# Question on Banned users...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-banned-users/106304>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 29, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-banned-users/106304 "2002-04-29T15:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-banned-users/106304/1 "2002-04-29T15:36:19Z")

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When a user is banned, what stops them from coming back again?

What steps are/can-be taken to ensure a trouble-some user does not return?

Can IP’s be banned? IP ranges?

How does it work?

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**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-banned-users/106304/2 "2002-04-29T16:32:57Z")

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In light of [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=107994), this post can be closed.

I’ll send my questions in via Email to the Admins.