# Premature banning of Swiftysoitiz **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 12, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341 "2005-09-12T22:15:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/61 "2005-09-13T15:19:59Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > I’m above taking cheap shots at somebody who’s reality impaired. Well, goody for YOU. I believe that God would not have given us crazy people if we weren’t supposed to make fun of them. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/62 "2005-09-13T15:22:47Z")
Let us not waste this opportunity. Your nominations for **swifty** ’s koan? My guess: If a skunk squirts and no one is around to smell it, does it make a stink? ---
**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:** [September 13, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/63 "2005-09-13T15:27:08Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > Short for sock puppet. > > **Shodan** , does it have to be a banned member, or could you or I have a second account and that would be a sock account? Actually, the original meaning of “sock puppet” was a second screen name that a poster would use to support his/her own arguments, hence the image of a puppet. It has been extended to mean, at least on this board, any additional screen name besides the primary registered one, whether banned or not. When having a sock puppet is outlawed, only outlaws will have sock puppets. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/64 "2005-09-13T17:05:14Z")
> [@JeffB](#): > > That would be Zeno’s Paradox. Ah, yes, **Zeno**. I remember him. Nice guy, he’d always meet you halfway… The question, I believe was “Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?” Or perhaps it was “Why Does the Porridge Bird Lay His Eggs in the Air?” (Sorry. Not responsible. Park and lock it.) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/65 "2005-09-13T17:33:20Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Actually, the original meaning of “sock puppet” was a second screen name that a poster would use to support his/her own arguments, hence the image of a puppet. It has been extended to mean, at least on this board, any additional screen name besides the primary registered one, whether banned or not. > > When having a sock puppet is outlawed, only outlaws will have sock puppets. 😉 I believe (I am open to correction) that even members in good standing are not allowed more than one account. Dare I confess it? During the Winter of Our Missed Content, I registered under a different name ( **rs0522** , IIRC) because I thought my **Shodan** account had been lost. I e-mailed the moderators, who corrected the situation, and I have not posted under that name since. But I don’t believe one needs to go posting support for yourself in order to get banned - that kind of split personality is _verboten_ in and of itself. I think. Regards, Shodan (not a sock puppet) ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/66 "2005-09-13T18:02:08Z")
Yep, Shodan is right again. Always listen to Shodan, people. And I have tons of email from people who agree with me. I can’t show the email to you because they asked that I keep it private. Shodan has clearly won the debate here. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/67 "2005-09-13T19:35:04Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > No, the first coherent sentence was written by **Skammer**. Captain Crazypants didn’t know how to quote, and instead cut-and-pasted it. > > **Bytegeist** , are you actually upset over this guy’s banning? I was under the impression that keeping the crazies and spammers out was the mod prime directive. I take solace in the fact that my sentence was only coherent relative to the company which it kept in that post. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/68 "2005-09-13T19:48:07Z")
WHAT!!?? They don’t pay for questions here?? Well how am I supposed to make any money? This site don’t make no sense… ---
**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:** [September 13, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/69 "2005-09-13T20:22:42Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I believe (I am open to correction) that even members in good standing are not allowed more than one account. I did not imply in any way that anyone was permitted more than one account. I was merely trying to explain the origin of the term “sock.” Since it is spelled out in the registration that more than one name is not permitted, it goes without saying. From the Registration Agreement: > [@](#): > > Only one screen name is permitted per user. If you wish to change screen names please email an administrator. Use of multiple screen names is grounds for revocation of your right to post under ANY screen name. > [@Shodan](#): > > But I don’t believe one needs to go posting support for yourself in order to get banned - that kind of split personality is _verboten_ in and of itself. I think. More than one screen name, for any reason (unless it was done as an honest mistake, and you notify the admin so they can nullify the second one), is grounds for banning. Once again, check the registration agreement if you are unsure of it. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/70 "2005-09-13T20:31:01Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > WHAT!!?? > They don’t pay for questions here?? > > Well how am I supposed to make any money? Volume. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/71 "2005-09-13T20:37:10Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Yep, Shodan is right again. Always listen to Shodan, people. And I have tons of email from people who agree with me. I can’t show the email to you because they asked that I keep it private. > > Shodan has clearly won the debate here. [claps] You owe me a new keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/72 "2005-09-14T00:11:47Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > That’s a pretty good question. How much you want for it? > [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > You each owe me ten bucks. You can put it on your bill, if you like. ---
**Author:** ![fushj00mang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fushj00mang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fushj00mang)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/73 "2005-09-14T05:05:37Z")
Am I the only one who thinks his post reads like something run through Babelfish and back out? (eg, “What is your question?” going into French, then German, and back to English as “Source est votre question?”) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/74 "2005-09-14T05:30:47Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Volume. Just like the National Change Bank, eh? 😉 Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/75 "2005-09-14T06:03:43Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Let us not waste this opportunity. Your nominations for **swifty** ’s koan? My first thought was [this classic that Cecil frequently gets asked.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_069b) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341/76 "2005-09-14T15:02:18Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Yep, Shodan is right again. Always listen to Shodan, people. And I have tons of email from people who agree with me. I can’t show the email to you because they asked that I keep it private. > > Shodan has clearly won the debate here. I used to get a lot of this. But the tinfoil hat stops most of it nowadays. Regards, [del]Lemu[/del] Shodan - yeah, that’s the ticket [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premature-banning-of-swiftysoitiz/321341.md?page=3)