# What does a banned poster see when they try to post? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 28, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-banned-poster-see-when-they-try-to-post/84258 "2001-09-28T03:50:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-banned-poster-see-when-they-try-to-post/84258/1 "2001-09-28T03:50:05Z")
I assume that if I fly right I’ll never see it. But I’m curious, what do they get as a screen? Is it a nasty message? What if they’re logged in at the same moment an administrator comes along and removes their privileges? Do they get bounced off the board, or do they run into the same thing I do when I mess up typing in my password, ie. the same simple screen asking me for my password? What functions aren’t available to them? Like I said, if my past is any indication of my future, I’ll never see it. But you never know. If that unfortunate day should ever occur, what should I expect to see? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-banned-poster-see-when-they-try-to-post/84258/2 "2001-09-28T04:38:58Z")
There’s a one or two line **vBulletin Message** page that comes up when you try to post with something not right. If I try to post without having entered my password, I get the message: > [@](#): > > Wrong Password. Please press the back button, enter the correct password and try again. Don’t forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Click here! I had an alternate personality back when they were legal, and I rolled 'im over to **Tuba** and I’m fine and clear with that (poor f\*\*\*er got vaporized and I walked). But, to research you question, I attempted a test preview using that old (beaten) persona, and got the **vBulletin Message** page with the message: > [@](#): > > Sorry! The administrator has specified that you are not allowed to post. So that’s what you see at the edge of the universe. ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-banned-poster-see-when-they-try-to-post/84258/3 "2001-09-28T14:15:11Z")
Cool. So there _is_ a special page. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ichorous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/76d3ee/32.png) [@ichorous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ichorous)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-banned-poster-see-when-they-try-to-post/84258/4 "2001-09-28T15:48:27Z")
There’s a few other pages you run into if everything isn’t in order. > [@](#): > > vBulletin Message > Sorry. The administrator has banned your IP address. To contact the administrator click here > [@](#): > > vBulletin Message > You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: > You are not logged in. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and try again. > You do not have permission to access the page that you were trying to. Are you trying to edit someone else’s post or trying to access administrative features? Check that you are allowed to perform this action in the Forum Rules. > If you are trying to post, to administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation. > To log in, fill in the form below: > > Username: Password: > > The administrator may have required you to register before you can view this page. Forgotten your password?