# Dupe ban accts with same IP not being auto caught anymore

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/dupe-ban-accts-with-same-ip-not-being-auto-caught-anymore/94510
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 12, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dupe-ban-accts-with-same-ip-not-being-auto-caught-anymore/94510 "2018-08-12T07:05:41Z")
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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: [August 14, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dupe-ban-accts-with-same-ip-not-being-auto-caught-anymore/94510/10 "2018-08-14T21:41:46Z")

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> [@Ubik](#):
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> Sometimes people wig out after being active, even valuable contributors for a while, if their ego gets prickled or something, or some deep-hidden weirdness (like a tendency to start populating with sock puppets once bedded in, then _arguing with themselves_ ) comes to the fore, but it seldom requires nuking their entire presence.

Right, but it also seldom requires nuking their IP, which can have other consequences if that IP is shared.

> [@Ubik](#):
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> option to automatically add Banned as a title, so valued members don’t PM them/try to get into conversation, and feel upset to not get a reply.

Not a fan of heads on a pike, though.

> [@Ban symbol next to suspended usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ban-symbol-next-to-suspended-usernames/25045/3):
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> No; this was [already covered elsewhere](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-ban-reason-text-field/6752/14). The community may wonder why they don’t see Bill around any more. They may also need to see evidence of moderator action to prove that this is a place where negative people cannot just run around being jerks to people with no consequences. That said, we still want to avoid the “hello there new community member, check out our fabulous collection of heads-on-a-pike!” [image] So I would avoid… showing any indication a user is banned on their username n…

> [@Ubik](#):
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> single click to copy their IP and information on Location and Organization to my clipboard, so when I add this to Staff (where I am logging who was banned and why) I can paste it in one step. These have had proven value identifying grudge-bearing people who try to return.

Sure, that makes sense.. @misaka4e21 did you want to take that? basically a copy to clipboard button on this IP lookup dialog

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