Matt
06-16-2005, 06:54 PM
Occassionally there is a need to ban certain people from these forums. There are standards of behaviour that are expected and when those expectations are not met, the user is banned.
For smaller breaches the moderators impose a temporary ban which can last from one day to usually a week. For larger breaches, permanent bans are used.
Any attempt to bypass any ban, temporary or permanent, will result in an IP Ban being placed which will stop any access to the forums. I do not like enforcing IP Bans because they have the potential of stopping the access of innocent people on the same ISP - however, if it stops access to those not mature enough to accept the consequences of their actions then so be it.
In 90% of cases, we quickly spot those who have complete lack of common sense and proceed to create a second account. There are numerous give-aways we can identify easily and, sooner or later, we will spot anyone evading a ban.
So if you happen to be banned, don't be a jackass and try to come back. You were barred for a good reason. Instead, try contacting the Moderator in question and asking. If necessary, send a polite letter to Jonah (whose email adress is viewable at all times) asking about the situation.
I am also always available for such questions and I'm far less busy than Jonah. I can be contacted at mattcbr@gmail.com.
I should also point out that the Moderators will not publicise who has been banned or for what reasons. We will not spend time contacting banned users explaining the reasons for the ban since they should be able to work it out for themselves easily enough.
For smaller breaches the moderators impose a temporary ban which can last from one day to usually a week. For larger breaches, permanent bans are used.
Any attempt to bypass any ban, temporary or permanent, will result in an IP Ban being placed which will stop any access to the forums. I do not like enforcing IP Bans because they have the potential of stopping the access of innocent people on the same ISP - however, if it stops access to those not mature enough to accept the consequences of their actions then so be it.
In 90% of cases, we quickly spot those who have complete lack of common sense and proceed to create a second account. There are numerous give-aways we can identify easily and, sooner or later, we will spot anyone evading a ban.
So if you happen to be banned, don't be a jackass and try to come back. You were barred for a good reason. Instead, try contacting the Moderator in question and asking. If necessary, send a polite letter to Jonah (whose email adress is viewable at all times) asking about the situation.
I am also always available for such questions and I'm far less busy than Jonah. I can be contacted at mattcbr@gmail.com.
I should also point out that the Moderators will not publicise who has been banned or for what reasons. We will not spend time contacting banned users explaining the reasons for the ban since they should be able to work it out for themselves easily enough.