# Why was Strunk banned? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 26, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763 "2007-02-26T20:13:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/1 "2007-02-26T20:13:29Z")
OK the latest and greatest trolling goof, William Strunk Jr was just banned. I don’t know if this is the right place to ask but what was the final straw? What pushed the mods over the edge? In the future, can the final thread be transferred to the Pit so we can say farewell to the fuckwit? Some of the trolls are so offensive that they are entertaining and I don’t think it’s fair for us to not get the closure we need. It could be like a roast of the banned person (except real roasts are done for people you like and respect). ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/2 "2007-02-26T20:19:46Z")
He was banned because he was a troll. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/3 "2007-02-26T20:20:50Z")
Yeah, he was a troll. When he wasn’t having fun with his pointlessly extreme threads in GD and the Pit, he had a deliberate fuck around with the “tell a story one sentence at a time” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/4 "2007-02-26T20:22:05Z")
Shall we say that he committed some SDMB style errors? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/5 "2007-02-26T20:22:53Z")
I think it was because he was a sock. [According to Pliny](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410051) was just banned, as well, apparently for having more than one screen name. I am now wondering if **According to Pliny** was **Strunk** , and also if he was **Quentin S. Smith** , who is currently under investigation, or if **Quentin** is someone else. I believe that **Quentin’s** claim that he is in fact **PRR** is bogus. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/6 "2007-02-26T20:24:33Z")
[QUOTE=erie774] In the future, can the final thread be transferred to the Pit so we can say farewell to the fuckwit? Some of the trolls are so offensive that they are entertaining and I don’t think it’s fair for us to not get the closure we need. [/QUOTE] Not gonna happen. It is established policy that there will be no roasting of posters who cannot defend themselves. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/7 "2007-02-26T20:24:55Z")
As I understand it, attention-seeking trolls like that not only are banned but, as far as possible without undoing the continuity of the space-time continuum, their, er, contributions to the board are removed as well as their posting presence, and TPTB request no further attention be paid to them since that is, in fact, what enticed them to crawl out from under their rock in the first place. Rephrased to reduce the logorrhea: DNFTT, even when they’re gone. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/8 "2007-02-26T20:27:59Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] I believe that **Quentin’s** claim that he is in fact **PRR** is bogus. [/QUOTE] Yeah, the fact that P+1 R+1 R+1 = QSS is just too obvious. I mean, that would be like writing a book about a murder and then [committing said murder](http://imdb.com/title/tt0103772/). ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/9 "2007-02-26T20:28:23Z")
I am interested to know why **Eleusis** ’ Pit thread “To Liberal: I’m not pitting you…I’m just confused” was locked. Apparently, it was due to the investigation into **Quentin’s** identity, but he didn’t really have much to do with that thread, as I recall. I think it should be re-opened. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/10 "2007-02-26T20:33:24Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] I think it was because he was a sock. [According to Pliny](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410051) was just banned, as well, apparently for having more than one screen name. I am now wondering if **According to Pliny** was **Strunk** , and also if he was **Quentin S. Smith** , who is currently under investigation, or if **Quentin** is someone else. I believe that **Quentin’s** claim that he is in fact **PRR** is bogus. [/QUOTE] Wow \*\*Pliny \*\* was a long term poster. That is a big surprised. Any reason to believe beyond timing it was related to the QSS & Strunk bannings? They appeared to be obvious trolls and probable socks. I also think QSS was just a trying to stir things. [QUOTE=Sarahfeena] I am interested to know why **Eleusis** ’ Pit thread “To Liberal: I’m not pitting you…I’m just confused” was locked. Apparently, it was due to the investigation into **Quentin’s** identity, but he didn’t really have much to do with that thread, as I recall. I think it should be re-opened. [/QUOTE] I think the mods are hoping the Lib thing will sink for a while. That thread had less to do with \*\*liberal \*\* after a while than another new poster. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/11 "2007-02-26T20:36:06Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Wow \*\*Pliny \*\* was a long term poster. That is a big surprised. Any reason to believe beyond timing it was related to the QSS & Strunk bannings? They appeared to be obvious trolls and probable socks. I also think QSS was just a trying to stir things. Jim [/QUOTE] Timing only. Strunk’s banning happened and very shortly after, the announcement came about **Pliny**. