# 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:** 1 **Showing post:** 16
### Author: ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus) #### Post date: [January 8, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517/16 "2014-01-08T16:49:33Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > How long do warnings stay on your record? If you get two warnings say five years apart are you officially a hooligan? Yes, but not one in immediate danger of getting whacked. What really sets the Mods off is persistent douche-baggery over a relatively short period of time, or a long-term pattern of behavior that doesn’t respond to corrective measures. The odd warning here or there is just a sign that you slipped once in awhile. They can even be badges of honor, if you swing that way. Others of us take pride in the fact that our smack-downs have been delivered personally, rather than officially. 😛 --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-get-a-warning/675517)._