# Kyle Rayner: Rebirth **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 29, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045 "2005-08-29T02:14:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/1 "2005-08-29T02:14:06Z")
Err, I hate to drop the dime on anyone, but it seems that [Kyle Rayner1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) has returned from the land of wind and shadows. Although this sets up great [Rebirth](http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=4154) jokes (why didn’t you go by **Hal Jordan**? Ruining my fun grumble, grumble…) it raises a few questions. Actually one main one: what the hell? I thought **Kyle** was a **START** sock. What’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/2 "2005-08-29T02:16:30Z")
Did you report it? I have no idea, myself. Sounds like a pop culture reference, so could it be a coincidence? ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/3 "2005-08-29T02:38:54Z")
Aren’t Doper names locked in forever whether or not the owner is still around? As for reporting it, :smack:. I’ll be doing that now. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/4 "2005-08-29T02:39:11Z")
The writing style seems a bit different… ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/5 "2005-08-29T02:39:56Z")
The titles roll over every few days for non subscribed members. > **[Banned poster are now "guests?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=332125)** > > I’m sorry if this has been answered before, but I know I’ve come across at least one banned poster that has “guest” under his name instead of “banned.” Is there a possibility such banned posters can sneak back in and pay the $14.95 fee and be... ---
**Author:** ![Kyle\_Rayner1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58f4c7/32.png) [@Kyle\_Rayner1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyle_Rayner1)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/6 "2005-08-29T02:49:49Z")
No, it’s the same me from last time. I don’t want to write a lot about it because I don’t know the rules on that and an Admin would be more appropiate on clearing it up. I will say that it was decided that I was not a sock of START which I wasn’t. Again, sorry if I broke any rules but I just wanted to explain a little on what happened. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/7 "2005-08-29T03:07:17Z")
You’re fine. We screwed up. It happens sometimes. START is coming back too. We screwed up there as well. Our apologies. Like Tina Turner, we don’t ever, ever, do anything small . . . and that includes our mistakes. your humble TubaDiva \*Left a good job in the city. . . \* ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rayner-rebirth/319045/8 "2005-08-29T03:26:02Z")
> [@Kyle Rayner1](#): > > No, it’s the same me from last time. I don’t want to write a lot about it because I don’t know the rules on that and an Admin would be more appropiate on clearing it up. I will say that it was decided that I was not a sock of START which I wasn’t. Again, sorry if I broke any rules but I just wanted to explain a little on what happened. Alright, cool. It was just a bit weird seeing you return from the dead so to speak. Always glad to have another comics fan around. 🙂