# question about banned user access/tracking

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-banned-user-access-tracking/655746>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 15, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-banned-user-access-tracking/655746 "2013-04-15T04:20:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-banned-user-access-tracking/655746/1 "2013-04-15T04:20:00Z")

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I recently found myself directed to the user profile page of a recently banned user. (I happened to fat finger my selection on my iPad). Anyway, as I looked around the page to kill a few moments, I noticed that this persons activity was updated with a time that was earlier in the day…

This person has been banned for weeks now, so I thought this was strange. My question is, if a person gets banned, and they come to browse the SD, is that info captured, and if so, why?

I assume the person had not formally signed out of the SD, so perhaps coming back to the site was like coming back as if they were still a member (I.e. “logged in”). So, even though they can’t post, their visit is still tracked. Is this correct?

If I am wrong about the tracking, how could the last activity field become updated?

Thanks.

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**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:** [April 15, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-banned-user-access-tracking/655746/2 "2013-04-15T13:33:52Z")

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I believe a banned user can still read the board, provided their IP is not blocked.