Website says banned?

[nextbigthing]

When I try to get to gbcn through the proboards website a message pops up that tells me I've been banned from this forum. Anyone else having this?

I've hardly posted anything in the last few weeks and what I have has been very mundane, I can't imagine what I could have possibly done to get banned.

[nextbigthing]

Oct 20, 2017 7:18:55 GMT -5 nextbigthing said:

When I try to get to gbcn through the proboards website a message pops up that tells me I've been banned from this forum. Anyone else having this?

I've hardly posted anything in the last few weeks and what I have has been very mundane, I can't imagine what I could have possibly done to get banned.

Weird

[cleo29]

Not happening here. strange.

[nextbigthing]

Oct 20, 2017 7:20:43 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Not happening here. strange.

I don't like it! I feel that I am far from being a controversial poster around here, and people have not been banned for some terrible things. I'm sure it's a mistake but I can't figure out what would cause it

[cleo29]

Oct 20, 2017 7:24:28 GMT -5 nextbigthing said:

Oct 20, 2017 7:20:43 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Not happening here. strange.

I don't like it! I feel that I am far from being a controversial poster around here, and people have not been banned for some terrible things. I'm sure it's a mistake but I can't figure out what would cause it

Do you keep getting the message? Also, you are able to post which makes me think you are not really banned.

[nextbigthing]

Oct 20, 2017 7:25:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Oct 20, 2017 7:24:28 GMT -5 nextbigthing said:

I don't like it! I feel that I am far from being a controversial poster around here, and people have not been banned for some terrible things. I'm sure it's a mistake but I can't figure out what would cause it

Do you keep getting the message? Also, you are able to post which makes me think you are not really banned.

Yes, but Tapatalk lets me post. It's so weird, but I agree that if I was really banned I'd be banned on Tapatalk too.

I'll try it for my computer when I get to work. I was just curious if anybody else was having the issue

[balletofangels]

Tapatalk was telling me I was banned a few weeks ago. There must be a glitch somewhere. As we know, it takes a hell of a lot to be banned.

[cmeon]

It's likely that you came on with an IP address that's been banned (from someone else's activity, or possibly a mistake). Are you getting it on wifi at home or when you're somewhere else? If it keeps happening, you may be able to get that IP address unbanned. It used to be so easy to block by IP address, waaaay back- it's a lot more complicated (and messy- and not very effective) now.

[nextbigthing]

Ok so if I'm on AT&T 4g I get that message. If I'm on my home or office Wi-Fi no issues

Weird

[cmeon]

Oct 20, 2017 14:35:36 GMT -5 nextbigthing said:

Ok so if I'm on AT&T 4g I get that message. If I'm on my home or office Wi-Fi no issues

Weird

Not really- on data, your public IP address is coming from the tower you're on. Even in the middle of nowhere, most towers have given a LOT of people internet access with those IP addresses they loan to you- so, it's safe to assume that someone did something that got that particular IP address banned. I don't know if they ban by IP on this specific forum- but, I'm sure Proboards likely does ban by IP when someone hits multiple boards or does something really bad.

In the earlier days of the Internet, blocking IP addresses was pretty reliable- most people only had access in a few locations, you might have to block a few hundred if they accessed from a large office or a school. Now? Good luck! It's still a nice, quick way to kill someone's access to a site, but, if someone is really determined, it won't last long.

But, you can be pretty sure it wasn't personal because your other IP addresses weren't touched.

[y4m]

Using the device that is showing the ban, google "what is my IP address" and PM me that number. I'm sure it's just that someone was previously banned under that IP and now you've been assigned it. But I should be able to fix if that's the case.

[nextbigthing]

Oct 20, 2017 20:15:57 GMT -5 y4m said:

Using the device that is showing the ban, google "what is my IP address" and PM me that number. I'm sure it's just that someone was previously banned under that IP and now you've been assigned it. But I should be able to fix if that's the case.

Thanks. I'll pm you shortly! I appreciate it