OK this is not another “How do i avoid getting banned” threads i’d jsut like to know
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[li]if i am banned will i get an email telling me this?[/li][li]how do i get “un-banned”?[/li][/ul]
well thats about it
thanks in advance fro replying
I don’t think that any of us send out ban notices. Usually, we’ve warned people enough times that they KNOW that they are on thin ice with us.
It depends on what you got banned for. If you have threatened to hack the board, or sue us (and by us I mean any of the following: the Chicago Reader, the Straight Dope as a whole, or any of the staff), or something of that nature, you WILL NOT be unbanned. Ed Zotti is quite firm on that. People whose first post is spam or trolling get banned right away, and I am not inclined to let them back in. For regular posters who get banned for being a jerk…they have to write to an administrator and plead their case. Each case is different.
However, sending chocolate is NEVER a bad idea. NEVER.
Lynn
For the Straight Dope