# Really stupid question about banned posters....

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**Created:** [April 13, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-question-about-banned-posters/103458 "2002-04-13T18:03:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-question-about-banned-posters/103458/1 "2002-04-13T18:03:09Z")

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All right, I’m already 99% certain about the answer to this question. Nonetheless, I have to ask: do banned posters receive e-mail notification when somebody posts to a thread that they posted in? Please say no…

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-question-about-banned-posters/103458/2 "2002-04-13T18:59:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ultrafilter \*  
> do banned posters receive e-mail notification when somebody posts to a thread that they posted in?

Yes they do. We’ll have to see if we can do something about that. In the meantime, since threads about banned posters often attract trolls, I’m going to close this thread.