Definitions
Etymologies
- ban + hammer (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And we all know the ultimate point of the banhammer is to remove problematic members from the comment pool, as to avoid future altercations.”
“Xbox live, Stephen Toulouse is widely known for wielding the "banhammer" -- that is being the guy who comes down on cheaters and those who harass people over the online service.”
“You've got to pay a real human being to unleash the power of the "banhammer" when @rk@n@ught_6937 threatens sexual violence against another user's pets in a discussion thread about a software patch.”
The Huffington Post: Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: The Privacy Wars I: Warcraft
“Secondly, this is twice now that you've threatened the "banhammer," and on both occassions based on a grotesque misunderstanding of my position.”
“But for someone who wants to be more than a "banhammer," Toulouse acknowledges just prohibiting all reference to sexuality isn't much of a solution.”
“Is there nothing that can be done to persuade MY to start reading comments and wielding the banhammer?”
“BTW threatening me with the banhammer ruined a top-class post. peanut_butter”
“If you still can't see why a pointless, yet positive comment is less destructive than a pointless negative comment, perhaps the banhammer needs to aim for you next.”
“Super Punch: Now that's a banhammer skip to main | skip to sidebar”
“But, you know, do it without attacking the OP like a dingo or face the banhammer.”
After 8 iPhones And 14 SIM Cards, AT&T Still Won't Waive ETF - The Consumerist
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Babble Tech
Go Babble! Words, if you can call them that, from the world of technology and computers. I'll try to make sure each one is represented by a Wordnik example.
cifsiostat, nfsiostat, mpstat, iostat, pidstat, sar, sysstat, cron, fetchmail, zypper, mysqldump, rsync and 102 more...
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Internet Memes
Sometimes funny, sometimes dumb, but inescapable either way.
over nine thousand, this is spartaaa!, lolcats, i herd u liek mud..., orly, i see whut u did ..., all your base are..., i'm in your base ..., banhammer, desu, i'd hit it, imma chargin mah ... and 5 more...
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Teh Interwebs
So, I herd u liek Mudkips?
lolcat, caturday, internets, interweb, kthxbai, egosurfing, baleeted, pebkac, fubar, wiki, zomg, lols and 19 more...
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