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Speaking of banned, I just clicked on "New Posts" and received this message, attached. It disappeared after I reloaded. What gives, admins?
Banned IP
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I get that occasially. Glitch in the matrix, I reckon
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I have moved these posts which were posted elsewhere. Please note, they should be here.
I can't answer the question, you would need to speak to the administrator (VSAdmin)
It may be they banned an IP, and your ISP has assigned you that IP (if you have dynamic IP addresses)
I can't answer the question, you would need to speak to the administrator (VSAdmin)
It may be they banned an IP, and your ISP has assigned you that IP (if you have dynamic IP addresses)
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I'm not sure it's the ISP. Each house has one ip address for all the devices etc. on the other side of the nat. That address isn't going to change often. Maybe on reboot of the router.
What happens, once or twice, is it flashes up the notice above, then proceeds as normal. For me, on enhanced mobile.
What happens, once or twice, is it flashes up the notice above, then proceeds as normal. For me, on enhanced mobile.
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Thanks Pete. My experience seems similar to yours, lesacks. It was a fleeting glitch, if an alarming one. Banned?!, I said to myself. Why whatever for? Have my posts not been frequent or saxy enough? Too frequent? Surely not too saxy! And I've been avoiding those other threads.... Then it was all over, back to normal.
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Next time it happens, I'll check the router and PM the IP.
Are you using a VPN? I usually connect via the closest server to me . For some reason that server occasionally gets flagged as being responsible for a lot of spam traffic. When it does I connect through a different server and the problem goes away.
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It might've been caused by a VPN, which I sometimes use, or maybe multiple clicks on the button, as unoudid experienced. Hasn't happened since, at any rate.
I'm just glad SOTW is still up and running. TorStar, the corporation that owns VerticalScope, is not doing so great.
I'm just glad SOTW is still up and running. TorStar, the corporation that owns VerticalScope, is not doing so great.
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Coda: Canadian-owned NordStar Capital LP has just won a bid to take over TorStar, which owns VerticalScope, which owns SOTW, for CA$60M. So we should be safe for the time being, unless the new owners really hate saxophones.
Also, I understand that every member of SOTW will be receiving a percentage share of the $60M. Unfortunately, it's in Canadian currency. So don't go buying that SBA or Inderbinen just yet.
Also, I understand that every member of SOTW will be receiving a percentage share of the $60M. Unfortunately, it's in Canadian currency. So don't go buying that SBA or Inderbinen just yet.
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It now seems that I'm no longer allowed to view a certain thread, nor any of my own posts on the thread. Maybe that was a Moderator's decision? If so I was never informed, which seems to defeat the purpose of a ban. Am I the only one who's been banned from this thread, or was the whole thread obliterated?
I may need to re-evaluate my opinion on the archival status of SOTW....
I may need to re-evaluate my opinion on the archival status of SOTW....
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Perhaps this happens when the thread is closed. Let me guess, the "Back To Work" thread.
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Yeppers. I missed its closure, though am not surprised. That said, I’m usually able to see threads that have been closed, which usually read-only. Was this thread expunged outright?
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I think it was obliterated. It has to do with the "P" word.
I use PIA VPN and sometimes I get that message. They have a server called SiliconValley. That seems to be the one causing the trouble. I believe it has to do with a lot of spam traffic using that server. I switch to a different server and the problem is solved.
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Hmm, that does raise some concerns. I can certainly understand closing a thread, but not erasing it outright. I'm not sure what good erasing the record might achieve.
I tried it and I get a message saying I don’t have permission to see it. Any idea what was said? Hope it wasn’t something I said. I did get close to the line a few days ago. I didn’t get any negative feedback.
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I'm a bit confused, please explain - if you cannot see the thread then you wouldn't be able to see any posts, either yours or anyone's.
There is no such thing as far (as I know on SOTW) as a thread ban (I may be wrong about that). More likely is the thread was removed either because it contained lots of posts against the rules and was just removed, or it could be removed temporarily while being cleaned up, ie certain posts being pruned from the thread. When that happens the thread gets put back once it is sorted.
That is the difference between a closed thread (read only) and a deleted or temporarily removed thread (you cannot see it)
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