# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/81 "2014-01-08T21:55:01Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I’m not so sure lurking is an option; during the “Great Banning” I was unable to read anything on the board. I’d also never get away with a sock puppet, because my habitual overuse of semi-colons and elipses would nail me in a couple of hours. . . It would depend on how you were banned. You can ban a username, so you’d see the board, log in and be greeted with a message that says, “Hi TruCelt, you’re banned.” In that case, simply not logging in will allow you to browse the forums, but of course, you can’t participate. If however, your IP address is banned, then simply navigating to the site is enough to bring up the message saying the IP is banned. In that case, you would have to change your IP address in order to browse which is not difficult necessarily, but not something people usually do just on a whim either. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/82 "2014-01-08T22:00:21Z")
Somewhere between “lurk” and “screw this place.” I’ve been a member for over ten years with no warnings, so if I get banned, I deserve it. Nevertheless, there are some topics I see discussed here that are difficult to elucidate with other forms of information at my disposal, so I can see myself searching the boards even if I got banned from posting. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/83 "2014-01-08T23:34:45Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Since I personally know several Mods (and have pictures) I would find myself rapidly unbanned and quite a bit better off financially. Good thinking. If anyone threatens to ban me I can threaten to send them nude pictures of myself. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/84 "2014-01-09T00:10:11Z")
I voted “other” If I was banned it could only be because I’d been wrongly accused and hadn’t yet been able to prove the banning was unjust. I have faith that the PTB are doing the best they can, but even the best can be fooled. So I’d work on them, and lurk until I was unbanned. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/85 "2014-01-09T17:26:23Z")
I chose “screw this place,” though that would have occured _before_ I got banned. I’m generally not one to burn bridges, but if I did decide to get myself banned I’d have no problem staying away afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/86 "2014-01-09T18:03:32Z")
I suppose it depends on why I was banned. If it was **Shakes** ’ scenario of my account being hacked, I am hopeful I could talk my way back in. (Something vaguely similar happened a few years ago.) If it were because I was being a jerk, I would probably sulk and lurk. If there were a general move to ban those whose political point of view is at odds with the rest of the board, I would just go off and find a more congenial messageboard, because the Dope would no longer be the Dope. But I could never get away with a sock account. Sooner or later, I would forget, and - well - Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Cognitive\_Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Cognitive\_Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognitive_Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/87 "2014-01-09T18:09:12Z")
Carry on with the rest of my life. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/88 "2014-01-09T18:12:45Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I suppose it depends on why I was banned. If it was **Shakes** ’ scenario of my account being hacked, I am hopeful I could talk my way back in. (Something vaguely similar happened a few years ago.) If it were because I was being a jerk, I would probably sulk and lurk. If there were a general move to ban those whose political point of view is at odds with the rest of the board, I would just go off and find a more congenial messageboard, because the Dope would no longer be the Dope. > > But I could never get away with a sock account. Sooner or later, I would forget, and - well - > > Regards, > Shodan As long as you avoided adding a sig, you might be OK. For example, Regards, Sock Account would be a dead giveaway. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/89 "2014-01-09T18:15:30Z")
I am so addicted to this place that’d I’d most likely reregister but under a name that would not connect back at all to this account. Something like “Totally Sober Smurf” or “Totally Not Shakes Sock”. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/90 "2014-01-09T23:26:56Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Yeah. With blackjack and hookers. forget the board, though. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/91 "2014-01-10T05:28:52Z")
Let’s all welcome our newest poster Kcalbnam 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/92 "2014-01-10T05:50:20Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > I would be sad and hurt. Then I would be pissed. Then I would realize that I’m better off, because I’d have tons more hours in the day to do something else more productive. Then I’d get addicted to another message board. > > And then the cycle would start all over again. Same here. I’ve been to other boards and most don’t have the level of intellect you can find here. The per capita number of educated, intelligent, insightful people here is pretty high. So I’d miss that. But if I managed to find it somewhere else I’d get addicted to that board instead. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/93 "2014-01-10T06:13:25Z")
They tried to ban me. Once. I hacked everyone’s usernames and passwords and now I’m in like flynn. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/94 "2014-01-10T09:21:25Z")
I really don’t get why the vast majority of banned people don’t come back to troll, at least for a little bit. My argument has always been, once you’ve been banned, what’s your rationale for playing nice anymore? It’s the worst thing they can do to you. Chances are you think the banning was unfair, so it’s not like you’d be positively disposed towards the people here. I mean, I know why I wouldn’t do it, but that’s because I’m trying to cut down on my temper flare ups. But there are a lot of people here who seem to have no problem with those. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/95 "2014-01-11T22:06:10Z")
I’m a Mod on another board (of which I had been banned from before) and we’re pretty open to unbanning posters if they come across as contrite, but their names (and IP addresses) are carefully followed immediately after. Often the number of bans rise when the weather is horrible, we’re entering a stressful period (it’s a teachers’ board so that’s most of the time), and weekend evenings bring out all sorts of odd posts - hmm … I wonder why?? So I’d first plead leniency, say that I won’t do it again, apologise to anyone I’d offended, the other posters, the Mods, my parents, the Queen, and Desmond Tutu. If that didn’t work I could always use the giant laser I have on the moon and hold the World to ransom. ---
**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 12, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/96 "2014-01-12T06:59:56Z")
> [@JustinC](#): > > So I’d first plead leniency, say that I won’t do it again, apologise to anyone I’d offended, the other posters, the Mods, my parents, the Queen, and Desmond Tutu. If that didn’t work I could always use the giant laser I have on the moon and hold the World to ransom. Well, that explains what all those giant lasers are doing on the moon … ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/97 "2014-01-12T17:50:03Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Well, that explains what all those giant lasers are doing on the moon … trying hard…holding my breath…no…I won’t give in…no…never… must…not…mention… . . . . . . … …1920’s death rays. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/98 "2014-01-12T17:57:56Z")
Get some work done. ---
**Author:** ![Themis00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/99 "2014-01-12T18:09:53Z")
How could someone get banned from THIS site? The SDMB allows you to post things many sites won’t, and lets you get away with semi-crazy behavior. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125/100 "2014-01-12T18:22:25Z")
I would continue my ether, cocaine and red bull binge for about another week. Then i would load my dirty socks and underwear (lets be honest, by that time they would be my only worldly possessions) into a WalMart bag and hitch hike to my moms palatial country estate (run down farm house). I would then beg her to let me take my demented,degraded drunken self in and let me live in the basement. I would beg, borrow or steal a 60’s transistor radio and listen to Rush Limbo 24/7 and mastrubate to midget porn. That is how fucked up I would have to be to get banned here…I think I did get a warning once but it was in the pit. I once almost got banned from a DogSled site I helped found and moderate but that really WAS a drunken binge and all was forgiven after I groveled and did my penance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-banned-from-the-straight-dope-now-what/678125.md?page=6)