# Your Permanent Record **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 10, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470 "2011-11-10T03:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/1 "2011-11-10T03:26:03Z")
Do I have a way of looking up how many times I’ve been warned? I don’t even know if I ever have been… I’m just wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/2 "2011-11-10T03:33:36Z")
Click on your screen name to view your public profile. In your user CP, if you’ve ever received any warnings, there will be a tab that says “Infractions.” This will list any warnings you’ve received since the automatic warning system was instituted in, IIRC, 2009. Older warnings don’t appear there. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/3 "2011-11-10T03:33:38Z")
If you’ve been warned, there’s an extra tab(only you and the mods can see) in your profile. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/4 "2011-11-10T03:35:54Z")
Okay, thanks–don’t know why I didn’t see that. On a related note, I was wondering if there is a procedure in place around here for a timespan-specified voluntary banning. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/5 "2011-11-10T08:01:25Z")
The mods have granted sabbaticals in the past, as I recall. I think it’s the sort of thing that’s enough of a hassle for them that you had better be damn sure you mean it, and ask very nicely over email. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/6 "2011-11-10T13:37:36Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > On a related note, I was wondering if there is a procedure in place around here for a timespan-specified voluntary banning. Yes, we call it “sabbatical” (as **waterj2** notes) and we’re happy to do that for you. Since it’s voluntary, we’ll lift it any time you ask. Alternately, you can just exercise self-control and refrain, n’est-ce pas? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/7 "2011-11-10T13:42:44Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > The mods have granted sabbaticals in the past, as I recall. I think it’s the sort of thing that’s enough of a hassle for them that you had better be damn sure you mean it, and ask very nicely over email. I requested and was granted such a sabbatical a couple of years back with no fuss. I was reminded that I would not receive a discount for my time off (as I am a Charter Member), but I didn’t expect that I would. They did not update my status, so I still showed up as Charter Member. **Frylock** , if you do choose to go away for a while, please come back. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/8 "2011-11-10T13:54:03Z")
Yes, we’re happy to do it, and it’s not a hassle – just a matter of going into the secret mod workshop and clicking a couple of buttons. Only ask if you’re sure you want it – I don’t think we’d be equally cheerful about reversing it in a couple of days if you got over a temporary snit. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/9 "2011-11-10T14:10:40Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I requested and was granted such a sabbatical a couple of years back with no fuss. I was reminded that I would not receive a discount for my time off (as I am a Charter Member), but I didn’t expect that I would. > > They did not update my status, so I still showed up as Charter Member. > > **Frylock** , if you do choose to go away for a while, please come back. > > Regards, > Shodan Thanks, **Shodan**. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/10 "2011-11-10T14:30:57Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > This will list any warnings you’ve received since the automatic warning system was instituted in, IIRC, 2009. Older warnings don’t appear there. Are warnings prior to that still in effect? Or have the expired under a ‘statute of limitations’? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/11 "2011-11-10T14:35:21Z")
They won’t carry as much weight because they’re older. If someone misbehaves and had a warning in 2005, we’re not likely to give it the same consideration if the warning was last week. These matters are always discussed; we never make these decisions lightly or based solely on a mere tote of infractions. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/12 "2011-11-10T15:18:36Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Click on your screen name to view your public profile. In your user CP, if you’ve ever received any warnings, there will be a tab that says “Infractions.” This will list any warnings you’ve received since the automatic warning system was instituted in, IIRC, 2009. Older warnings don’t appear there. What if I want to know if I’ve ever received any official praise? Would there be a tab that says “Kudos”? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/13 "2011-11-10T15:34:41Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > What if I want to know if I’ve ever received any official praise? Would there be a tab that says “Kudos”? > 🆒 Yup. And everyone but you has one. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/14 "2011-11-10T16:16:24Z")
Well, _almost_ everyone. I don’t understand why someone needs a sabbatical. As **C K Dexter Haven** points out you could just not post for a while if you think you’re going to be incendiary. Could someone explain this to me? (Seriously. No snark. I don’t get it.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/15 "2011-11-10T16:28:57Z")
Some people prefer an external locus of control. For instance, a person who has heavy work or school obligations might ask for a sabbatical, to prevent backsliding when he or she is supposed to be doing something more important (sic). ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/16 "2011-11-10T16:40:19Z")
Thank you. If I ask really nicely, can you set a bit somewhere to make me exercise? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/17 "2011-11-10T17:54:22Z")
So people who have received an official warning have an extra tab that people who haven’t never see. Or maybe I’m just not looking in the right place. Should I commit an infraction to get a warning to make sure I can find the tab that says I’ve been warned? If so, what would be the best thing to do to get a warning? Insult a mod? Another poster? Deliberately violate the two-click rule? Forget pie? ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/18 "2011-11-10T19:01:11Z")
Yes, if you have not received a warning since the infraction system went active, you will not see a tab for that. It’s a feature. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/19 "2011-11-10T20:03:50Z")
> [@Lare](#): > > Thank you. > > If I ask really nicely, can you set a bit somewhere to make me exercise? If that was a feature here the Dope would never have money problems! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470/20 "2011-11-10T20:07:57Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > So people who have received an official warning have an extra tab that people who haven’t never see. Or maybe I’m just not looking in the right place. Should I commit an infraction to get a warning to make sure I can find the tab that says I’ve been warned? You don’t have any, so you’re not missing it. > [@](#): > > If so, what would be the best thing to do to get a warning? Insult a mod? Another poster? Deliberately violate the two-click rule? Forget pie? Get **Tom Tildrum** to withdraw his kudos. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-permanent-record/602470.md?page=2)