# I Thought Announcements Weren't Made for Sock Bans?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-announcements-werent-made-for-sock-bans/745179>\
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**Created:** [February 4, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-announcements-werent-made-for-sock-bans/745179 "2016-02-04T21:56:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-announcements-werent-made-for-sock-bans/745179/1 "2016-02-04T21:56:04Z")

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Yet there is a recent announcement Malacandra was banned for being a sock.

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-announcements-werent-made-for-sock-bans/745179/2 "2016-02-04T21:58:50Z")

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[As noted previously](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=751250), exceptions are made occasionally for posters who have been around for a long time.