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The term '''banhammer''' began as a satirical term for the power wielded by an ] to ] or ] users of internet forums, wikis, online games, or other internet media. |
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{{R from non-neutral name}} |
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The term is often used as a nickname for the actual anti-] software in ]s that performs the banning action. |
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==Banning== |
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Punishment is usually a form of ban from the service, either by deleting the guilty party's account or suspending it for a period of time. In extreme cases, the person's ] may be blocked from the server to prevent them from simply creating another account, sometimes indefinitely; however, this particular action is rarely taken, as most ] allocate dynamic IPs to their customers which can change from time to time.<ref name='PC World 2005-05-23'>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Lasky | coauthors= | title=AT&T's CallVantage: Excellent Phone Service on the Cheap | date=2005-05-23 | publisher=] | url =http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,120900-page,1/article.html | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2007-06-07 | language = | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070602154101/http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,120900-page,1/article.html| archivedate= 2 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> These actions are usually invoked for such offenses as violating the website's ], ], promoting ], disrespect of ], or promoting ] acts. |
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==Gaming usage== |
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The name has been used in more mainstream venues, such as ''] and ]'' video game for the ] console. Developers ] used the term "banhammer" when describing a July 2005 patch that scanned the user's hard drive and summarily restricted him or her from joining ] without possibility of appeal or leniency if it was determined that his or her copy had been ].<ref>, '']'', 2005-06-10, URL retrieved 2006-12-29.</ref><ref> '']'', 2006-01-13, URL retrieved 2006-12-29.</ref> News site ] began using the term at that point and has subsequently applied it to multiple instances of similar housecleaning occurring on '']''.<ref name="Slashdot">, '']''.</ref> |
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In other games such as ]'s '']'', the host has a hammer ] next to his or her name and is able to boot people from the chat along with the ability to ban people from the channel for a specified time period. The banhammer has even made an appearance in the ] '']'', where it can be found on the corpse of an ].<ref>Velvin, Sinder, , The Imperial Library fansite, URL retrieved 2006-12-29.</ref> |
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] CEO ]'s inventory in '']'', when examined using a third-party inspection tool, displays only one item, a Vintage Ban Hammer.<ref>http://www.tf2items.com/id/gabelogannewell</ref> While the item's description claims it is merely a joke, the item is listed as equipped, and an in-game model for the weapon exists. |
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In ], server operators can use a command to block, ban, or kick users from the server. |
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==See also== |
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