# questions about individual forum posting pivileges **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 29, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213 "2001-10-29T02:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213/1 "2001-10-29T02:04:32Z")
Can a person have their posting privileges turned off per forum? purely hypothetical example: If I wanted to, could I have my posting privileges turned off in GD, but still be able to post in the other forums? related query: Can a person be banned, on a individual forum basis? Is any of the above even POSSIBLE via admin. controls? ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213/2 "2001-10-29T02:51:06Z")
As announcements can’t be made in a single forum, I’m hazarding a guess that posting privileges can’t be suspended in a single forum either. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213/3 "2001-10-29T04:58:18Z")
Yes, people can be banned from specific forums. For example, I can’t prove this because I’ve never seen them, but I bet the Mods have their own forums. But all regular users are banned from it. I know of a few message boards that hide their secret forums so no one thinks of getting in, and a few have their secret forums in the open but once you try to enter it says you do not have access. I imagine the same concepts that are applied to a mods forum can be applied to an individual forum for specific users. Though, I have no idea how easy or difficult it is to do that on an individual basis. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213/4 "2001-10-29T05:31:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reprise \* > \*\*As announcements can’t be made in a single forum, I’m hazarding a guess that posting privileges can’t be suspended in a single forum either. \*\* I’m sorry, but this is incorrect. Announcements can be made in a single Forum in vBulletin. I currently have several that are Forum-specific. As to the OP - yes, you can block users from individual Forums, but it can be a maintenance nightmare for the Admins if you start doing it for more than one person. And we all know about the camel’s nose and the tent… ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-individual-forum-posting-pivileges/90213/5 "2001-10-30T02:12:15Z")
thanks for the info