# Leaving threads announcing bannations open for comment.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-threads-announcing-bannations-open-for-comment/814290>\
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**Created:** [May 16, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-threads-announcing-bannations-open-for-comment/814290 "2018-05-16T16:16:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-threads-announcing-bannations-open-for-comment/814290/21 "2018-05-20T16:41:17Z")

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> [@aldiboronti](#):
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> **Fenris** ’ question remains unanswered though. Why on earth should we be fair to jerks that have been banned? It’s their own damn fault that they wouldn’t be able to respond.

Because we have a different idea of what’s fair than you or **Fenris**. Speaking for myself, I just think it’s ugly and unnecessary to mock someone who can’t respond.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-threads-announcing-bannations-open-for-comment/814290/22 "2018-05-20T17:05:40Z")

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Didn’t we have this thread topic a few days ago?

If so, close this one, and then we can have a new thread on why it was closed. [\* PBS Nature narrator voice: "And so, life goes on in the mysterious life cycle of ATMB…\*]

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-threads-announcing-bannations-open-for-comment/814290/23 "2018-05-21T21:43:13Z")

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We’ve discussed this _ad nauseum_ over the years. Some posters have short memories. I agree with the idea that allowing people to “pile on” is neither fair, nor particularly helpful.

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