# Why no warning? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 3, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649 "2019-09-03T23:11:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/21 "2019-09-05T08:18:02Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > Interesting post from an OP whose user name appear to be of Polish origin…😃 > [@Zakalwe](#): > > Really? I honestly had no idea! My user name is the name of a character in a book by Iain M. Banks - _Use of Weapons_. Always sounded African to me (bit like Zimbabwe) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/22 "2019-09-05T13:14:36Z")
Here’s hoping it’s not against any rules if the last word of your post is a foreign language. Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [September 5, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/23 "2019-09-05T14:07:04Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Hehehe, I wouldn’t worry about it. I’m allowed to have my custom title in a language other than English. I think it’s just actual content they’re worried about, and even then I’ve only seen it modded when two people start responding to each other in a foreign language. On the other hand, if it were _Todos de ustedes son pinches idiotas_ it wouldn’t be allowed.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/24 "2019-09-05T14:27:24Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Here’s hoping it’s not against any rules if the last word of your post is a foreign language. > > Regards, > Shodan Foreign loanwords can enter our language through repetitive usage. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/25 "2019-09-05T14:53:50Z")
And it only took 39K posts! Regards, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/26 "2019-09-05T15:31:14Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Regards, etc. Regards, 初段 ? (Cite: [Shodan (rank) - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shodan_(rank)) ) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/27 "2019-09-05T21:07:43Z")
Not sure if he’s a martial arts instructor or riffing off a former character in Schlock Mercenary… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/28 "2019-09-06T00:04:16Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Not sure if he’s a martial arts instructor or riffing off a former character in Schlock Mercenary… I assumed it came from the classic video game _System Shock_, where the main antagonist was an evil AI named SHODAN. It was one of the biggest influences on first person shooter games for years afterward so it would be a good homage. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/29 "2019-09-07T12:37:12Z")
That makes sense. Given how heated some political debates can be with **Shodan** , a bunch of us sometimes feel like we want to (metaphorically) shoot him. ETA: of course, I’m being facetious. It’s hyperbole. No one wants to actually shoot him. I don’t think. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/30 "2019-09-07T18:20:15Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I assumed it came from the classic video game _System Shock_, where the main antagonist was an evil AI named SHODAN. It was one of the biggest influences on first person shooter games for years afterward so it would be a good homage. He’s mentioned before that he took the name from the martial arts term, and has never seen the video game. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649/31 "2019-09-07T20:49:44Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > He’s mentioned before that he took the name from the martial arts term, and has never seen the video game. Aw nuts. If it was from the game I’d have to give some props for good taste. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-warning/839649.md?page=1)