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Wrongly seeing ban message (was could you please let me know why I have been banned?)

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19-10-2016 7:47pm

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mille100piedi

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thanks

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#2 19-10-2016 7:48pm
dudara

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Can I ask why you think you have been banned? I've checked your account and I cannot see any bans against your name.

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#3 19-10-2016 7:53pm
mille100piedi

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the only think I remember I received a warning months ago when I asked help to fill a form. As occupation I didn't want to write down disabled and I asked if I can write down retired since I am receiving invalidity pension. During the discussion several persons received a warning but we didn't get banned.
I can't remember anything else, I don't use the forum very often

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#4 19-10-2016 8:10pm
Taltos

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Hi millie

As dudara said there are no active or expired bans against your account.
There was a red card from a few months ago but that's expired now so maybe that's what you're remembering?

But as far as we can tell your account is good to go and you are fine to post. If you've specific queries on that card we can put you in touch with the mod from then but as above you're good to go here.

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#5 19-10-2016 8:14pm
mille100piedi

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does this mean that I am not in prison anymore?

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#6 19-10-2016 9:00pm
Spear

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You never were, that's only for sitebanned users.

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#7 19-10-2016 9:19pm
mille100piedi

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when I log in I got this message

You have been banned from the forums; this status means that you cannot post on the public forums & cannot send or receive messages. This is generally reserved for breaches of rules or guidelines.

You can check the "charter" of the forum you most recently posted in for potential breaches. If you think you have been unfairly or incorrectly banned from boards.ie - you can make your appeal in the Prison forum.

Moderator note: No reason was specified.
Ban lifted: Never

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#8 19-10-2016 9:21pm
mille100piedi

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also my post are not visible
there is this message after I post a comment
mille100piedi
Thank you for posting! Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting.

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#9 20-10-2016 2:40am
Spear

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Can you post a screenshot of that message? It certainly appears to be the text of the siteban message, but clearly you're not sitebanned, since you've started this thread.

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#10 20-10-2016 7:34am
mille100piedi

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this was the message I got when I tried to log in

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#11 20-10-2016 7:37am
mille100piedi

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also my posts are invisible

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#12 20-10-2016 7:38am
mille100piedi

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the message I receive after I post

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#13 20-10-2016 7:41am
mille100piedi

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there is also a red spot in my profile I am not sure it was there before

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#14 20-10-2016 7:55am
Taltos

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OK starting from the bottom.

Red Spot - that means you've updated your personal profile in user CP to appear offline.
Posts not appearing - per the message in the Help Desk all user posts once a thread has been created have to be approved before they appear.

That screenshot - I have no idea.
BUT - you are posting in the Help Desk - were you banned this would not be possible.
You are clearly signed in and posting and your account shows no issues.

Suggest you try navigating to a different forum to see if you can see it and if you can indeed post.
It could be an issue with your cookies, or possibly your PC was used by someone who is sitebanned or you attempted to sign in with their ID. - You may need to clear your PCs cookies/cache.

But again, we are not seeing anything wrong with your account and being able to post here supports that.

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#15 20-10-2016 7:56am
Taltos

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Unless - did you try to sign in with an account other than the one you are using here?
If so what is the username and we can check that one out for you.

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#16 20-10-2016 8:32am
Pablo Escobar

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I got it too......try logging in......usually does the trick 😀

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#17 20-10-2016 9:02am
Dogwatch

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I get that message when I use this link.. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=133

It goes away once I log in. It does not prevent me from logging in.

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#18 20-10-2016 9:35am
mille100piedi

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thank you,
I received an email regarding a message I received from a member and I followed the link and I got that message about the prison, I tried to log in but I got the same message.
Anyway now I can navigate in the forums I don't have anything to post at the moment
Nobody used my pc.
Thank you for your help!
I hope I will not have any problem in the future your forum is very useful
Have a nice day
Stef

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#19 20-10-2016 10:15am
HanaleiJ5N

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I also received a ban message after clicking reply to a thread on GAA!

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#20 20-10-2016 12:16pm
The Black Oil

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I got the same for Ranting and Raving...before I logged in, though.

Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.
CMod: Entertainment

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#21 20-10-2016 1:49pm
shinikins

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I also got that same message after logging in, switched to the legacy site and everything is fine. On the latest version of the site, I can't click any links, or read my subscribed threads/pm's

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#22 20-10-2016 2:01pm
Spear

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This increasingly sounds like a technical problem exists, and we need tech staff eyes on this.

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#23 20-10-2016 2:04pm
Boards.ie: Mark

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Spear wrote: »

This increasingly sounds like a technical problem exists, and we need tech staff eyes on this.

Knew there was a thread I missed (posting in, that is). Have let the guys know about this and we're looking into it. Will keep ye posted with any progress.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#24 20-10-2016 7:55pm
B_Wayne

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Erm, I was just browsing and all of a sudden a message came up that I breached the charter, banned indefinitely from all forums. Seemed to then log me out. Then logged back in and everything seems fine again. Appears to have just been a random bug but thought I would just mention.

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#25 21-10-2016 9:07am
Boards.ie: Mark

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Thanks B_Wayne, seemed to be hitting quite a few people yesterday. Certainly something that we're trying to work out at the moment as it'll probably come as a bit of a shock to many that they've been banned all of a sudden! At least, as you said, there's an easy way to get around it.

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#26 21-10-2016 9:11am
The Hill Billy

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Moved from Feedback.

tHB

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#27 21-10-2016 4:50pm
ScouseMouse

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I got it as well today.

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#28 21-10-2016 4:59pm
Boards.ie: Mark

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Afraid we're still unsure what's causing this...

The only way we've been able to replicate it so far is to try to access a private forum while logged out. Are you visiting the site for the first time when it happens? Have you been browsing? Are you trying to access a private forum / something listed in "My Threads"?

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#29 21-10-2016 5:24pm
B_Wayne

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Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »

Afraid we're still unsure what's causing this...

The only way we've been able to replicate it so far is to try to access a private forum while logged out. Are you visiting the site for the first time when it happens? Have you been browsing? Are you trying to access a private forum / something listed in "My Threads"?

Nope been browsing for a while. It does seem to happen as a result of choosing any forum from 'my threads' though.

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#30 22-10-2016 12:24am
qo2cj1dsne8y4k

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Hi guys, I'm getting an error message saying I've been banned from the site, reason: not specified
Lifted: never then I'm signed out.
When I sign back into my account I don't seem to be banned from any forums. I haven't been mean or taken part in any controversial topics in ages. What's going on?

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#31 22-10-2016 12:25am
Stheno

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LexieOnRale wrote: »

Hi guys, I'm getting an error message saying I've been banned from the site, reason: not specified
Lifted: never then I'm signed out.
When I sign back into my account I don't seem to be banned from any forums. I haven't been mean or taken part in any controversial topics in ages. What's going on?

FEw people reported this earlier in the what's wrong with the site thread seems to be a bug

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