# Tried to reply but not allowed, and THEN the thread disappeared! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 10, 2002, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814 "2002-04-10T11:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/1 "2002-04-10T11:59:23Z")
I just tried to post a reply to a thread in MPSIMS, (started by RawISsydney) and was informed by the board that I had no right of access even though I WAS logged in etc. Then when I tried to go back into MPSIMS to have another go, the thread has DISAPPEARED. Totally vanished. Without even a puff of smoke. So WTF happened here Mods? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/2 "2002-04-10T12:11:18Z")
The thread was removed because the OP was a banned poster whose status got reset because of the hack. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/3 "2002-04-10T12:21:03Z")
Thanks Coldfire…that’s what I wanted to enquire about in my post actually…how come dweebs who are banned are allowed back on the boards. However, it seems that Mr/Ms Raw is posting anyway into different threads. And how come he/she has managed to accumulate so many posts without being seen?? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/4 "2002-04-10T12:28:18Z")
See above. This poster accumulated nearly 200 posts, and _then_ got banned (for reasons I don’t recall off the top of my head). His status reverted to “member” because of the lost data during the hack, and he found out he could post again. And we found out we could ban him again. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/5 "2002-04-10T12:31:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kambuckta \* > \*\* And how come he/she has managed to accumulate so many posts without being seen?? \*\* My guess is that the time difference accounts for the delay **kambuckta**. Late afternoon here is the wee small hours of the morning in the US - not the most likely time for admins to be checking their email. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/6 "2002-04-10T13:43:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > And we found out we could ban him again. 😃 ---
**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 10, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/7 "2002-04-10T13:51:34Z")
Now that the question has been answered, I’ll close this thread, because this kind of subject tends to attract (surprise!) more banned posters. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-to-reply-but-not-allowed-and-then-the-thread-disappeared/102814/8 "2002-04-10T13:56:55Z")
Well, what are you waiting for, Noodles? 🙂