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/12 "2007-02-26T20:36:25Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Not gonna happen. It is established policy that there will be no roasting of posters who cannot defend themselves. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] As I understand it, attention-seeking trolls like that not only are banned but, as far as possible without undoing the continuity of the space-time continuum, their, er, contributions to the board are removed as well as their posting presence, and TPTB request no further attention be paid to them since that is, in fact, what enticed them to crawl out from under their rock in the first place. Rephrased to reduce the logorrhea: DNFTT, even when they’re gone. [/QUOTE] I know but, dammit, some of them are just so much fun to screw with! I know that the names of many banned posters are brought up a lot in other threads and disparaging things will be said about them (sorry, I can’t give specific examples now) in reference to the current behavior of some “live” poster. It seems like we should be allowed to say one final FOAD to a troll and then they can be cast adrift. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/13 "2007-02-26T20:36:25Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Ashtar] Yeah, the fact that P+1 R+1 R+1 = QSS is just too obvious. I mean, that would be like writing a book about a murder and then [committing said murder](http://imdb.com/title/tt0103772/). [/QUOTE] Or vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/14 "2007-02-26T20:41:21Z")
I have to say, I have kind of been expecting to hear that another poster (not **PRR** ) was going to be banned for being either **Strunk** , **QSS** , or both. From the very first threads of theirs (which showed up on the same day, I believe), with the provacative subject matters and the rather obvious name references that could point to PRR (skeptic and English professor that he is), I figured it was either him (that’s what I thought at first), or someone who wanted everyone to THINK they were him. Decided after a while that it was definitely the latter. Couldn’t figure out who that would be, and would never have guessed **According to Pliny**. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/15 "2007-02-26T20:48:17Z")
For what it’s worth: On another, SDMB-related board where I’m a member, **According to Pliny** was an infrequent and unremarkable poster until the last couple of months, when he began tossing some jarringly unpleasant bombshells into threads. He’s still there but hasn’t posted in the last few days. Maybe something’s going on in his life that’s set him off into mopery, dopery, and multiboard jerkdom? ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/16 "2007-02-26T20:49:06Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] That thread had less to do with \*\*liberal \*\* after a while than another new poster. Jim [/QUOTE] Fuckin’ new posters . ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/17 "2007-02-26T20:49:14Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] I have to say, I have kind of been expecting to hear that another poster (not **PRR** ) was going to be banned for being either **Strunk** , **QSS** , or both. . . . . Couldn’t figure out who that would be, and would never have guessed **According to Pliny**. [/QUOTE] Wait a sec – do you _know_ that **ATP** was banned for being **Strunk** and/or **QSS** , or are you just guessing? I’m not challenging you, I’m just trying to keep up. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/18 "2007-02-26T20:50:50Z")
Speaking only for me, **Jodi** , at this point I’m just wandering around with a dazed expression, muttering “Huh? Wha?” while trying to make sense of it all. ETA: It would be a real kindness if you all would ignore the barn-sized opening I just gave you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/19 "2007-02-26T20:52:07Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Fuckin’ new posters . [/QUOTE] 😃 Hey, I like new posters, I usually try to greet them politely and say hello. I was just look for a way to indicate someone without using their name. [QUOTE=Jodi] Wait a sec – do you _know_ that **ATP** was banned for being **Strunk** and/or **QSS** , or are you just guessing? I’m not challenging you, I’m just trying to keep up. [/QUOTE] She is making an educated guess is what I am getting from her replies. Seems possible. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763/20 "2007-02-26T20:52:16Z")
[QUOTE=Jodi] Wait a sec – do you _know_ that **ATP** was banned for being **Strunk** and/or **QSS** , or are you just guessing? I’m not challenging you, I’m just trying to keep up. [/QUOTE] I’m pretty sure she is guessing. \*\*Pliny \*\*was banned an hour before \*\*QSS \*\*outed himself. I reported his post, and about ten minutes later \*\*QSS \*\*was banned. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763.md?page=2)