# What happened to the ban hammer?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-happened-to-the-ban-hammer/305956>\
**Category:** meta\
**Created:** [March 6, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-happened-to-the-ban-hammer/305956 "2010-03-06T09:30:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![IQAndreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f08c70/32.png) [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-happened-to-the-ban-hammer/305956/1 "2010-03-06T09:30:57Z")

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Am I just going blind, or did the ban hammer disappear? Maybe it’s the forum style I’m using, but I know I saw it somewhere there at least a month ago…

Anyway, this post has a little rascal in it:

> **[kirupaForum](https://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2540663)**
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> Got a web design/development question or just want to hang out with the most awesome people on the planet? Drop on in!

Also, while I’m posting here anyway (or should I start a new thread?) the forums mostly run REALLY well, but I have been getting these “freezes” where the forum is completely inaccessible for a good 10 minutes or more. Tabs can sit and load that entire time. Am I the only one experiencing this? Does being in Europe make a difference?