# When you get a warning...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 4, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517 "2013-12-04T21:55:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/21 "2014-01-09T03:50:52Z")

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Can warnings be earned by asking for them?

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**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/22 "2014-01-09T03:53:26Z")

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By someplace else, I meant in the user’s profile or some other page.

> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#):
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> But so far as I know, unless revoked they’re there forever.

Holy scarlet letter!

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**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:** [January 9, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/23 "2014-01-09T04:13:38Z")

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> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> Can warnings be earned by asking for them?

The floggings will continue until morale improves.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/24 "2014-01-09T04:16:16Z")

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“One Adam Twelve! One Adam Twelve! A 211\*\* in progress. Handle Code-3\*\*.”

\*\*211 - A robbery of a thread discussion in progress.  
\*\*Code-3 - Issue mod warning.

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**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/25 "2014-01-09T04:26:08Z")

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> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> Can warnings be earned by asking for them?

Fancy a little ‘masochism’, do we? :p;)

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**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/26 "2014-01-09T06:09:35Z")

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> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> How long do warnings stay on your record? If you get two warnings say five years apart are you officially a hooligan?

Yes. [Star Wars]You should be careful, I have the Ban on 12 messageboards.[/Star Wars]

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**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/27 "2014-01-09T19:37:08Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> The floggings will continue until morale improves.

\<aspirant\>Me Next! Spank me!\</aspirant\>

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**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/28 "2014-01-09T22:53:50Z")

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What do the points mean?  
If I get enough points can I redeem them for cool swag?

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