# Blocked staged user can still "post"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-staged-user-can-still-post/39393
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [11. Februar 2016 um 08:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-staged-user-can-still-post/39393 "2016-02-11T08:15:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![carlokok](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/carlokok/32/115951_2.png) [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)
#### Post date: [11. Februar 2016 um 08:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-staged-user-can-still-post/39393/1 "2016-02-11T08:15:41Z")

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a blocked staged user can still “post” new things via email.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [11. Februar 2016 um 09:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-staged-user-can-still-post/39393/2 "2016-02-11T09:42:33Z")

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How did a user get to staged and blocked, exactly?

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [11. Februar 2016 um 09:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-staged-user-can-still-post/39393/3 "2016-02-11T09:44:03Z")

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Here’s a fix (_doesn’t care if it’s a staged user or not_) :fries:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/cad7fc10620ac8daaf4e563438bc6574f63f5784](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/cad7fc10620ac8daaf4e563438bc6574f63f5784)

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [11. Februar 2016 um 10:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-staged-user-can-still-post/39393/4 "2016-02-11T10:37:13Z")

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