# Why was this just a suspension? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 23, 2017, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127 "2017-12-23T10:21:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/1 "2017-12-23T10:21:23Z")
The announcement of **ThisIsTheEnd** ’s suspension was closed. I would like to discuss. From the [**ThisIsTheEnd** ’s post](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20681706&postcount=137) that started the last round of troubles: > [@](#): > > I’m fixing to retire to a nice quiet place where I can sit on my porch with a quart of Jack Daniels and a shotgun and wait for one of you fags to show up. Why was this just a suspension? **Bone** correctly flagged him for hate speech. **TITE** also throws in death threats against Board Members, what with the JD and the shotgun. 2 nasty comments in one line, _and_ he’s been on a roll lately. Of course, cherry on the sundae, **TITE** used the forbidden phrase on **Bone**. This performance looks ban-worthy to me. Thoughts? ---
**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:** [December 23, 2017, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/2 "2017-12-23T10:25:45Z")
Indeed. We don’t need or want that type of people around here. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/3 "2017-12-23T11:28:50Z")
Please note that Bone stated that the poster’s posting privileges would be under review by the staff. Aside from spammers and returning sock puppets, individual Moderators are not authorized to ban a poster. It often takes a couple of days for the enough of the staff to have a poster’s actions called to their attention and to discuss the appropriate response. Jobs, families, travel, etc. frequently interfere with the necessary communication. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/4 "2017-12-23T11:45:34Z")
Right, it wasn’t just a simple suspension. As **Bone** stated the guy was suspended to give the mods a few days to discuss things. I’m pretty sure that will be an extremely short discussion! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/5 "2017-12-23T14:23:42Z")
Am I missing something? In my version of the thread in which **Bone** announces the suspension, there’s no indication of further action being taken or contemplated. Was it announced in one of the warnings he issued in the individual threads in question? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/6 "2017-12-23T14:34:57Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Am I missing something? In my version of the thread in which **Bone** announces the suspension, there’s no indication of further action being taken or contemplated. Was it announced in one of the warnings he issued in the individual threads in question? This. > [@Can Al Franken change his mind and stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-al-franken-change-his-mind-and-stay/804738/140): > > This is a warning for personal insults. I am also suspending you for 3 days **pending discussion of your posting privileges.** > > [/moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/7 "2017-12-23T15:39:45Z")
Aside. They thought about getting a lighter banhammer, one light enough for the female mods to swing, but the lighter ones require more than one swing and were not as humane, not to mention the bigger mess. That’s why you never see female mods banning anyone. ETA [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20681755&postcount=139](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20681755&postcount=139) Telling a mod to fuck off might not be the best way to show remorse. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/8 "2017-12-23T16:03:22Z")
Dopers should be banned for their first offense because zero tolerance policies always work well. We really should ban them before they can offend, or just keep them off the board to start with by building a wall. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/9 "2017-12-23T16:57:27Z")
That’s a very insightful comment that I feel incredibly fortunate to have read. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/10 "2017-12-23T17:10:10Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Aside. They thought about getting a lighter banhammer, one light enough for the female mods to swing, but the lighter ones require more than one swing and were not as humane, not to mention the bigger mess. That’s why you never see female mods banning anyone. > > ETA > > [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20681755&postcount=139](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20681755&postcount=139) > Telling a mod to fuck off might not be the best way to show remorse. Females need a smaller and lighter banhammer? [Since when?](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6b/a4/46/6ba4468736ab9c4adc15e794879e88f9.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/11 "2017-12-23T17:22:01Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Please note that Bone stated that the poster’s posting privileges would be under review by the staff. > Aside from spammers and returning sock puppets, individual Moderators are not authorized to ban a poster. It often takes a couple of days for the enough of the staff to have a poster’s actions called to their attention and to discuss the appropriate response. Jobs, families, travel, etc. frequently interfere with the necessary communication. Fair enough. Reading it last night, my reaction was “what’s a guy got to do around here to get banned?!” Sober judgement delivered upon reflection makes sense, however. It’s better for the Board. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/12 "2017-12-23T17:24:02Z")
I figured they are just waiting for Spice Weasel to come around. Let her get her first ear on her belt. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/13 "2017-12-23T17:25:09Z")
No, see, that _is_ the lighter version. [This is the one we’re using now](http://pennreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hammer.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/14 "2017-12-23T17:30:46Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > I figured they are just waiting for Spice Weasel to come around. Let her get her first ear on her belt. She hasn’t finished the mod training course for \*one shot, one kill \*yet. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/15 "2017-12-23T18:18:19Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > No, see, that _is_ the lighter version. [This is the one we’re using now](http://pennreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hammer.jpg). Does it have to be a hammer? Would an ax work? [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/57/fc/30/57fc3069ba69fbffbdb0b23cdbd9f444.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/57/fc/30/57fc3069ba69fbffbdb0b23cdbd9f444.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/16 "2017-12-23T18:33:56Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Does it have to be a hammer? Would an ax work? > > [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/57/fc/30/57fc3069ba69fbffbdb0b23cdbd9f444.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/57/fc/30/57fc3069ba69fbffbdb0b23cdbd9f444.jpg) That’s what they were trying to use when the boards went down the other day. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/17 "2017-12-23T19:17:10Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Dopers should be banned for their first offense because zero tolerance policies always work well. We really should ban them before they can offend, or just keep them off the board to start with by building a wall. I like the suggestion of a wall. I’m Surprised nobody has thought of that before. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/18 "2017-12-23T19:22:37Z")
[RIGHT][/RIGHT] > [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > I like the suggestion of a wall. I’m Surprised nobody has thought of that before. No one ever knew that walls were complicated. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/19 "2017-12-23T19:46:56Z")
“Banax” sounds like it’s something that you should ask your doctor about. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/20 "2017-12-23T19:53:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > “Banax” sounds like it’s something that you should ask your doctor about. Don’t use it if you’re allergic to it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127.md?page=2)