# Rondembo **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 6, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005 "2011-05-06T20:05:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/1 "2011-05-06T20:05:42Z")
I dont ask for the Mods to explain why they ban someone (I understand a lot of the bannings are spammers or bots) but could you detail why \*\*Rondembo \*\*was banned? I just saw one warning, and boom, he’s gone. Seeing as his threads did have a lot of views and answers from other posters, could you just give us in a sentence or two what happened? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/2 "2011-05-06T20:13:03Z")
As the mods have explained _several_ times, when a poster is banned with no explanation, it’s usually because they were a vampire. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/3 "2011-05-06T20:19:21Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > As the mods have explained _several_ times, when a poster is banned with no explanation, it’s usually because they were a vampire. But wouldn’t garlic be enough to fix them – or is it a wooden stake through the heart? ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/4 "2011-05-06T20:21:30Z")
Well, seeing as his Pitt thread was hastily locked as well, I guess my question will remain unanswered, and this thread will probably be locked. I have to say I dont understand the policy. He was irritating, but the Trotsky treatment seems way overkill. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/5 "2011-05-06T20:24:06Z")
For what it’s worth, posters that get banned without warning are usually spammers (who just join to post links to a commercial site) and sock puppets. I suspect that our football-loving friend was the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/6 "2011-05-06T20:25:11Z")
FYI, **fluiddruid** [did post an explanation](http://boardstest.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13770846&postcount=24) at the end of the locked Pit thread: > [@fluiddruid](#): > > Yes, he’s banned now. > > He’s a one-trick-pony certainly, and I tend to agree he was trolling intentionally after reading through his … well, body of work. At the very least, his contributions to the board have all been negative and his welcome was hastily worn out. > > Plus, my brain kept hijacking any reading of his name to replay a portion of Fernando, by Abba. Every reported post, Abba. Every time I’d look at the Game Room, more Abba. No mercy. > > I’ll close this one. > > Love, > FD ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/7 "2011-05-06T20:25:44Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > As the mods have explained _several_ times, when a poster is banned with no explanation, it’s usually because they were a vampire. Or other type of dweller in darkness. We normally post an announcement if a long term poster is banned. Short-termers don’t necessarily get that. If you _don’t_ see an announcement, then: 1. If it’s a long-term poster, and the banning happened a short time ago, then an announcement is probably in the process of being written. Exceptions may be in the case of socking. 2. If it’s a short termer, you can assume it’s for spamming, socking, or trolling. If you really want a detailed explanation, please e-mail or PM a moderator. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/8 "2011-05-06T20:29:49Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Or other type of dweller in darkness. Cockroach? ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/9 "2011-05-06T20:33:31Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > For what it’s worth, posters that get banned without warning are usually spammers (who just join to post links to a commercial site) and sock puppets. I suspect that our football-loving friend was the latter. Well, it would be surprising that **Rondembo** and **pinguin** be the same guy. **pinguin** ’s English was quite broken. And **Rondembo** ’s trolling was far more sophisticated than any of **pinguin** ’s “serious posts”. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rondembo/581005/10 "2011-05-06T20:36:09Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > Well, it would be surprising that **Rondembo** and **pinguin** be the same guy. **pinguin** ’s English was quite broken. And **Rondembo** ’s trolling was far more sophisticated than any of **pinguin** ’s “serious posts”. They were not the same.