# i protest the banning of thanatic! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 29, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608 "2016-01-29T20:21:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/1 "2016-01-29T20:21:03Z")
There were so many, many cruel things I wanted to say to and about him. I feel muzzled. Banning him exposes exactly the shallowness of critical thinking skills typical of STEM majors. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/2 "2016-01-29T20:23:41Z")
Who? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/3 "2016-01-29T20:24:40Z")
Thanatic, struck down in his prime by TPTB, just like Malcolm X. You should start a poll thread that asks a hypothetical question about this type of situation. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/4 "2016-01-29T20:56:56Z")
A black poster would have protested the banning so much more convincingly. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/5 "2016-01-29T20:59:46Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > A black poster would have protested the banning so much more convincingly. Whom do you think you’re talking to, Elf? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/6 "2016-01-29T21:08:27Z")
I didn’t think the board encouraged talking about the departed, specifically to avoid giving them the lurking satisfaction of finally mattering to someone or something. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/7 "2016-01-29T21:13:51Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I didn’t think the board encouraged talking about the departed Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon _should_ be talked about. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/8 "2016-01-29T21:14:49Z")
I’m with **Skald**. So much territory yet unexplored. So much entertainment yet to be had. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/9 "2016-01-29T21:22:53Z")
Who do you think is the smartest banned poster? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/10 "2016-01-29T21:25:15Z")
Who do you think was a better mono-maniacal banned poster; thanatic or cladking? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-protest-the-banning-of-thanatic/744608/11 "2016-01-29T21:25:37Z")
**Moderator Action** It’s nice to have a bit of humor in ATMB for a change, but this is still taking a pot shot at a departed poster. Let’s not do this in ATMB. Thread closed.