# What's the deal with all the quick "banned" dopers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-quick-banned-dopers/22566>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 16, 2000, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-quick-banned-dopers/22566 "2000-06-16T11:17:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2000, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-quick-banned-dopers/22566/21 "2000-06-17T02:20:00Z")

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If I may . . . other names for sockpuppets:

alters (in the spirit of MPD/DID)  
evil twin (à la theatersports)  
nice [insert first name]/bad [insert first name]  
[insert first name] the 2nd, 3rd, etc.  
“You thought I was banned but I’m back with a vengeance!”

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2000, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-quick-banned-dopers/22566/22 "2000-06-17T03:01:32Z")

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Although I have yet to be officially welcomed into the family, this sounds like a job for the SD Mafia:  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=27726](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=27726)

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