# Just curious about banned poster's posts disappearing. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 24, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930 "2004-06-24T02:23:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930/1 "2004-06-24T02:23:36Z")
I am NOT trying to be nosey about why anyone got banned. It’s possible my mind is playing tricks on me, but in the “Attention Ho” thread (which I’ve been checking regluarly - LOL BTW, all you attention ho’s) a new poster called “Picasso Feet” or something like that posted several times. Now, Picasso Feet has been banned, and I’m not concerned about why, but I’ve noticed that several of this person’s posts I _think_ I remember from that thread are now gone. I remember them as being slightly disjointed, but not offensive in any way that I can clearly discern from memory. Or, like I said, I’m hallucinating. It’s finals week, so I have an excuse. So what happened to Picasso Feet’s lost posts? I don’t even know why, but I’m extremely, extremely curious. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930/2 "2004-06-24T02:32:30Z")
Generally a banned troll’s posts get deleted. Chances are **Picasso Feet** was a known troll. It seems to be simply a policy of the board mods and admins. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930/3 "2004-06-24T02:43:21Z")
I see that next to **Picasso Feet** ’s name it says “18 posts,” but clicking on “Find all posts by Picasso Feet” turns up only 15. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930/4 "2004-06-24T02:56:50Z")
I removed some of the banned poster’s posts. My internet connection went down last night, and I haven’t really gotten back to work yet today. It was someone who didn’t want to pay the subscription fee, and decided to re-register instead. Lynn For the Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930/5 "2004-06-24T03:58:51Z")
The general policy is that posts from trolls (or from multiple-named jerks) are deleted. If we left such posts up, it would be an invitation to these critters to continue their bad behavior. By disappearing the posts, we are trying to see to it that there is no “reward” for bad behavior. Sometimes, this causes hiccoughs in the smooth flow of conversations, of course, or in memory spasms as per the OP here. We’re sorry about that, but that’s the fault of the trolls and jerks. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-about-banned-posters-posts-disappearing/251930/6 "2004-06-24T14:01:09Z")
Thanks for the quick answers! I’m straightened out now 🙂