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Sysop vs Banhammer - What's the difference?

sysop | banhammer |

As nouns the difference between sysop and banhammer

is that sysop is (computing|internet) a system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board while banhammer is (internet|internet slang|often|humorous) the power of a sysop to block a user or potential user from participating at a website.

As verbs the difference between sysop and banhammer

is that sysop is to work as a sysop while banhammer is (internet|internet slang|transitive) to block a user from participating at a website.

sysop

English

Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
  • System]] [[operator, Operator

    • Synonyms

    * sysop

    banhammer

    English

    (wikipedia banhammer)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Internet, internet slang, often, humorous) The power of a sysop to block a user or potential user from participating at a website.
    • "Matt "Positron" Miller prepares his radioactive banhammer against mission architect abusers." [http://www.massively.com/2009/05/05/matt-positron-miller-prepares-his-radioactive-banhammer-agains/]

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Internet, internet slang, transitive) To block a user from participating at a website.
    • "Poison welcomes back The Eternally Banhammered ." [http://boards.adultswim.com/adultswim/board/message?board.id=fanfiction&thread.id=46274]
    "Re: BanHammered The mod caught you. Does that mean permabanned?." [http://p102.ezboard.com/fthecoolestforumeverfrm8.showMessage?topicID=2553.topic]