# Why was Rubik banned? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 6, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-rubik-banned/556287 "2010-10-06T19:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-rubik-banned/556287/3 "2010-10-06T20:46:20Z")
Please contact a moderator. > [@FAQ - Guidelines and Etiquette on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-and-etiquette-on-the-sdmb/369402/7): > > If you have a question about a thread or poster who “disappeared,” please DO NOT post an inquiry. In probably 95% of such cases, the thread (or poster) that vanished was an attention-seeker – a spammer , sock, or troll. They’re out for any attention, even negative attention, and we don’t want to give it to them. They disappear, as do their posts. And as do posts about them. > > So, if you have a question about such, please email a moderator. DO NOT post your question. DO NOT give these folks any publicity, acknowledgement, or recognition. > > If you try to get such a thread via a link, you may get an error message that says something like: > > > [@](#): > > > > you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: > > > > 1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else’s post, access administrative features or some other privileged system? > > 2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation. > > That probably means that the post or thread you’re looking for has been deliberately “disappeared.” Email a moderator if you wnat more information in a specific situation. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-rubik-banned/556287)._