# The Banning of Sam Stone for Socking?

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**Created:** [November 7, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-sam-stone-for-socking/992767 "2023-11-07T17:58:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-sam-stone-for-socking/992767/2 "2023-11-07T18:03:23Z")

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> [@Draft restatement of SDMB rules 9/12/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draft-restatement-of-sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013/2):
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> **Sock puppets.** Only one screen name is permitted per user. Use of multiple screen names (“sock puppets” or “socks”) is grounds for revocation of your right to post under **any** screen name. If you have been banned from the SDMB and register under a different name, you will be banned again without notice.

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