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okbowman · #1 01-16-2006, 10:00 PM

I have been a registered user to this forum as well as Primos for well over a year. So...I go to Texas for Christmas for a few days and when I come home I go to log on to Primos forum.....the screen comes up and say that I have been BANNED from their forum????? It also says for me to contact the webmaster about it.

Now I have never used inappropriate language, never called any names and I don't bash people for their thoughts or beliefs.

So I contact the webmaster via email. He replies to me that I was one of a whole group who were banned from their forum, BECAUSE ONE PERSON WHO KEPT CHANGING THEIR USERNAME AND SAYING BAD THINGS TO PEOPLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO THEY BANNED EVERYONE WHO USED THAT internet provider.

He continues to tell me that my account is active and is not banned, but their system won't let me log on because of the IP that I use. The only way to get on for me is to change IP's. I think this stinks!!! They should not punish a whole group because of one bad apple!! Just wondering if anyone else has ever heard of this. I have logged on to my account from a friends pc because he has a different IP than I do.

Its really frustrating because I was getting to be friends with a lot of people there!!

VermontHunter · #2 01-16-2006, 10:09 PM

They blocked a whole ISP ....

That's just nuts,,, why would they choose to go that route ?? That blocks 1000's of innocent users from their forums... Sounds to me like a lack of good adminisration, if this is the case...

okbowman · #3 01-16-2006, 10:15 PM

Its ridiculous, I really enjoyed the forum too. I really plead my case to the guy. He gave me his work phone # and I called him and basically he apologized but said that's what they had to do.

I would think that there would be a better way! He said it had something to do with their equipment.

I love Primos stuff and their site and their forums, but its aggravating to try and log on and it says you've been banned.

Thanks for listening,
Vance

VermontHunter · #4 01-16-2006, 10:22 PM

I understand your frustration indeed... It sounds like they have a very inexperienced web master... Hopefully they find a better solution than blocking a whole ISP...

Atleast you have here to visit...and we all appreciate having you here...

buckee · #5 01-16-2006, 10:31 PM

That's pretty strange. Everyone has an individual IP address, even if they have the same internet provider. It doesn't make much sense to ban everyone with the same provider, just because of one rotten egg.
They could easily trace who the bad apple is and press charges, if he's that much of a problem.
That action is really going to hurt their site....it's a shame.

Are you on dial-up ???

okbowman · #6 01-16-2006, 10:38 PM

No, I'm DSL. He said this person would just change their email address and come on with a different username and start the same stuff. Evidently it has gone on for a long time.

Anyway I'm glad to have here to chat and read everyone's posts!

When I say I'm banned, I mean banned, it will not even let me look at the forum much less post anything.

LifeNRA · #7 01-17-2006, 10:19 AM

There is a code to type in the run window under start. I know it, and use it to change my IP address. Thing is if he does it I am affraid he might not be able to get anything from the net. My ISP does change the IP from time to time even though I am on cable. But with you being on DSL, I not sure how that would work!

Texan_Til_I_Die · #8 01-17-2006, 10:22 AM

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That's pretty strange. Everyone has an individual IP address, even if they have the same internet provider. It doesn't make much sense to ban everyone with the same provider, just because of one rotten egg.
They could easily trace who the bad apple is and press charges, if he's that much of a problem.
That action is really going to hurt their site....it's a shame.

Are you on dial-up ???

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Buckee, you're right in that everyone has a unique IP address, but that address is not necessarily fixed. In fact, you usually have to pay extra to get a fixed (or static as it's actually called) IP address. Otherwise, you're randomly assigned an address from a block or range of addresses that are designated to the ISP from the group that manages and assigns IP's for the entire world. And blocking a range of IP's is not unusual. I've blocked off entire countries before to help filter spam.

okbowman - ask your ISP if you can get on a different subnet. Probably not, but it's worth a try.

okbowman · #9 01-17-2006, 05:23 PM

Thanks, maybe I'll try that!

ParrotHead · #10 01-17-2006, 05:34 PM

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Ever been banned?

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Heck, at one time I was getting banned about once, maybe twice a month here. There may have even been a pool started, everyone contributed a 5 spot and whoever guessed closes to the amount of time PH got banned won the pot.

I think Buckee suplimented his income for a while off of me.....

horst · #11 01-17-2006, 08:05 PM

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Ever been banned?

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Heck, at one time I was getting banned about once, maybe twice a month here. There may have even been a pool started, everyone contributed a 5 spot and whoever guessed closes to the amount of time PH got banned won the pot.

I think Buckee suplimented his income for a while off of me.....

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Ahhh, good times

VermontHunter · #12 01-17-2006, 08:15 PM

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I think Buckee suplimented his income for a while off of me.....

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LOL... Only if he was being paid with AMERICAN money.....

buckee · #13 01-17-2006, 08:16 PM

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Ever been banned?

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Heck, at one time I was getting banned about once, maybe twice a month here. There may have even been a pool started, everyone contributed a 5 spot and whoever guessed closes to the amount of time PH got banned won the pot.

I think Buckee suplimented his income for a while off of me.....

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LOL..Had an Ulcer there for a while, but it went away ..LOL. I made a few bucks