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    #11
    Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
    We have discovered in the past that the moderators actually have lives of their own. This came as an immense shock to me; I would never have thought there were humans behind CUK, for some reason.

    There was one evening when Ferret posted to a very fast growing thread something to the effect of "You swines, why did you have to do this on my 5-a-side night?" That suggests there are hours at a time when there is nobody in attendance.

    Therefore, it can be hours before your hypothetical DirtyDrapes sockpuppet gets its first post moderated.

    Indeed, I have seen a newbies' first post appear up to about 30 hours after they actually wrote it.

    So WinkStainWindowDressing's first post may appear tonight. Or GoingBlind's first post may appear in the morning. Or SpunkPelmet's first post may appear tomorrow afternoon.

    Bust most likely it will just be banned.
    Hypothetically, would my sockie get an email telling him he's banned?
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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      #12
      Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
      Hypothetically, would my sockie get an email telling him he's banned?
      Apparently, when the owner next tries to log in as the sockpuppet, they would get a message saying they have been banned. There could be a reason provided, too.

      For example, had I tried such a thing, I might have been given a reason such as "Has nothing constructive to say".

      I trust you do know it is not necessary to wait for the first post to be moderated before doing subsequent ones? Not that you need to know that, of course, it is just of academic interest.

      Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
      (Hypothetically) How long before I give up on my new Sockies first post?
      I cannot see any sign of a moderator having logged in since yesterday lunch time. Hang on in there. Your (Hypothetical) PenisPorridgePortière sockie's banning may come soon enough...
      Last edited by RichardCranium; 23 August 2009, 10:04. Reason: Oops.
      My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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        #13
        Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

        I cannot see any sign of a moderator having logged in since yesterday lunch time. Hang on in there. Your (Hypothetical)sockie's banning may come soon enough...
        Fixed that for you. Allegedly.
        Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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          #14
          ferret is logged on so see what happens, should anyone have happened to create a 'sockie'.
          My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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            #15
            Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
            ferret is logged on so see what happens, should anyone have happened to create a 'sockie'.
            Allegedly, my sockie has been hypothetically banned.
            Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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              #16
              Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
              Allegedly, my sockie has been hypothetically banned.
              Banned? It looks hypothetically deleted to me. Allegedly.
              My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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                #17
                Please explain why you want to create a fake ID to post with instead of your current normal fake ID. I don't understand at all.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by TykeMerc View Post
                  Please explain why you want to create a fake ID to post with instead of your current normal fake ID. I don't understand at all.
                  He did, further up the thread.

                  Allegedly.
                  My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by TykeMerc View Post
                    Please explain why you want to create a fake ID to post with instead of your current normal fake ID. I don't understand at all.
                    Cos I was soooooooooo impressed with Chetty. My "back end specialist" would have been a legend.
                    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
                      Cos I was soooooooooo impressed with Chetty. My "back end specialist" would have been a legend.


                      Enough of that. That's my gag market.
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