# Drowning out others is okay in the Pit, but I wish it weren't

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drowning-out-others-is-okay-in-the-pit-but-i-wish-it-werent/1031211/160 "2026-07-03T15:36:40Z")

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Hmm, I wonder why Sam\_Stone hasn’t posted in a while?

> [@Suspension of 7 days for Sam Stone, again hijacking threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-of-7-days-for-sam-stone-again-hijacking-threads/999783):
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> @Sam_Stone is being suspended for a pattern of frequently hijacking discussions. He has accrued 6 formal warnings in the last 3 years for hijacking, plus more than 20 mod notes. In order to retain his posting privileges when he returns, Sam will have to be alert to the topic and forum he is posting in. We’ve been very patient with @Sam_Stone, but that patience is running very thin now. When he returns, he has to be diligent to avoid hijacks. Especially in FQ, GD, P&E, ATMB, #breaking-news and to…

Nah, can’t be because he was, probably, one warning short of a ban.

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