Banned but not banned?

[Kniwt]

Eek! So I come home tonight and try to load the forum, and I get "An Error Has Occurred! Sorry Kniwt, you are banned from using this forum!"

So I delete my cookies and try again: "An Error Has Occurred! Sorry Guest, you are banned from using this forum!"

So I've remote-login'd to a work machine, and I'm now obviously very much logged in and not banned. This suggests that there's some type of IP-based ban that's gone into effect sometime in the past 24 hours. Beyond that, however, waaaah!

Any suggestions? ("Dump your ISP" isn't going to be a valid suggestion, though.)

[rickmastfan67]

I'll look into this for you Kniwt and get back to you.

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Ok Kniwt, have you been using Proxy IPs?  Please come clean if you have been.  We've been trying to cut down on spam accounts signing up for the forum and the forum logged you logging in from 3 different IPs in a few minutes pointing to use of a proxy.

[Kniwt]

Well, my workplace sells proxy servers! But for security, not avoidance. At home, never. (And, oddly enough, it's at home, not work, where I'm banned.)

But I think I can explain three IPs rather easily otherwise ... one (maybe even two) from work, one from home 15 minutes later, and one from my phone. Admittedly, it's not the type of thing I even think about.

Edit: Oh, just got to work, and my primary desktop is banned, too. Had to remote login to this lab machine again. Grumble. Maybe I'm not really loved after all.

[rickmastfan67]

Kniwt, can you please give me the IP that is 100% your home one?  If you don't want to post it in the forums, please PM me it.  I'll try to make sure that it isn't banned anymore.

As for the work one, do you use a proxy there?  If not, get the IP for it as well and PM me it too so I can make sure it's unbanned.

[Alps]

I'd also be interested to know these IPs. I've done a lot of work with the ban filters lately, and this will be very useful feedback.

[Kniwt]

Messages sent and exchanged with the admins. I'm back in the forums at home; thanks to the admins for their help.

[AsphaltPlanet]

I am having this problem with my laptop lately too. It started happening when I was at a library in North York.  Any help to get unbanned would be appreciated. As far as I know I don't use a proxy server.

[rickmastfan67]

I am having this problem with my laptop lately too. It started happening when I was at a library in North York.  Any help to get unbanned would be appreciated. As far as I know I don't use a proxy server.

I was just looking at the logs and noticed you were only banned at one IP back on March 1st and 8th and nothing this month.

I've un-banned that IP.  Please let me know if you're having any more problems.

[AsphaltPlanet]

^ Thank you, that worked perfectly.

[national highway 1]

Sorry for bumping and apologies for being a bit off-topic,
but in the past my post count was demoted by Jake as a 'punishment' for being a bit too enthusiastic about reaching a certain post count. Admins, if it isn't too much trouble, would you please mind reinstating my original post count?
Thanks.

[nyratk1]

Sorry for bumping and apologies for being a bit off-topic,
but in the past my post count was demoted by Jake as a 'punishment' for being a bit too enthusiastic about reaching a certain post count. Admins, if it isn't too much trouble, would you please mind reinstating my original post count?
Thanks.

Reinstate his original post count but make it a negative number. >

[Scott5114]

Sorry for bumping and apologies for being a bit off-topic,
but in the past my post count was demoted by Jake as a 'punishment' for being a bit too enthusiastic about reaching a certain post count. Admins, if it isn't too much trouble, would you please mind reinstating my original post count?
Thanks.

I am not sure there is any way of achieving this in software. The forum does not actually calculate the number of posts you have made, it simply adds one to the number stored in the database whenever you post. I believe the adjustment was originally done by directly modifying the stored number. You would need an admin to query the database manually to verify the proper count and then write it to the database.

I think Jake's actions made clear how much post counts really matter in the grand scheme of things.

[Alex]

Sorry for bumping and apologies for being a bit off-topic,
but in the past my post count was demoted by Jake as a 'punishment' for being a bit too enthusiastic about reaching a certain post count. Admins, if it isn't too much trouble, would you please mind reinstating my original post count?
Thanks.

This must have occurred a long time ago as Jake cannot make such that change. I will query the database and see what your post count is and reset it.

[agentsteel53]

Jake cannot make such that change.

technically, I can, unless you've changed the pwd to the SQL 

[Alex]

Jake cannot make such that change.

technically, I can, unless you've changed the pwd to the SQL 

...And look at my use of "such that" 

[kphoger]

Your face is such that.

[Alps]

Your face is such that.

I'm trying to figure out if you're hilarious or a troll. But I'm not laughing.

[NE2]

Your dad is hilarious or a troll.

[kphoger]

Your face is such that.

I'm trying to figure out if you're hilarious or a troll. But I'm not laughing.

I think I've posted a total of two Your Face (or similar) jokes on here.  The troll threshhold must be exceedingly low...