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    #32
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Gordon wrote: »
    One example of a drawback of having a publicly accessible list of nearly 70,000 account names and their corresponding ban reasons would be social media bleed. As people like to use similar usernames on multiple sites, their boards ban could be used against them elsewhere, or alternatively, someone else's boards ban could be used against them.

    I think it's worth pointing out that the banlist is a throwback to boards' more heady days, created a number of years ago when we had less patience for timewasters and troublemakers and bit back more. If it was never created before, I don't think we'd entertain the idea if it was posed now. In fact, I think dev or regi created it on a whim for ****s and giggles iirc.

    Got it. Never occurred to me.

    I try to remember not to meddle in the affairs of wizards in future.


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    #33
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    MadsL wrote: »
    [Feel free to tell me to feck off at any point, you are Gordon, so I am already prostrate before thee]
    But how do custom messages appear then? ie "Re-reg to evade site ban (pip ellis/shirl588)"
    All of the reasons on the banlist right now are preset reasons apart from:
    Cross Posting/Crusading
    Re-reg to evade site ban (pip ellis/shirl588)
    We don't link to torrent sites on this site.
    sitw


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    #34
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Gordon wrote: »
    All of the reasons on the banlist right now are preset reasons apart from:
    Cross Posting/Crusading
    Re-reg to evade site ban (pip ellis/shirl588)
    We don't link to torrent sites on this site.
    sitw

    That was my point - but I guess most people for speed use the presets.

    I'm surprised that 'Because Gordon wills it so' is not a preset by now :D


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    #35
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    There are a number of reasons why we don't use the presets via modutils, we prefer to use modutils where possible.

    BGWIS is covered by 'Ignored Mod Instruction". :)


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    #36
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Gordon wrote: »
    BGWIS

    This is a thing now isn't it. :D

    Thread not wasted.


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    #37
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,120 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Can we assume that reporting a users sig with the report post function and specifying the report is about a user's nametag is a good way to get it to the right people?


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    #38
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Yeah, that's a good way of doing it.


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    #39
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    Overheal wrote: »
    Can we assume that reporting a users sig with the report post function and specifying the report is about a user's nametag is a good way to get it to the right people?

    Presume so. Sigs run to admins and admins are the only ones able to remove tags.


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    #40
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Presume so. Sigs run to admins and admins are the only ones able to remove tags.

    Look what they did to yours...


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    #41
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    "For sensual massage"


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    #42
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    An File wrote: »
    "For sensual massage"

    Thanks for the offer, when should I come over?


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    #43
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    MadsL wrote: »
    Look what they did to yours...

    ?

    My sig and tag are fine.


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    #44
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    MadsL wrote: »
    Thanks for the offer, when should I come over?

    Whenever my new razor needs honing. ;)

    :pac:


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    #45
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    An File wrote: »
    Whenever my new razor needs honing. ;)

    :pac:

    I didn't recognise you with your clothes on, sorry about that. Did you get your hair done? There's something different about you.


    Honing for free if you run the postage :)


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    #46
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Mr Speedy wrote: »
    What is the record I wonder ?

    Who cares.


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    #47
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,712 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    MadsL wrote: »
    Who cares.

    Says the curtain-twitcher :D


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    #48
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Penncil Dick wrote: »
    Says the curtain-twitcher :D

    In fairness, I said that a league of ban reasons would be interesting. A league of banned trolls is a terrible idea.


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    #49
    BG wis band
    Site Banned Posts: 2 ✭BG wis band


    Ah, I don't know. A league of re-regs with reason for original ban might be interesting, what was chemical burn banned for originally, for eg.

    How do I make my point without being accused of being a troll?

    This whole place seems to be crumbling down around the admins and they seem oblivious to it, or unwilling to do anything about it. Or maybe it's just me...

    I see Mr E is moving up the ban league, another 300 or so to overtake Ruu?


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    #50
    Unknown Soldier
    Registered Users Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭Unknown Soldier


    Is there a coding reason why banned accounts are removed from the "members" list?

    vBulletin legacy issue? or because that is they way it is wanted?


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    #51
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    vB uses usergroups "registered user" "subscriber" "moderator" "banned by moderators" etc. An account can be a member of one or more groups.

    The members list basically returns a list of accounts in the 'registered user' group - banned members aren't in that group.


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    #52
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Probably a vbulletin legacy thing, or historic decision, as you can search for usernames of banned users on the top search function.


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    #53
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Gordon wrote: »
    you can search for usernames of banned users on the top search function.
    That's the most excellent heuristic search engine that Ross & Conor wrote - thankfully nothing to do with vB :cool:


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    #54
    Penny Tration
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,687 ✭✭✭✭Penny Tration


    BG wis band wrote: »
    Ah, I don't know. A league of re-regs with reason for original ban might be interesting, what was chemical burn banned for originally?

    Pretty sure Chemical Burn was banned for being a re-reg. :pac:


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    #55
    Unknown Soldier
    Registered Users Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭Unknown Soldier


    green_screen wrote: »
    Pretty sure Chemical Burn was banned for being a re-reg. :pac:


    There should really be a sticky at the top of the prison forum for Alcohol related "helplines" << Not the wording I was looking for but hopefully those in charge might get the jist.


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