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Why Me?

dermot_sheehan · 2004-09-23 13:26:25

Hi, got banned from security. I accept it was posting essentially a tech support question without reading the charter. The question is why did I get banned instead of cautioned when others who asked similair questions in the recent past merely got the thread moved to windows. Such as:…

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23-09-2004 2:26pm

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dermot_sheehan

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Hi, got banned from security. I accept it was posting essentially a tech support question without reading the charter. The question is why did I get banned instead of cautioned when others who asked similair questions in the recent past merely got the thread moved to windows. Such as:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=186460

and
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=189086

I don't use this account much, so I don't particulary mind being banned. I'm just wondering if I'm ebing made an example of or something?

p.s.
I solved the problem at issue by disabbling some stuff in msconfig. It does concern me and I thought that it was a security issue that something was able to connect by http to some dutch site without being detected by adaware, spybot, zone alarms or free anti vir.

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#2 23-09-2004 2:48pm
Hobart

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I believe that you failed to read and obey the charter, before posting your query, and hence where banned. PM Dogs and or ecksor and they may reply with a more detailed reason.

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