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tr00f be told I suppose.

I don't really know where to start with this. Part of me wants to simply reply with, "Wow, that was a dumb fucking move. I'm quitting for a while, I'll be back when this place pulls it's head out of it's ass." However, that wouldn't really be anything special and certainly wouldn't be the most mature way to handle this. So, I'm just going to write a fairly long rant. I doubt half of you will read it but I can pretty much guess who will make it to the end, and it is to these specific people that this is directed for.

From the time I rolled out of bed this morning to the time I left for work at 4:30 the only thing that TA would do was load with a white screen. I asked FuzzyChicken if he was able to connect to TA and he was. Nou was at work and able to access it at the time, so we all assumed that my network connection was being screwy. Lo and behold after Nou got home he sent me a text at work that read, "I think TA IP banned our comcast block."

I simply couldn't believe it. It wasn't just the forums I was banned from, I couldn't even view the main splash page because TA mods/admins made a collective decision to IP-ban the Pacific Northwest Comcast users. Honestly, what was the thought process that went into that? Did you actually think that banning the internet users of half of an entire state was a brilliant idea and the "be-all-end-all" of your problems? I really want to see the posts you guys made in the mod forum, because the fact that you collectively made that decision beyond astounds me.

I thought that TA wanted to grow. I thought it wanted to accept new users to contribute to the Music Discussion, DJ Booth or Production studio. Hell, even to use it's local areas so they could be exposed to new music. How does preventing individuals who have never visited the site and who may have an interest in joining accomplish that? I was also banned. I can't speak for Getfoul, Orbax, MedinaM5, OurManFlint, JM, Thriller and the few other regular Northwest posters, but I'm sure that they experienced trouble if they were on Comcast. What did we do to deserve being under such a wide-blanket ban? Not once have I fouled-up here. I've never been warned for anything, never been in a huge disagreement or flamewar with others, I contribute to the forums in a positive manner, and I have multiple mods who have backed me up as far as becoming mod of the West Coast forum goes. So tell me, why did I deserve to suffer being banned just so you could eliminate one user? Why did the Pacific Northwest Comcast customers deserve it?

Yes, Nou has fouled up in the past. And before I continue, don't think that just because I'm friends with him outside of TA that I support him one hundred percent. There have been plenty of times when he has deserved to be banned. In fact, I'm still incredibly surprised that he was allowed back with such ease after he tried to take TA down. If I was Del or any of the higher-ups, I would've done everything in my power to ensure that he remain away from my forums. Yet he came back. Recently he came back with alt accounts. He tried to play nice, and for a while he was doing just fine. Every now and then he would say something that would cross the line, and he would be banned. Eventually it got to the point where even when he behaved, when he made constructive posts just like the rest of us, he was banned after his first post.

Even though I'm a fairly close friend, I honestly can't say what sort of solution there is to the whole situation involving him. It's a tough one; you cannot ban his accounts or IP ban him because he'll get around it (this was evidenced the first time you IP banned a single IP of his, yet you still thought blanket IP-banning would work?). Having an admin (not a mod) approach him and asking him to take a few weeks or months off from TA and then come back (which has happened before, and he has obliged) doesn't work well because he runs on a short fuse and after a few weeks back will end up doing it again.

Yet this seems to have accomplished what you all set out to do. He's gone, done, finito, kaput. Not because he wanted to stick around just to spite you guys because he was able to get around such a harsh ban. He was kind enough to give up because he knew that him staying put blocked an entire state's customers of one ISP. So kudos to you, your incredibly uncalled for idea worked.

In short, this is really a new low for TA and I'm very ashamed of those who agreed with the decision.

- Jake

No one's gonna read all that

well your an idiot because it did the same thing for me and i live in florida

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Originally posted by bas No one's gonna read all that

i did and i dont think ive read anything more incorrect then that on TA ever..

Uhhhh yeah, TA was down for everyone last night, lol.

Ya, TA was down for me from 10:30 ish. I think Del said in TOTA that it fixed itself around 4 (I don't remember what TZ though)

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Originally posted by bas No one's gonna read all that

I don't really care. I don't expect the majority of the people here to read it, but I know who will and those people are it's target audience. I didn't PM it because I'd rather say it publicly.

Bwhahaha

What a douche! Go cry !

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Originally posted by Frenchie Ya, TA was down for me from 10:30 ish. I think Del said in TOTA that it fixed itself around 4 (I don't remember what TZ though)

Aah, k. I don't really visit TOTA so I stand corrected.

Jake...let's start a revolution! It got Ygrene unbanned remember? C'mon man!

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Originally posted by idoru Aah, k. I don't really visit TOTA so I stand corrected.

Bro just delete your post, Ill pretend I never saw that

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Originally posted by chach Bro just delete your post, Ill pretend I never saw that

Yes, do it. There's still time!

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Originally posted by bas Jake...let's start a revolution! It got Ygrene unbanned remember? C'mon man!

You and me together, we'll go down in flames, we'll be remembered as glorious heroes!

*grabs sword*

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Originally posted by idoru

I hear you, but maybe wait until admin has had time to respond. Many of those errors you just described (Database error, internal server error 500 etc.) I was getting for half the day or more yesterday (which on your time would probably sync up to the local times you gave). A comcast NWP ip ban certainly wouldn't effect me here in Australia, so it could be something else entirely.

It just seems a little weird that admin would go to such lengths to keep one member out, especially since most people here would know Nou is pretty fucking good at internet stuff. I'm only relatively new here, and I know it.

Just wait and see I guess man.

Edit: So like 1000 people beat me to it, but meh

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Originally posted by Sushipunk I hear you, but maybe wait until admin has had time to respond. Many of those errors you just described (Database error, internal server error 500 etc.) I was getting for half the day or more yesterday (which on your time would probably sync up to the local times you gave). A comcast NWP ip ban certainly wouldn't effect me here in Australia, so it could be something else entirely. It just seems a little weird that admin would go to such lengths to keep one member out, especially since most people here would know Nou is pretty fucking good at internet stuff. I'm only relatively new here, and I know it. Just wait and see I guess man.

No, I was corrected on the 500 errors. I just wasn't sure if they were related because I never saw anything posted here. According to Lira the pnw ip ban was a separate deal.

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Originally posted by idoru No, I was corrected on the 500 errors. I just wasn't sure if they were related because I never saw anything posted here. According to Lira the pnw ip ban was a separate deal.

So a mod has confirmed the blanket ban?

I posted last night. but you couldnt see the main forums.

proof

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...16&pagenumber=1

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Originally posted by Sushipunk So a mod has confirmed the blanket ban?

Yea.

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Originally posted by chach I posted last night. but you couldnt see the main forums.

For the zillionth time now, that was a separate issue. It was resolved in the early mornings. Did you totally miss the rest of the posts after mine in this thread?

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Originally posted by chach proof http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...16&pagenumber=1

Proof of....what?

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Proof of....what?

Separate issue nvmd...

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Originally posted by chach Seperate issure nvmd...

BBQ.

Someone who re-registers 25+ however many times and manages to get banned however many times is aside from the fact they're some kind of obsessive with mental problems, is also a serial pest. Would have thought it easier to just call the ISP and report him as such with evidence and then *snip* no more user account.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk BBQ.

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