# Warnings and Bans

**URL:** <https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/warnings-and-bans/443>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** moderation\
**Created:** [December 12, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/warnings-and-bans/443 "2021-12-12T20:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/user_avatar/discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/elliot/32/14_2.png) [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/warnings-and-bans/443/17 "2026-05-24T16:19:54Z")

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I’m banning @Oracle for refusing to share their real name with me after I requested it. No one has a right to post here while being anonymous from me. I don’t always ask people for their real name, but if there are problems or anything suspicious, then I don’t want to deal with anonymous people.

Secondarily, I think Oracle used a lot of AI for their posts and lied about it. They initially denied using any AI, then admitted to some cases and denied others.

Two Paths Forward options:

1. Oracle tells me their real name.
2. If Oracle has something important to say about CF, they can post it on their own website. They don’t need a forum account to write relevant ideas and criticisms, or to read and reply to CF posts. After a minimum of three months from today, they can email me a link to their website. If I see high quality essays that sound clearly human-written to me, I may share the link on my forum.

Sources:

> [@AGI, LLMs, CR and CF](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/agi-llms-cr-and-cf/2169/65):
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> no, not for drafting these posts. i have been using chatgpt and other LLMs since they came out, so i’m sure some of that style bleeds in a bit…

> [@Specialist Creators with Small Audiences](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/specialist-creators-with-small-audiences/580/121):
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> Just to clarify, I was referring to [Specialist Creators with Small Audiences - #74 by Oracle](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/specialist-creators-with-small-audiences/580/74) when I said I had asked if anyone was willing to help privately. I haven’t contacted anyone privately. I was saying that if anyone wanted to help clarify the remaining concern publicly that would be fine and could reduce the work falling on you rather than hide anything from moderators. I was hoping to resolve the previous topic before moving to AI because I wasn’t clear on what remained open, but I’ll …

> [@Elliot's Microblogging](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/elliots-microblogging/191/346):
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> Apologies. I used AI. Thanks for pointing it out. I should have mentioned it.

> [@Specialist Creators with Small Audiences](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/specialist-creators-with-small-audiences/580/76):
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> i’m not asking you to trust me beyond what you’re comfortable with. i already said some negative things about companies i potentially would want to work with almost as soon as i showed up, so i hope it’s understandable why i wouldn’t want my ID attached to that. if that means you don’t want me posting here, i understand.

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