# Why is a reversed suspension being used as a reason for a permanent banning?

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-reversed-suspension-being-used-as-a-reason-for-a-permanent-banning/974510/26 "2022-11-07T18:50:08Z")

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> [@octopus](#):
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> Furthermore, with the byzantine rules that are approaching Magic: The Gathering being weaponized, a poster with a minority opinion is going to be reported for behavior that is common among the majority yet somehow never sanctioned.

This is the crux of the matter. The same behaviour from a member of the in-group is not ‘disruptive’ because no one complains about taking a shot at the out-group. But if a member of the minority takes the same attitude, all hell breaks loose and the person is flagged as being disruptive or being a hijacker.

For example, I posted in the Musk thread that he may have screwed up. I got this bit of snark in response:

> [@Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition/963442/585):
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> This is a good step for you. Congratulations!

Had I snarked at a member of the in-group like this, I likely would have raised a storm, and had a few dozen more comments about my character added to the giant pit thread dedicated to how horrible I am. Perhaps a mod warning for personal insults.

The only way you can survive on the SDMB as a conservative is to watch your words carefully, ignore provocations, stay out of certain subjects, and have the fortitude to not flame out and suicide by mod. It’s not a coincidence that almost all the bannings we’re seeing are members from the right - some who invested years or decades in the olace.

I don’t know what to do about it, but the goal of ‘fighting ignorance’ is not achieved by a monoculture chatting in a bubble.

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