# Guest?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/42311>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 22, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/42311 "2000-11-22T16:58:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/42311/1 "2000-11-22T16:58:19Z")

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Sometimes I see someone’s status listed as “Guest”. How does a person get to be a guest?

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/42311/2 "2000-11-22T18:11:49Z")

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“Guests” are attached to posts dating from prior to the software changeover (UBB to vB). I _believe_, all posts made on the old UBB system have “Guest” attached to them. I won’t swear this is 100% true, though. Suffice it to say, that no one has now, nor ever in the past, been able to post with a “Guest” status. This is a feature that is controlled by the administration. We’ve chosen to not allow “Guests” to post, only folks with a “Registered” status; other message boards may do things differently and allow people with “Guest” status to post.