# Can banned posters still read the board? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 26, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476 "2003-11-26T23:30:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/1 "2003-11-26T23:30:09Z")
I had asked this in the **Handy** thread in the pit, but it was locked before it could be answered. (fully). I’ve heard \ that banned posters are not necessarily able to read the board - a particular ISP can be blocked to prevent any access, not just posting privilages. Is this the case? (Just curious, you understand.) ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/2 "2003-11-27T00:05:57Z")
Generally speaking, anyone can read the boards. Not necessarily quickly, of course. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/3 "2003-11-27T00:13:51Z")
Humm. Well, I received a conflicting report from a Banned poster (who shall remain unnamed). Apparently, shortly after they were banned, they were unable to even read the boards, where as I was having no problem, whatsoever. I assume it was an unrelated computer problem that just happened at the same time? Or is this sometimes done by the Admins? (Blocking a particular ISP.) ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/4 "2003-11-27T00:52:29Z")
I did say, “generally speaking.” ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/5 "2003-11-27T02:06:47Z")
OIC Thanks then. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/6 "2003-11-28T21:32:56Z")
OK, I think. Imagine, a conspiracy theory here at the SDMB… Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/7 "2003-11-28T22:04:04Z")
?!??! I think I better go lie down with a cool cloth over my eyes. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/8 "2003-11-28T22:50:13Z")
I was once accidentally IP-banned (they were after someone else and there was a typo), and I couldn’t read the boards. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/9 "2003-11-30T04:08:03Z")
Right. Not a conspiracy of Handy, a different conspiracy. Never mind. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/10 "2003-11-30T14:04:27Z")
There’s no shortage of conspiracies, especially around here, especially if you’re credulous. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/11 "2003-11-30T16:02:40Z")
he says meanacingly, nonchalantly fingering his NAZI medallion. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/12 "2003-11-30T18:55:21Z")
\<_snort_\> ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/13 "2003-12-01T22:22:33Z")
Can someone please close this thread, 'cus now it’s just absurd. Posts are in, posts are out. People with less than 5 posts are theorizing about bizarre alien abduction theories for who Handy is. It’s kind of giving me a headache. Mods? Mod? Admin? Buler? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/14 "2003-12-01T22:37:30Z")
**SEE? SEE?** ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/15 "2003-12-02T01:18:38Z")
That’s “Bueller”, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/16 "2003-12-02T01:24:20Z")
To me, it looks like **alice** is talking to herself. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBarleycorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@JohnBarleycorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBarleycorn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/17 "2003-12-02T02:24:07Z")
I think Alice did that in the book as well. Might have something to do with the lookingglass? Have to dust off my Lewis Carroll and check. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-banned-posters-still-read-the-board/215476/18 "2003-12-02T04:22:12Z")
It’s a trap!