# What happened to some of the more prominent posters? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 20, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518 "2011-11-20T04:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/61 "2011-11-21T02:49:40Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > List of posters who have been banned in the last 12 months: > … > There might be more, but that’s all I was able to find with a simple search. You missed **not\_alice** And leon497 didn’t merit an announcement. Probably a sock puppet discovered after only a few posts. The last bannee that I actually knew was \*\*ivan astikov \*\*over a year ago. I’d heard Dio’s name, but we didn’t post in the same topics. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/62 "2011-11-21T03:48:33Z")
I’m still here… ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/63 "2011-11-21T03:49:37Z")
What happened to code grey? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/64 "2011-11-21T05:01:41Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > i liked his signature: ‘Yer pal, Satan’. > > I did too. I also remember reading that he was banned, I liked him back in the day. There was another poster with a great sig: _I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail._ I don’t remember who that other poster was, or if he/she was banned, or has left, or is still with us. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/65 "2011-11-21T06:16:04Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > What happened to code grey? [Here’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=631361) the ban post: > [@](#): > > **code\_grey** has been banned permanently. He was suspended in late August after getting several warnings for insults and off-topic political remarks. Suspensions are supposed to be a last-chance reminder that a poster’s behavior has to improve, and **code\_grey** received three more warnings after getting back from suspension. All of those were in the last month. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/66 "2011-11-21T07:46:49Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Walked off in a huff. He left too soon. He could have walked off in a minute and a huff. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/67 "2011-11-21T08:24:18Z")
And if he didn’t leave in a minute and a huff, he could have called a taxi. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/68 "2011-11-21T08:50:44Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > [Here’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=631361) the ban post: Well thank goodness for that. He was one of the most subtly creepy posters we’ve had. It was rarely overt, but cumulatively I intuited an undercurrent of WTF in every post. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/69 "2011-11-21T20:59:23Z")
This is really getting off track … let’s not talk about who was removed and get back to the main focus of this thread, please. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/70 "2011-11-22T01:02:15Z")
We had a bit of a search (some posters) when Chowder went missing so abruptly and nothing was ever heard. He was approaching 70 so it seems the news was not going to be good. Any number of the usual suspects remain though. Along with new and interesting members. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/71 "2011-11-22T02:10:18Z")
Am I dreaming or didn’t [**The Bad Astronomer**](http://www.ted.com/talks/phil_plait_how_to_defend_earth_from_asteroids.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Asteroids&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=awesm-publisher) post here? I searched for the username and it didn’t find any results. The link is to a TED talk this week that he did. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/72 "2011-11-22T02:19:50Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > Am I dreaming or didn’t [**The Bad Astronomer**](http://www.ted.com/talks/phil_plait_how_to_defend_earth_from_asteroids.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Asteroids&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=awesm-publisher) post here? I searched for the username and it didn’t find any results. The link is to a TED talk this week that he did. No you are not dreaming. He used to post here quite a bit, but then he just kinda petered out and stopped. I don’t think there was any drama there. I think he just got bored and started doing other things with his down time. I do miss him. If an interesting physics thread pops up, maybe somebody should e-mail him on his site. He’ll probably answer. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/73 "2011-11-22T03:01:10Z")
I know he took a lot of heat, but I miss Sam Stone. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/74 "2011-11-22T03:21:02Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > Am I dreaming or didn’t [**The Bad Astronomer**](http://www.ted.com/talks/phil_plait_how_to_defend_earth_from_asteroids.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Asteroids&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=awesm-publisher) post here? I searched for the username and it didn’t find any results. The link is to a TED talk this week that he did. Nope, he was a poster here, back in the day: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=5394](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) As I recall, he disliked the idea of having to pay to participate in a forum, so when the site went pay-to-post he no longer visited the straight dope. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/75 "2011-11-22T04:02:58Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > I know he took a lot of heat, but I miss Sam Stone. So soon? He last posted only a couple of months ago. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/76 "2011-11-22T04:09:18Z")
In Internet Time, that’s like an eon. Is this even the same internet he left? I think not. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/77 "2011-11-22T04:19:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I agree about **gobear** and **chowder**. Just \. Dunno about chowder, but gobear is on Facebook a good bit. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/78 "2011-11-22T04:31:18Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > In Internet Time, that’s like an eon. Is this even the same internet he left? I think not. He could just be busy. Plenty of people have come back after absences that were much longer. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/79 "2011-11-22T04:47:43Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Phew, I’m not on the list. > > 🙂 I checked the list, too. Hey, we should all be on the list - remember when **Marley23** banned all of us? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/80 "2011-11-22T05:16:33Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > **begbert2** vanished about a year ago. Yeah, haven’t seen him about in a while. Too bad…didn’t often agree with him, but enjoyed his posts. -XT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518.md?page=5)