# Why I don't ban people

**URL:** <https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/why-i-dont-ban-people/385>\
**Category:** Academia\
**Created:** [November 5, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/why-i-dont-ban-people/385 "2019-11-05T13:42:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![rebecca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/onscienceandacademia.org/rebecca/32/520_2.png) [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/why-i-dont-ban-people/385/1 "2019-11-05T13:42:27Z")

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It’s becoming increasingly common to call for bans of researchers who have been considered Code of Conduct transgressors at conferences and other events. As I have stated [previously](https://www.onscienceandacademia.org/t/message-about-harassment-sips/278) am I personally against these types of bans. Here is a blog post on why.

[https://rmwblogg.wordpress.com/2019/11/05/why-i-dont-ban-people/](https://rmwblogg.wordpress.com/2019/11/05/why-i-dont-ban-people/)