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Why Permaban?

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LoathesRaisins
Posts: 3612 - Karma: 4,735
Why do you guys permaban people if you're just going to let them make a new account? Seems kind of pointless.
Jul 21 2013 3:06AM
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*DUMBCAN*
Posts: 2447 - Karma: 5,628
I think IP and MAC addresses come into this as well. So if you're banned, you'd need a vpn to create a new account...
Jul 21 2013 7:07AM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,886
From what I understand there are 3 levels of banning:

Temp ban - a temporary ban for a given time decided by the banning mod/admin
Perma ban - a permanent ban on the users account, therefore they lose all their stats, and access to editing their media and profile
IP ban - a ban on the users IP and MAC address as well as a perma ban on their account, effectively ending the users ability to regularly log into the site (even if they create an alias)

Of course there are ways around these things...it is the internet after all. Temp and perma ban still gives users access to alias's, however it means starting over essentially. I know people who have been perma banned and just stopped coming on the site because they didn't want to bother making a new account and having to gain their reputation all over again.
Jul 21 2013 8:39AM
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eheath
Posts: 61780 - Karma: 124,904
Permanent bans can be lifted and happen all the time. Usually permabans are just used for alias' but sometimes on members that don't get the hint and keep breaking rules.

IP ban is another can of worms, you really have to fuck up to make that happen and its likely it won't be lifted.
Jul 21 2013 10:18AM
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MontanaMountains
Posts: 385 - Karma: 699
so there is a chance that people who have gotten permabanned can get unbanned?
Jul 21 2013 3:07PM
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eheath
Posts: 61780 - Karma: 124,904
Yes, unless its an alias. Whenever a legit account gets permabanned they are given the option to email the mods and plead their case.
Jul 21 2013 4:48PM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,145
Unless your levels of douchebaggery exceed all tolerability, I can't honestly see many situations where we wouldn't un-do a permaban to change it to like a month or two month ban if you email and honestly apologize and acknowledge your screw up.
Jul 22 2013 2:00PM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,145
... Although with some people we've banned them 5 times for the same thing and they keep doing it. Not a lot of faith in those cases.
Jul 22 2013 2:01PM
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Turkelton
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 8,558
Where are the rules of NS? Are there actually any?
Jul 23 2013 3:10PM
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Blake.P
Posts: 9894 - Karma: 3,585
They are in the forum rules sticky thread at the top of this page...
Jul 25 2013 1:23AM
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LoathesRaisins
Posts: 3612 - Karma: 4,735
Thank you for the clarification guys. It makes sense now.
Jul 25 2013 2:57PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18231 - Karma: 12,397
.... My school was IP banned? Lol.

And Perma-Bans aren't so permanent...
Jul 26 2013 9:40AM
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eheath
Posts: 61780 - Karma: 124,904
One time, like 2008, I got my wholes houses' IP banned so the other 5 members who lived in my house couldnt log on. It was quite funny.
Jul 26 2013 2:44PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18231 - Karma: 12,397
Haha I'd be so rattled, do you remember the ban mesasge?
Jul 26 2013 3:35PM
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LoathesRaisins
Posts: 3612 - Karma: 4,735
Now if you get an IP ban, couldn't you just use a static IP address.
Jul 26 2013 4:02PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Wrong.

And nothing is forever ;)
Aug 3 2013 8:56PM
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Hammyslapwagon
Posts: 1261 - Karma: 1,411
Diamonds are forever
Aug 4 2013 3:34AM
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Abu_Hajaar
Posts: 2751 - Karma: 3,908
Examples of people getting ip banned?
Aug 6 2013 9:57PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18231 - Karma: 12,397
My school because someone made a fake Sarah Burke death article and made a thread....
Aug 6 2013 10:07PM
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corona
Posts: 12818 - Karma: 32,995
probably Arabian.
Aug 7 2013 8:08AM
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LiquorLanch
Posts: 1909 - Karma: 1,046
called a mod a "cocksucking ass spelunker" on another site and am banned for 356 years.

yeehaw
Aug 10 2013 10:34AM
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CaptainSlow
Posts: 717 - Karma: 930
it only took like 5 emails...
Aug 16 2013 12:59AM
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Yaraelpoof.png
Posts: 1556 - Karma: 6,418
what would somebody need to do to be ip banned?
Sep 9 2013 11:31AM
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Mama.
Posts: 3066 - Karma: 2,607
Nugget.
Sep 9 2013 2:23PM
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TijmenDal
Posts: 4849 - Karma: 1,296
So it seems, haha
Sep 9 2013 3:36PM
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