# Why was fatgail banned? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 3, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119 "2008-02-03T19:49:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/21 "2008-02-03T20:24:57Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Wait…there are announcements at the top of the forums? 😃 No, seriously. I just start reading where the bolding starts. [/QUOTE] I know! It ran for like a month or something and I didn’t notice until it was almost over. How many announcements have I missed over the years?! ETA: Just noticed **Q.E.D.'s** post. I just don’t see that as offensive enough to warrant a banning no matter how many times it happens. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/22 "2008-02-03T20:26:12Z")
My guess is she found value in the community and/or the members here, and wanted to be part of it, but also wanted to escape past emotional baggage. I don’t know if she mailed an Admin or not, but she _possibly_ could have had a new user account entirely if she had asked in advance. Especially as she was a long-term poster who had a good record of obeying the rules and generally being a good netizen. Perhaps she can make an appeal to the Admins and see what can be done. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/23 "2008-02-03T20:27:24Z")
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**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/24 "2008-02-03T20:31:30Z")
So sorry to hear that she’s gone. I was finding “Fatgail” quite amusing. What an unfortunate lapse in judgment. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/25 "2008-02-03T20:31:52Z")
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler] I just don’t see that as offensive enough to warrant a banning no matter how many times it happens. Sorry. [/QUOTE] Me neither. I think it’s a silly rule. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/26 "2008-02-03T20:31:55Z")
Response to **5-4 Fighting’s** post deleted. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/27 "2008-02-03T20:33:28Z")
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler] just don’t see that as offensive enough to warrant a banning no matter how many times it happens. [/QUOTE] It sure as hell is. She took their generosity in allowing her to remain and change her username, despite breaking a rule which has gotten many people banned previously, and rubbed it in their faces. That deserves both a banning and a hearty “Fuck you, bitch.” Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/28 "2008-02-03T20:33:48Z")
I’m presuming that the board software doesn’t automatically check for duplicate IP addresses, so I’d like to know who the life-deprived loser was who felt the need to report this. Does anyone really care what happened on an anonymous message board six years ago? I guess. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/29 "2008-02-03T20:34:36Z")
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler] I agree with you to a certain extent. I would prefer to see someone like **jarbabyj/tinyham/fatgail** receive a month’s suspension as opposed to a banning. I understand that it is a betrayal of trust to create a sock and that the administration tries to foster a real community here which is undermined by deception, but a lifetime ban is kind of extreme to my mind. [/QUOTE] Yes, but also keep in mind the tone of my post. It was not angry or anything. It was more disappointed. If I’m angry with anyone it is\*\* fatgail\*\*, for acting in such a clumsy manner. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/30 "2008-02-03T20:34:42Z")
Well crap on toast. I feel sorry for whoever paid her membership fee for her, which I almost did. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/31 "2008-02-03T20:35:37Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] It sure as hell is. She took their generosity in allowing her to remain and change her username, despite breaking a rule which has gotten many people banned previously, and rubbed it in their faces. That deserves both a banning and a hearty “Fuck you, bitch.” Sorry. [/QUOTE] Well thank goodness I have you here to tell me what I think is offensive or not. Some of us are not as emotionally invested in this messageboard as you apparently are. ETA: **bbs2k** , 😕 I’m not angry either. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/32 "2008-02-03T20:36:33Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] It sure as hell is. She took their generosity in allowing her to remain and change her username, despite breaking a rule which has gotten many people banned previously, and rubbed it in their faces. [/QUOTE] Yeah. Those generous people allowing her to pay money to stay. There aren’t enough rolleye smilies in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/33 "2008-02-03T20:42:39Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess] Yeah. Those generous people allowing her to pay money to stay. [/QUOTE] You mean **fatgail** ’s generosity in allowing someone else to [del]waste their money[/del] pay her membership for her, don’t you? Rolleyes, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/34 "2008-02-03T20:44:51Z")
I hate to stifle an active discussion, but given that we try to avoid letting socks get too much attention, I think it’s best that I close this. Feel free to start new threads on general board policy regarding socks or whatnot, although I’d ask that you couch the discussion in general terms and avoid the specifics of this instance if at all possible. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119/35 "2008-02-03T21:14:05Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] I’m presuming that the board software doesn’t automatically check for duplicate IP addresses, so I’d like to know who the life-deprived loser was who felt the need to report this. Does anyone really care what happened on an anonymous message board six years ago? I guess. [/QUOTE] I know this thread is closed, but I felt the need to respond to your question. You’re correct–the board software has no ability to check for duplicate IPs. Your assumption that someone must have reported the Guest is incorrect. From the first, the mods/admins were quite interested in this person. While others may assume we’re stupid, this isn’t the case. It was just a matter of time. And, it was discovered by a mod, not by some poster in cyberland. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fatgail-banned/436119.md?page=1)