# You've just been banned from the Straight Dope. Now what? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 7, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125 "2014-01-07T12:37:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Heropsychodreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Heropsychodreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heropsychodreamer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/41 "2014-01-07T20:13:34Z")
I’ve been registered here for 5.5 years, lurked for at least that long before registering and this is my 111th post, so yeah…I’ll just lurk here. It wouldn’t change my experience at all! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/42 "2014-01-07T20:17:47Z")
Since I’m 99% lurk anyway, the choice was easy. ETA: Don’t let the Dec 2002 fool you, I lurked for about 2 years and only registered when I did because I wanted to do a search ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/43 "2014-01-07T20:21:55Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > At first I would be disappointed, but then I would vow to right the terrible injustice by secretly buying the SDMB as part of a hostile takeover, which I would triumphantly reveal at the annual SDMB board meeting before smugly telling the current ownership that they are the ones who are in fact banned. I would have them escorted out by security, give Cecil Adams (who the evil ownership has locked in a cage) a thumbs up, before kissing a girl with big hair as 80’s music plays and the credits rolled. > > Then I’d strip the site for parts and sell it to the Chinese. > > Edit: Goddamnit, Aquadementia! Way to steal my thunder! You are so banned when I take over. :mad: Yeah, well… I’m gonna go build my own message board, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the message board. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/44 "2014-01-07T20:24:33Z")
> [@Nancarrow](#): > > I was going to say this, but then I realised I’d still be able to READ the Dope even if I couldn’t post in it. And so I still wouldn’t get any work done. yeah - but there would be less evidence of why we … err… you don’t get any work done. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/45 "2014-01-07T20:29:22Z")
It’s pretty difficult to imagine a series of events that would lead to me being justifiably banned, but I imagine I’d lurk for a few weeks, logging on more and more infrequently, and would eventually stop coming altogether. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/46 "2014-01-07T20:33:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I chose “other”, because my actual choice is “don’t get banned in the first place”. It’s not like it’s just something that happens unpredictably out of the blue. With one notable exception. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/47 "2014-01-07T20:36:18Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > [ul] > [li]Throw myself at the mercy of the Mods.[/li][li]Apologize.[/li][li]Beg for forgiveness.[/li][li]Cry.[/li][li]Beg some more.[/li][/ul] This, except with more crying. There have been fairly long periods over the past 14(!) years where I’ve hardly looked at the board or read the boards without posting at all. Sometimes my attention gets diverted by other things and sometimes I get a kind of board fatigue, but I always come back. I chose “other” because I’d probably start with “screw this place” and then I’d start lurking. Would I eventually make a sock? I’m not sure. I think the “no sock” policy is excellent, so I’d be inclined not to. Wait…can people who haven’t registered do searches? If not, I’d probably end up making a search-sock. I frequently dig up old threads. Google search is okay for finding stuff, but sometimes native search is necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/48 "2014-01-07T20:48:43Z")
I did get a three-month warning ban for being too good for the place. I got bored with lurking quickly, and made an intensive effort to find better places to hang out on the Web. I did find one, it’s called Second Life. Some very smart, fun people hang out there, if you know how to find them. And it’s visually WAAAAY ahead of The Straight Dope … ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/49 "2014-01-07T20:56:32Z")
Probably hang out at the Giraffe Boards full-time. They have better orgies anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Peaton\_of\_peat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@Peaton\_of\_peat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peaton_of_peat)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/50 "2014-01-07T21:10:46Z")
My first thought on seeing the poll was “Hi Opal!” And then my mind went to a very dark place. ☹ Here’s hoping nobody goes that route. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/51 "2014-01-07T21:21:10Z")
I’d sit back and wait, secure in the knowledge that my legions of loyal fans (“The Pig Posse”) would besiege the admins with loud and insistent demands for my reinstatement, and that I would soon be back. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/52 "2014-01-07T21:34:23Z")
I’d launch an investigation into whether the banning was entirely in error (wrong name or IP), or whether someone had unauthorized access to my account. If I found no evidence of either of these, I’d be seeking therapy to determine whether I was having blackouts or experiencing some kind of fugue state or dissociative disorder. Outside of these possibilities, there is no other conceivable reason why I would be banned. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/53 "2014-01-07T22:02:13Z")
Go back to sitting around, smoking marijuana, eating Cheetos, and masturbating all day. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/54 "2014-01-07T22:16:05Z")
I’d go back to stripping. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/55 "2014-01-07T23:16:08Z")
Oh! Oh! Oh! Can I change my answer? Can I? Huh? Huh? I’d blame everything on the recent hacking! ---
**Author:** ![artemis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/56 "2014-01-07T23:52:27Z")
I’d lurk here and post elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/57 "2014-01-08T00:08:51Z")
Take revenge ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/58 "2014-01-08T00:21:47Z")
Other: I’d just shrug and move on. I’ve been here fourteen years or so (with a break for the pay to post period) but never really posted much. I have been known to go weeks without checking here. And I’m sure you’d all just get on fine without me. ---
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/59 "2014-01-08T00:43:13Z")
There’s always the Crooked Dope to fill your time. > **[Why “The crooked dope”?](https://thecrookeddope.wordpress.com/why-the-crooked-dope/)** > > I’ve realized that the name of the blog may present some confusion. It was one of those things that I thought up on a sleepless summer night. I was thinking about domains and knew that “… ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/60 "2014-01-08T00:50:55Z")
I’d assume that there was some mistake, and contact one of the admins to see what happened. Just like I did when **Marley** banned everybody. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125.md?page=4)