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Mayhugh1:
Logging in has become pretty much hit/miss for me because I use a VPN. Evidently this site doesn't allow  certain ip addresses which includes pretty much all the ones my VPN uses. I used to monitor this site regularly but have only been able to login twice in the last month or so. - Terry

Jo:
If your vpn pretends to be a Chinese, Russian or North Korean ip address then the anti spam software will block you. VPN’s are all well and good but you do not know where they are claiming to be from.

Jo

Minh Thanh:
This happens quite often to me.

I log in or access the forum just 2 or 3 days ago, and the next time I can't even access it – because I'm banned – even though I'm only using one computer at home to access the forum, and the same goes for my phone. And I'm not using a VPN (I turn off the VPN after my computer starts up).

Even using a VPN doesn't help.

It's crazy when I want to post   or leave a comment.

The frequent IP bans and blocking make me feel unwelcome here.

Sometimes the ban or IP blocking resolves itself after a few days and then starts again... like a game testing my patience.
Luckily, I came to the forum mainly for fun. If I had come to the forum to seek help or information... that would really be a problem.

Jo:
Sadly there are "idiots" around the globe who think (or their Government encourage) spamming and taking down websites is good fun. We have been subject to attacks and been taken down a few times .

Our defence is to block IP addresses that have been identified to cause problems for other sites. Sometimes innocent people get blocked because the "idiots" have somehow caused their IP addresses to be flagged as suspect and after a few days the anti spamming sites will de-register the IP address and it will clear again.

I can only apologise and be thankful the "idiots" have not started using AI for their purposes. When they do I fear that will be the end of our site access.  :ShakeHead:

Jo

Minh Thanh:
Hi Jo !
I understand your difficulty in maintaining the forum... and I also know a little about the internet, bots, AI bots...  but find a way to ensure that if someone is accidentally banned, they can still  respond to the forum?

If their IP address is blocked, there's a dialog box to report it, and that works.

If they're banned, there's absolutely no way to respond, even with a "Contact Us" button, it's completely useless.

In my case, if I didn't have the admin and moderator email  , my option would be ????

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