# For the mods: How did Yogi Yorgenson get banned?

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**Created:** [August 26, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-mods-how-did-yogi-yorgenson-get-banned/78217 "2001-08-26T19:54:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![gorewonfla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@gorewonfla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gorewonfla)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-mods-how-did-yogi-yorgenson-get-banned/78217/1 "2001-08-26T19:54:27Z")

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I can’t figure out which of the many reasons there could be. Is it…  
No white supremacy allowed  
Instead of fighting ignorance, contributing to it  
No ethnic slurs allowed  
or another reason?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-mods-how-did-yogi-yorgenson-get-banned/78217/2 "2001-08-26T21:30:14Z")

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I’m guessing they found out he was a sock puppet. But it’s just a guess.

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-mods-how-did-yogi-yorgenson-get-banned/78217/3 "2001-08-26T22:42:38Z")

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I banned him because I felt that he was a troll. I’m fairly sure that this was a kid just out looking to cause trouble.

Lynn

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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-mods-how-did-yogi-yorgenson-get-banned/78217/4 "2001-08-27T09:17:57Z")

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It’s okay, Lynn… school’s gonna start again real soon.

Then you’ll only have to worry about bored, Ignorant old men.