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Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« on: 06 January 2021, 12:06:17 »
When I try to open up Oof all I get is the homepage with the following message.
" Sorry Alnico Blue you are banned from using this forum. This ban is not set to expire".
I can access via mobile phone.  Can anyone advise or help as not much good at the IT stuff.    Regards Al
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2021, 13:02:47 »
You're gonna have to stop posting those pictures  ;D
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2021, 15:55:11 »
Your admin profile does not show you as being banned.

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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2021, 15:58:36 »
 ;D ;D ;D   can't be pics Steve. . . Cant post them.    Must be a glitch to do with my e mail address. As can get on the site and post and reply by using my phone.  Cant recall slaggin' anyone lately either :-\
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2021, 16:03:09 »
Must be my end then. Will get my IT expert nephew to check it out for me. :y
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #5 on: 06 January 2021, 16:14:37 »
I think you should stay banned, I'll PM my mate Jaime.  ;D
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #6 on: 06 January 2021, 16:19:59 »
Might be the IP address via which your home stuff is connecting, although we don't tend to ban based on IP address as they are dynamic
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #7 on: 06 January 2021, 16:22:10 »
Can you try again?
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #8 on: 06 January 2021, 17:53:26 »
I got something similar a few months back.  I tried using a VPN and got blocked out..  Just reformatted and installed a fresh install.
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #9 on: 07 January 2021, 08:57:17 »
Ah...just added a VPN a few days ago. Will look into reformatting.  Thanks all. Will post up if it works or not. :y
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #10 on: 07 January 2021, 09:23:44 »
Ok . . done a "Login"  and now working on PC and phone but not on the laptop which I installed the VPN.  Have also switched the VPN off and still no access on the laptop.
I cannot do anything on the OOF site from the laptop.
What does reformatting involve ?
Is it  " resign" and start again with a new username?

Memo to other OOF members :   OP is clueless on IT stuff  :-[ :-[


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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #11 on: 07 January 2021, 09:50:12 »
just do a system restore to a point before you installed the VPN
unless you really need a VPN  :-\
system restore you can search in the search bar next to the start tab/button bottom left to save navigating if you don't know where it is in control panel.
I'm sure more IT savvy OOFers will advise
formatting a drive and completely reinstalling everything is quite a task ,not recommended for a novice IT person  :o
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #12 on: 07 January 2021, 10:17:33 »
And don't let Jaime know you installed a VPN.  :-X
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #13 on: 07 January 2021, 10:32:31 »
Ok, try again now, see if I have managed to get the correct IP address
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Re: Why is it showing I am BANNED on my laptop & PC ?
« Reply #14 on: 07 January 2021, 17:48:58 »
Disable (actually, uninstall, because most of them are written by Mickey Mouse), and then try.

VPN IPs will, by their nature, end up on ban lists.  And a VPN provides nothing useful to anyone at home, unless you want to access iPlayer from outside the UK.  They are generally insecure, slow, and cause extra pain.  Don't believe the hype about security, thats just BS. Most reduce security. Ask NordVPN customers ;D
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