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The term '''banhammer''' (sometimes referred to as the '''banstick''' or '''banbomb''') began as a satirical term for the power wielded by an ] to ] or ] users of ]s, wikis, ], or other internet media. |
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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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Banning is usually a form of punishment 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 term originated in 1996 from MSN Chat where administrator's ban icon was a hammer. It was then used most often in the Something Awful forums, a forum known for its creation of memes, to announce the banning of forum members. The term has become commonplace now in the game sales community and among game forums. 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.tf2items.com/id/gabelogannewell|publisher=TF2 Backpack Examiner|title=TF2 Backpack|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</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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