate me? @discobot fortune Tripler I wonder how ā€˜authenticā€™ this reply will be. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/304 "2022-07-01T17:35:00Z")
> šŸ”® Cannot predict now ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/305 "2022-07-01T17:46:18Z")
Yay! @Discobot is here! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/306 "2022-07-01T17:55:46Z")
Are you sentient, @Discobot ? ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/307 "2022-07-01T17:59:45Z")
Are you sentient, or just parroting what your handlers tell you? @discobot fortune Tripler Stoopid rustbucket. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/308 "2022-07-01T19:32:51Z")
I started this thread, but Iā€™d like to know if I can opt out of being notified whenever someone posts to it. I donā€™t want to spoil yā€™allā€™s fun, but is there any way to do that, short of asking for it to be closed? TIA Never mind. I muted it, so keep on feeding this cybernetic troll. Iā€™m out. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/309 "2022-07-01T19:33:38Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I started this thread, but Iā€™d like to know if I can opt out of being notified whenever someone posts to it. I donā€™t want to spoil yā€™allā€™s fun, but is there any way to do that, short of asking for it to be closed? Change the threadā€™s setting from Watching to Muted. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/310 "2022-07-01T19:36:12Z")
Why wouldnā€™t you want to be notified of every exciting twist and turn in the Bot Who Must Not Be Namedā€™s saga? ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/311 "2022-07-01T19:36:16Z")
Thanks, **G\_C**. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/312 "2022-07-01T19:36:28Z")
Discobot it would be very disheartened by your attitude. If he is sentient. Or genuine. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/313 "2022-07-01T19:37:49Z")
I just prefer that all of my blue dots go to something I _might_ be interested in. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/314 "2022-07-01T19:40:55Z")
Fair enough. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/315 "2022-07-03T01:11:07Z")
@discobot - Are you familiar with the song ā€œDisco Duckā€? And do you like to sing along to it? Be honest, and do not decieve the board. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/316 "2022-07-03T01:11:08Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/317 "2022-08-17T18:51:10Z")
@discobot I hate you. ---
**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, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/318 "2022-08-17T18:51:12Z")
Youā€™ve disabled me in your preferences. You need to allow new user onboarding tips to interact with me. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/319 "2022-08-17T18:52:30Z")
So when disabled, it remains ever as annoying, but it loses anything resembling a useful function. That was a good design choice. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/320 "2022-08-17T20:25:23Z")
Thatā€™s new. . . When I had inadvertently disabled **discobot** , it simply didnā€™t respond to my callouts _at all_. Tripler @discobot, I know _protocol droids_ with more charm than you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496.md?page=17)