Why are some names struck-through?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Grinkle
  • Start date Start date
Grinkle
Gold Member
Messages
823
Reaction score
279
@Greg Bernhardt I see some posters names have a strike-through font in their post icon. Is this a glitch in my browser or the website html, or is there a significance to it?
 
Last edited:
Physics news on Phys.org
They're banned posters. Sometimes only temporarily so.
 
I too have wondered about the strike through. Especially when I see a (benign) post only hours old with the name struck-through.
 
gmax137 said:
I too have wondered about the strike through. Especially when I see a (benign) post only hours old with the name struck-through.
The benign bits is what tends to stay after the mods have cleaned up the less-savoury mess. They act fast when they're awake, but one can sometimes glean the horrible reality in the wee hours of the day (in the US), before it's forever hidden from the eyes of the innocent.
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Orodruin, Matterwave, davenn and 5 others
Bandersnatch said:
the horrible reality in the wee hours of the day (in the US), before it's forever hidden from the eyes of the innocent.
"Hats off for the 'First Response Team.' ":oldsurprised::partytime::oldsurprised::partytime::oldsurprised:
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: dlgoff and davenn
Bystander said:
"Hats off for the 'First Response Team.' ":oldsurprised::partytime::oldsurprised::partytime::oldsurprised:

Funny thing, that's quite often @berkeman who is ER trained.
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: dlgoff and berkeman
gmax137 said:
I too have wondered about the strike through. Especially when I see a (benign) post only hours old with the name struck-through.
A good example is the benign question that @Q-1 posted in the Feedback forum about allowing philosophical discussions. Nothing wrong with that question or that thread, but he was banned today for unrelated reasons.
Q-1 said:
I would hope to ask if it is possible to implement a specific category devoted to analyzing psychological "dynamics" process' and such matters.
 
berkeman said:
Nothing wrong with that question or that thread, but he was banned today for unrelated reasons.

What are those reasons?
 
We generally don't disclose individual ban reasons.
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: dextercioby
  • #10
mfb said:
We generally don't disclose individual ban reasons.

That's a very good policy, especially with regard to brand new members whose first question is not about physics, but about recently banned members.

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkre8QsKjZXAeMkmBxAy2t3yU6Q9qUmVRLJpo1TP_l7sbtuZ1K.jpg
 

Attachments

  • images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkre8QsKjZXAeMkmBxAy2t3yU6Q9qUmVRLJpo1TP_l7sbtuZ1K.jpg
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkre8QsKjZXAeMkmBxAy2t3yU6Q9qUmVRLJpo1TP_l7sbtuZ1K.jpg
    2.4 KB · Views: 518
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Wrichik Basu, Klystron, strangerep and 12 others
  • #11
Who100 said:
What are those reasons?
Too late for @Who100 to get the 2018 humor award ?
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Wrichik Basu, russ_watters and berkeman
  • #12
SammyS said:
Too late for @Who100 to get the 2018 humor award ?
Yes, but you've just put yourself in the early running for 2019 :)
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: Wrichik Basu and russ_watters
  • #13
i think @SammyS 's avatar puts him in the running :)
 
  • #14
gmax137 said:
i think @SammyS 's avatar puts him in the running :)
Maybe ...

I just added the avatar in the last 1/2 hour. (my first after 8 years of membership)

It's evidence that I'm funny: not so sure about humorous.
 

Similar threads

Replies
11
Views
2K
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15
Views
2K
Replies
14
Views
2K
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
3K
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
2K
  • · Replies 69 ·
3
Replies
69
Views
12K
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
3K
  • · Replies 33 ·
2
Replies
33
Views
3K
Replies
10
Views
3K