# Joke about using the -Search All- function and get banned? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 23, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510 "2001-07-23T04:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Living\_Dead\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Living\_Dead\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Dead_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/1 "2001-07-23T04:56:02Z")
Not to revive an earlier mess, but I just noticed[this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78217) while surfing through MPSIMS. Is it coming down to banning people for minor infractions and possible joking? Anyways, he was a cool poster, I’ll miss him. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/2 "2001-07-23T05:01:40Z")
This was discussed when it happenned. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76571](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76571) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76901](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76901) ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Dead\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Living\_Dead\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Dead_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/3 "2001-07-23T05:13:12Z")
\*Originally posted by Dr. Lao \* > [@](#): > > This was discussed when it happenned. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76571](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76571) > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76901](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76901) Check the link I posted. ---
**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/4 "2001-07-23T05:20:07Z")
Apparantly Morrison wasn’t kidding. I believe that you can ask the administration to temporarily ban you. It’s just way too addictive here and some folks might have a problem staying away for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/5 "2001-07-23T05:29:29Z")
**Morrison** didn’t get banned for joking about using a so-called search thing. No, instead, he got banned for dissing Godiva chocolate. Never, EVER diss the chocolate!! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/6 "2001-07-23T05:29:38Z")
Holy shit! I hope that’s what happened, bare. I didn’t see him do anything ban worthy. Not that I read every thread every day. ---
**Author:** ![eirroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/7 "2001-07-23T08:03:52Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by bare_ > Apparantly Morrison wasn’t kidding. I believe that you can ask the administration to temporarily ban you. > \ But wouldn’t they have put on sabatical, like they did for Cruncy frog? Seem’s so much nicer than banned unless you deserve it. Wow, Morrison’s lament gone :eek: I’ll miss him. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2001, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/8 "2001-07-23T08:53:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Living Dead Guy \* > \*\*Not to revive an earlier mess, but I just noticed[this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78217) while surfing through MPSIMS. Is it coming down to banning people for minor infractions and possible joking? > > Anyways, he was a cool poster, I’ll miss him. ☹ \*\* Don’t assume that you’re gonna see what leads to someone’s banning. For instance, if we find out that someone’s using a sock, or someone’s using a script, we generally ban without notifying the TMs. Using a script on the Straight Dope server is BAD, OK? Using a sock puppet on the SDMB is BAD, got that? And don’t assume that either of these offenses are the reason why ML was banned. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/9 "2001-07-23T09:25:03Z")
Yeah, 'cuz when you _assume_, you make an _ass_ out of _you_(u) and _me_. Or something. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/10 "2001-07-23T10:33:36Z")
[Homer]Assumumptions make an “ass” out of “u” and “umptions”[/Homer] Arguably still my favorite line and one I never miss an opportunity to use when someone trots out the old cliché in a meeting. pan ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/11 "2001-07-23T13:39:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\* > Don’t assume that you’re gonna see what leads to someone’s banning. > > For instance, if we find out that someone’s using a sock, or someone’s using a script, we generally ban without notifying the TMs. Using a script on the Straight Dope server is BAD, OK? Using a sock puppet on the SDMB is BAD, got that? > > And don’t assume that either of these offenses are the reason why ML was banned. > > Lynn \*\* No offense, **Lynn** , but if **ML** ’s banning was NOT as a result of the linked threads or a request by **ML** , would you please tell us or give us a link that explains why he was banned? I completely understand if a sock puppet or someone using script is banned forthwith, but **ML** has been around for a while, and as far as I know was neither… and lots of us liked him (even if we may have disagreed with some of his opinions…). Your post leads me to think that there is more here than meets the eye… would you mind clueing us in?😃 Thanks! ---
**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:** [July 23, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/12 "2001-07-23T23:49:35Z")
Since you ask so nicely…among other things, ML was using a sock. I’m not free to discuss HOW we found out, nor am I free to discuss his other misdeeds. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/13 "2001-07-24T00:09:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Living Dead Guy \* > **Check the link I posted.** I just assumed you were talking about **Silo** from the thread title. My apologies. [sub]that’ll teach me not fully read the OP[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/14 "2001-07-24T06:45:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > > Don’t assume that you’re gonna see what leads to someone’s banning. > > For instance, if we find out that someone’s using a sock, or someone’s using a script, we generally ban without notifying the TMs. Using a script on the Straight Dope server is BAD, OK? Using a sock puppet on the SDMB is BAD, got that? > > And don’t assume that either of these offenses are the reason why ML was banned. > > Lynn \*\* This may be better with the about this message board. But it is relevant to this topic. I am not a great web geek. I am a better non-web geek I guess. What is using a sock puppet? Or a script on the Straight Dope server? Sounds like stuff that I have never done, yet will get me banned if I do? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/15 "2001-07-24T07:48:07Z")
If you don’t know what it is, **Road Rash** , then you won’t have done it. A sock puppet is a second (or third, or fourth, whatever) screen name registered by the same person. Whether it’s to irritate, abuse or amuse varies, but generally you don’t need two ‘personalities’ if you’re posting normally. A script is more techie, but basically covers any kind of automated program or code used to gather information from the server that hosts these boards. Since the server is rather heavily taxed at the moment there’s a good chance that a script may add to the burden and any delays in accessing the boards. It’s a shame about **ML** using a sock puppet. He always seemed a decent bloke and an interesting poster. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/16 "2001-07-24T09:43:21Z")
I know that this isn’t _strictly_ on topic, but… **Crusoe**? **Crusoe** Why in the bloody hell to you bastards keep changing your names? How am I supposed to keep track? Nyargh! to all of you! pan ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/17 "2001-07-24T09:45:31Z")
Oh, c’mon, Kabbes, don’t tell me that my SN switcheroo confused you. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/18 "2001-07-24T10:24:56Z")
Who are you again? Are you related to that **Bo Diddly** chap? I always wondered where he went, disappearing so suddenly like tha… hang on… I’ve just figured it out! You’re the same person, aren’t you! ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/19 "2001-07-24T10:35:55Z")
Dammit, **kabbes** , you worked out my past identity. NOw I have to change names _again_. Maybe next time I won’t add a “formerly known as” sig either! (and then my evil masterplan will be complete!) ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510/20 "2001-07-24T10:59:34Z")
So, **Crusoe** , are you saying that YOU used to be **Bo Diddly**? Dammit, I really thought that I had it cracked there for a minute. Who am I again? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-using-the-search-all-function-and-get-banned/73510.md?page=2)