# Minor suggestion about "User X has been banned" threads **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 13, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018 "2016-02-13T13:27:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/1 "2016-02-13T13:27:51Z")
Could the mod who writes/creates the thread label the most recent warning? It’s always fun to see what straw broke the camel’s back. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/2 "2016-02-13T13:38:58Z")
When they provide a list of warnings, it’s usually in reverse chronological order. The final warning is thus usually the top of the list. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/3 "2016-02-13T15:29:25Z")
Is the mod who posts the “X has been banned” thread the one with the blood on their hands? (We might want to stuff a little $$$ in their Xmas card next year) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/4 "2016-02-13T16:31:21Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Is the mod who posts the “X has been banned” thread the one with the blood on their hands? > > (We might want to stuff a little $$$ in their Xmas card next year) Banning(other than spammers and maybe new trolls) is a group decision. One mod is designated the messenger. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/5 "2016-02-13T18:24:30Z")
Don’t they always shoot the messenger? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/6 "2016-02-13T18:33:43Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Don’t they always shoot the messenger? Have you looked in ATMB? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/7 "2016-02-13T18:43:17Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Don’t they always shoot the messenger? and horses ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/8 "2016-02-13T19:35:58Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > and horses No wonder the Pony Express didn’t last long. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/9 "2016-02-13T19:39:18Z")
Horse meat! Horse meat! Get yer fresh Horse meat here!! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/10 "2016-02-13T19:56:59Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > No wonder the Pony Express didn’t last long. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Horse meat! Horse meat! Get yer fresh Horse meat here!! It’s going fast! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/11 "2016-02-13T20:06:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It’s going fast! Everyone needs something to beat, right? Speaking of which, about moderator bias… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/12 "2016-02-13T20:53:23Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > and horses You don’t want to shoot the horse until after it’s been beaten dead. Otherwise it’s too hard to circle the wagons. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/13 "2016-02-13T20:57:45Z")
First you poison the horse, then you shoot it, then you throw it in a freezing river. After that, you go home and beat the monkey. Not sure where the messenger comes in. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/14 "2016-02-13T21:31:04Z")
No one ever beats the jackasses to death, it’s just the horses they beat. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/15 "2016-02-13T21:34:56Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > It’s always fun to see what straw broke the camel’s back. OK, someone needs to call PETA about this thread. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/16 "2016-02-13T22:05:14Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Banning(other than spammers and maybe new trolls) is a group decision. One mod is designated the messenger. But I have noticed the messenger is often the one who gave them their last Warning. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/17 "2016-02-15T03:26:29Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > First you poison the horse, then you shoot it, then you throw it in a freezing river. After that, you go home and beat the monkey. Not sure where the messenger comes in. Myself, I always just spank my monkey. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/18 "2016-02-15T07:33:30Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Could the mod who writes/creates the thread label the most recent warning? It’s always fun to see what straw broke the camel’s back. Yes, so you can glory and laugh at someone else’s hard luck. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/19 "2016-02-15T11:48:57Z")
If the camel had a monkey on its back, maybe that is what broke it. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018/20 "2016-02-15T12:47:40Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Yes, so you can glory and laugh at someone else’s hard luck. :mad: Well, yeah. 😕 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-suggestion-about-user-x-has-been-banned-threads/746018.md?page=2)