# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/21 "2017-12-23T20:06:29Z")
(plays cheerful music and shows happy people enjoying life so that you’ll ignore the fine print stuff) Side effects may include exploding bowels or your skin falling off. ---
**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, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/22 "2017-12-23T20:09:47Z")
Read the warning label carefully. It says; \*Point sharp edge towards target. \* Ya wouldn’t think the mods needed to be told that. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/23 "2017-12-23T20:18:51Z")
> [@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. Nobody told me they’d expect us to work on Christmas break. ---
**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, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/24 "2017-12-23T20:22:00Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Nobody told me they’d expect us to work on Christmas break. I’ll bet they didn’t tell you about the new night shift policy either. ---
**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, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/25 "2017-12-23T20:53:30Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Nobody told me they’d expect us to work on Christmas break. Newbie. Short straw. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/26 "2017-12-23T21:39:31Z")
> [@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. This is the answer. Thanks, Tom! The announcement has since been updated. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/27 "2017-12-23T21:41:46Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > This is the answer. Thanks, Tom! The announcement has since been updated. To a one month suspension from two weeks. I’m a little surprised that it wasn’t a ban but maybe he can turn it around. Hope springs eternal. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/28 "2017-12-24T12:48:17Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > To a one month suspension from two weeks. I’m a little surprised that it wasn’t a ban but maybe he can turn it around. Hope springs eternal. Maybe it was the spirit of the Season. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/29 "2017-12-24T13:18:42Z")
> [@](#): > > 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. Threat? 😕 Sounds like he wants to party. Drink a bit, shoot some skeet, as a prelude to some cuddling. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/30 "2017-12-24T13:23:15Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Maybe it was the spirit of the Season. 😉 But did he get a kiss and dinner? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/31 "2017-12-24T19:01:10Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Does it have to be a hammer? Would an ax work? Or a pointed stick? Sorry ----- I’ve spent way too much time over the years in the Monty Python thread) ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/32 "2017-12-24T21:20:23Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > I like the suggestion of a wall. I’m Surprised nobody has thought of that before. When the Internet sends us posters, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing spam, they’re bringing personal insults outside of the Pit, they’re trolls–and some, I assume, are good people. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/33 "2017-12-24T21:30:02Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > When the Internet sends us posters, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing spam, they’re bringing personal insults outside of the Pit, they’re trolls–and some, I assume, are good people. Points! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/34 "2017-12-24T22:11:22Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > When the Internet sends us posters, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing spam, they’re bringing personal insults outside of the Pit, they’re trolls–and some, I assume, are good people. Yeah, we need to change the bait here. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/35 "2017-12-25T04:26:43Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Nobody told me they’d expect us to work on Christmas break. Christmas BREAK? What gave you the idea that we got breaks? ---
**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 25, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/36 "2017-12-25T04:49:22Z")
Well, now that **Spice** can cover breaks, the rest of you get dinner with the family. We’re all passing a card. It’s around here somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/37 "2017-12-25T15:09:29Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Christmas BREAK? What gave you the idea that we got breaks? Yeah, really. More like sprains and strains, really. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/38 "2017-12-25T15:39:22Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > She hasn’t finished the mod training course for \*one shot, one kill \*yet. I thought it was a double-tap to the center of mass. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/39 "2017-12-25T19:00:39Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Maybe it was the spirit of the Season. 😉 Was that Johnnie Walker or Jack Daniels? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127/40 "2017-12-26T18:31:36Z")
Quick question. Some years ago I received a warning which it seems will never lapse until I kick the bucket. What I posted was not in the same league as the poster of the subject here. I am not complaining about the warning, but does this poster also get a lifetime record? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-just-a-suspension/805127.md?page=3)