# Question about Xan Suspension **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480 "2009-10-28T17:45:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/1 "2009-10-28T17:45:23Z")
Why only 2 weeks? The guy deliberately broke a pit rule, admitted it, and then told a mod to fuck off when called on it. I’ve seen other people recently get 30 days for considerably less than that. This just doesn’t seem fair. Note: I am not knocking **Gfactor** at all here. There is no doubt a suspension was warranted…hell, the guy practically begged for it. I just do not understand how Xan gets off so light for deliberate misconduct when other people got more time for what appears from the outside to be less severe misconduct. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/2 "2009-10-28T17:53:42Z")
Agreed. I saw the “two weeks” part and started thinking really hard at what could get someone only two weeks. Perhaps a cooling off period but nothing else came to mind. Then I read his post and wondered why it wasn’t far longer. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/3 "2009-10-28T17:59:27Z")
**Xan** had no previous write-ups. So, while we couldn’t ignore his refusal to follow instructions, we felt two weeks was sufficient. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/4 "2009-10-28T18:36:17Z")
Huh. So I guess even if we stick a fake nose and Witch hat on him, you won’t let us burn him? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/5 "2009-10-28T18:38:49Z")
The important question is, Is he made of wood? ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/6 "2009-10-28T18:52:40Z")
Actually, the important question is does he weigh the same as a duck. All else follows. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/7 "2009-10-28T19:52:22Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Huh. So I guess even if we stick a fake nose and Witch hat on him, you won’t let us burn him? Get with the program! We don’t burn Witches anymore. 🙂 Sorry. Couldn’t resist. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/8 "2009-10-28T19:54:03Z")
> [@Juliana](#): > > Get with the program! We don’t burn Witches anymore. 🙂 > > Sorry. Couldn’t resist. Help, Help, I’m being repressed! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/9 "2009-10-28T19:58:12Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Help, Help, I’m being repressed! > 😃 Gee! Even Giles Corey was only pressed once! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/10 "2009-10-28T20:37:50Z")
_polite clap_ Brava, madam! Brava! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/11 "2009-10-28T21:24:58Z")
> [@Juliana](#): > > Gee! Even Giles Corey was only pressed once! 😉 Said Mr. Miller, author-itively. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/12 "2009-10-29T02:53:06Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Said Mr. Miller, author-itively. _snerk_ Don’t get me started on the Proctor-ologists… Good one, **Oakminster**. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/13 "2009-10-29T04:19:28Z")
> [@Juliana](#): > > _snerk_ Don’t get me started on the Proctor-ologists… > > Good one, **Oakminster**. Poor John. The guy just reached the end of his rope… Back at ya, Juliana ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/14 "2009-10-29T06:21:17Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Huh. So I guess even if we stick a fake nose and Witch hat on him, you won’t let us burn him? Not yet. We’ll see how he behaves after his suspension. In the meantime, can I interest you in burning a spammer or two? You may have your choice of either SDMB spammers or some from my own personal email box. I will require you to put their heads on stakes afterwards, as a Warning To Others, of course. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/15 "2009-10-29T11:24:58Z")
Never works, and it just draws the crows. \ ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/16 "2009-10-29T15:33:30Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Not yet. We’ll see how he behaves after his suspension. > > In the meantime, can I interest you in burning a spammer or two? You may have your choice of either SDMB spammers or some from my own personal email box. I will require you to put their heads on stakes afterwards, as a Warning To Others, of course. Burning spammers? Hmmm…that would be a chemical fire, wouldn’t it? All those preservatives, might have to get some kind of permit from the EPA. Also, I claim at least half of the heads on stakes to decorate my driveway. That ought to cut down on local missionary visits… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/17 "2009-10-29T15:53:53Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Burning spammers? Hmmm…that would be a chemical fire, wouldn’t it? All those preservatives, might have to get some kind of permit from the EPA. Also, I claim at least half of the heads on stakes to decorate my driveway. That ought to cut down on local missionary visits… > 😃 Hey! Can I help? That sounds like a good idea. Yeah, I know what I said above. But anything to prevent door-to-door stuff is okay by me, so I might make an exception… ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/18 "2009-10-29T19:04:34Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Also, I claim at least half of the heads on stakes to decorate my driveway. That ought to cut down on local missionary visits… I love a challenge. Where do you live? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/19 "2009-10-29T20:56:00Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Never works, and it just draws the crows. \ I seem to recall from reading about the Tower of London that you are supposed to dip the heads in pitch (I think that’s the stuff - I’m not near my torture references at the moment) so that they stay intact for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480/20 "2009-10-30T02:51:03Z")
> [@](#): > > I seem to recall from reading about the Tower of London that you are supposed to dip the heads in pitch (I think that’s the stuff - I’m not near my torture references at the moment) so that they stay intact for a long time. You’d often hear the tower wardens asking each other “Oh say does that char mangled spammer yet wave?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-xan-suspension/515480.md?page=2)