Help: Why am I Banned?

[ifilus]

Since last Saturday I've been denied to access SportsJournalists.com. (when using Firefox).
Here's the message:

An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry ifilus, you are banned from using this forum!
spam
This ban is not set to expire.

Spam? Seriously? Numerous inquiries to the Webmaster have gone unanswered. Hence, I am posing this question here: WTF?

(I just discovered that I can use this site via Google Chrome, so my never expiring ban is evidently confined to Firefox. I have no idea why this has occurred.)

 

[Buck]

Because you tried to sell me mail-order Cialis.

 

[Care Bear]

Were you trying to log on as 93Devil?

 

[93Devil]

Were you trying to log on as 93Devil?

Was I banned? This place has an odd way of doing it.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Since last Saturday I've been denied to access SportsJournalists.com. (when using Firefox).
Here's the message:

An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry ifilus, you are banned from using this forum!
spam
This ban is not set to expire.

Spam? Seriously? Numerous inquiries to the Webmaster have gone unanswered. Hence, I am posing this question here: WTF?

(I just discovered that I can use this site via Google Chrome, so my never expiring ban is evidently confined to Firefox. I have no idea why this has occurred.)

Delete your cookies in Firefox.

 

[Fly]

Since last Saturday I've been denied to access SportsJournalists.com. (when using Firefox).
Here's the message:

An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry ifilus, you are banned from using this forum!
spam
This ban is not set to expire.

Spam? Seriously? Numerous inquiries to the Webmaster have gone unanswered. Hence, I am posing this question here: WTF?

(I just discovered that I can use this site via Google Chrome, so my never expiring ban is evidently confined to Firefox. I have no idea why this has occurred.)

Delete your cookies in Firefox.

Or eat them, especially if they are Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Isn't there something fundamentally absurd about somebody posting, "Why am I Banned?"

 

[Steak Snabler]

Outing alert!: ifilus is a Nigerian prince living in exile who needs your help to access his bank account.

 

[britwrit]

Yeah. I've been banned too when trying to get on with Explorer at home (work is ok.) Chrome works fine, though.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Did you used to be spinning27?

 

[Captain Obvious]

Ifilus could always PM Moddy.

 

[waterytart]

Isn't there something fundamentally absurd about somebody posting, "Why am I Banned?"

On a Charlie Rose show about the coup which brought down Haiti's Aristide, one sympathizer said he'd heard several times from Aristide, who spoke bitterly about being held incommunicado. Finally, another panelist lost it, "He can't CALL you to complain about being held INCOMMUNICADO!"

 

[Jake_Taylor]

I bet you kept mixing up that and who.

 

[MileHigh]

Clear your cache and try deleting cookies. If that doesn't work, send a PM to me, Moddy or one of the other mods and we can try to see what's going on. This happens from time to time and usually it's cleared up with a cache clearing.

 

[ifilus]

Since last Saturday I've been denied to access SportsJournalists.com. (when using Firefox).
Here's the message:

An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry ifilus, you are banned from using this forum!
spam
This ban is not set to expire.

Spam? Seriously? Numerous inquiries to the Webmaster have gone unanswered. Hence, I am posing this question here: WTF?

(I just discovered that I can use this site via Google Chrome, so my never expiring ban is evidently confined to Firefox. I have no idea why this has occurred.)

Delete your cookies in Firefox.

I tried that. Now I get this:


An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry Guest, you are banned from using this forum!
spam
This ban is not set to expire.

Ifilus could always PM Moddy.

I couldn't until today when I realized it works on Chrome.

Is it unreasonable to expect the damn 'Webmaster' listed as the site's contact would bother to reply to one of a half dozen e-mails?

Clear your cache and try deleting cookies. If that doesn't work, send a PM to me, Moddy or one of the other mods and we can try to see what's going on. This happens from time to time and usually it's cleared up with a cache clearing.

Cleared cache and cookies. Now I'm an unwelcome guest.
I will PM later. Thanks.

 

[YankeeFan]

Did you create a sock puppet that who was banned?

That'll get you.

Not that i would have any experience with that.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Did you create a sock puppet that who was banned?

That'll get you.

Not that i would have any experience with that.

Wouldn't he be blocked on Chrome?

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Since last Saturday I've been denied to access SportsJournalists.com. (when using Firefox).
Here's the message:

An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry ifilus, you are banned from using this forum!
spam
This ban is not set to expire.

Spam? Seriously? Numerous inquiries to the Webmaster have gone unanswered. Hence, I am posing this question here: WTF?

(I just discovered that I can use this site via Google Chrome, so my never expiring ban is evidently confined to Firefox. I have no idea why this has occurred.)

I had the same problem a few weeks ago at work. In the middle of the day. It cleared up a few days later. I had no clue what happened.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Did you create a sock puppet that who was banned?

That'll get you.

Not that i would have any experience with that.

It wouldn't give "spam" as the reason.

 

[Moderator1]

Clearly you are NOT banned, you are here.

I have not banned you, or even thought of banning you. Until now!! (kidding).

As MileHigh noted, we've had some issues. I did ban a spammer this week. How that got to you I have no clue. About a month ago, I had to suspend someone for calling someone a "****wad" a few times too many. Explained that in the message. Another member, one of our most respected and rational, got the message and couldn't log in. Cleared the cache and all was good to go.

Then it happened again with another member. Innocent party, someone who has never come close to crossing the line, gets a message meant for someone else. And the IPs weren't even close.

So, yeah, there is a glitch. The guy the new owners assigned to be our contact is no longer with the company. Who is in charge now from their end? No clue. Haven't been given that answer.

Try the cache. I'll go un-ban that spammer and hope he doesn't return.

If this happens to any of you in the future, please go PM. I do think it is funny that someone who is allegedly banned is POSTING about being banned.

Dude, you ain't banned!