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 #171454  by Jarvik
 
I am posting this because I would LOVE to have an explanation for why I am suddenly banned from your server when I have been playing there on and off under anonymous names without even being spoken to by any admin at all in the past 6+ months or hell maybe a lot longer. The ONLY thing I can even think of for this ban is the --F-- being used in place of a swear.

This simply disgusts me that this is how you choose to handle and conduct administration on your server. If typing --F-- is the offense a warning certainly would be nice. This is not ever how any clan I have ever been affiliated with before has conducted themselves before. I myself ban folks and had a total of 4 IP's banned on my server because I would give warnings and they were followed. My past with KR only had 1 hiccup last year and that's almost a year ago. I do not have the time for people who do not make the time for me as a guest on their server. The time necessary to reprimand a player and give them a reason for what you are doing is what sets you and I oceans apart. I will not simply ban someone unless they are doing something worthy of it and I make my intentions known to them. Never mind me and how I conduct myself because we aren't even in the same playing field when it comes to that. I do not tolerate hardly anything but do not ban unless given good reason like major trollers, ddosers, douchebags using hacked clients...this however doesn't even remotely measure up.

That being said I have made a couple mistakes accidentally maybe once or twice, but I rectified them. I made the mistake of accidentally banning the wrong person, but it was something I took the time to make right and explain. I would like to play on the server, but you will not receive an apology. This IS unacceptable behavior however you feel the need to justify it. I am perfectly fine remaining banned if a reason is not going to be given because you're not worth my time if I am not worth yours.

I suggest when next you decide to ban someone you have the basic curtesy of informing them of why and what you intend to do. Whether I am unbanned or not I do not care, I want a copy of your server logs and should at this point have a right to view them to understand what the hell is going on and why. I am feeling extremely disrespected right now and that golden rule will be followed. I have not conducted myself so poorly on your server that I should be posting here. Logs and reason please or unban...I have my logs saved and unmolested, unedited and backed up.

It has come to my attention this may be because of some range ban. That doesn't quite make sense because I do not use vpn on jka like ever...but I cannot rule out the possibility and the benefit of the doubt.
 #171457  by deathscyth
 
just so you are aware you may have been caught by the server's firewall or possibly gotten a new IP that may have been used by unwanted people before I'm sure jaw can and will give more insight generally as far as I am aware we don't ban on a simple filter bypass. however, if this is a misunderstanding I would recommend a less direct approach to avoid causing or making issues. please be patient though as jaw is a rather busy person I'm sure he will get back to you soon.
 #171458  by jawfin
 
@deathscyth http://www.knights-reborn.org/forum/vie ... hp?t=12651

Hi Jarvik. I checked our records and the ban was intentional. I have raised the question with the person who carried it out who will get back to you at their earliest convenience.
 #171459  by jawfin
 
So here's we're we are at, the ban was lifted from this thread: http://www.knights-reborn.org/forum/vie ... hp?t=15069
But please note my last post there: -
Jawfin wrote:
I may add due to your repeated connection attempts, both with your own dynamic IP and proxy attempts, you lit up our firewall so it's remotely possible it may still recognize and re-ban you.
Which, is precisely what happened. Evidently some change you did to your connection pattern (or an effect of your client) re-identified you to the machine learning firewall. So please note this wasn't in relation to who you are or what you did [recently], it's just those repeated attempts to sneak on server way back then left their marks - the firewall wasn't targeting you for being you, just a random person it had identified as someone trying to brute-force their way on server.

I've adjusted the rules so hopefully you're previous attempts to get yourself blacklisted on the firewall have been removed!
 #171460  by Jarvik
 
I appreciate this and did not mean to jump to conclusions. Just a lot of life crap happening so I may have been sour prior. I normally do not let much get to me but a certain HSA case I have been involved with in helping HSA and some other heavy related events...so sorry and thanks for looking into it. I have been playing on the server for months under the radar because of some folks we all know being childish and annoying and ddosing base servers I have been on...so it is odd it took this long to target the IP...not sure if I changed anything.
 #171461  by jawfin
 
It is the challenge, and sadly we do tend to sway to the better to be safe than sorry approach. Our hope for the server is its a place to get away from the crap of life, distract from sickness for the moment and economic problems and constant government mishaps which affect us. We want to be in that place, a long long time ago in a galaxy far away!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and personal cares, it's a tough life, but take some comfort by adding a few KR on your kill tracker :)

Catch you on server <3