# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/137 "2023-11-09T19:13:56Z")

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FYI, **Sam\_Stone** ’s ban has been lifted. Very little explanation in the official post here but a lot of it was hashed out on the Giraffe Boards. Long story short: Sam’s son, who lives in the same household, made the account that made the one post and conclusions were jumped. Presumably that account (@burn) will be unbanned as well.

> [@Sam\_Stone has been banned for socking \[Update - The ban has been lifted\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-has-been-banned-for-socking-update-the-ban-has-been-lifted/992756/3):
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> After reviewing Sam’s explanation and the available evidence, the ban has been lifted.

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