IP Banned

peternoya · Joined: Jan 23, 2021 Posts: 8 Location: São Paulo

Once again, my account has been banned from the forum.
I believe my IP address has also been banned, since I cannot access the forum on any of my devices through the Chrome browser. I am now accessing it through Opera in my PC with VPN activated.
Please, can you restore it again?
Thank you.

blue hell · Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 3:47 pm Post subject:

I've answered your PM.

Airlock · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 3:48 pm Post subject: Forum ban

Jan, user Zonethedrummer tells me he has the same issue being banned, what is the fix?

blue hell · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 2:06 pm Post subject:

The fix is that I unban it - I’d need to know the IP address - and I’d need be at home .. in a couple of days …

Airlock · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 3:09 pm Post subject:

IP 10.237.227.80

Thanks!

blue hell · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:53 am Post subject:

are you sure? I can not find any ban on 10.x.y.z .. maybe a proxy or using vpn?

I may be able to unban from here btw :-)

peternoya · Joined: Jan 23, 2021 Posts: 8 Location: São Paulo

Hi Jan, same here.
I can't access the forum.
"You have been banned from this forum."
I believe my IP address has been banned again.
I sent you my IP number via in box.
Could you unban it?
Thank you.

Airlock · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 5:20 pm Post subject:

He says he's using his cell phone for internet access, and the PC goes thru that. I can send you the IP address for his phone thru messaging instead of forum if you want.

blue hell · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:47 pm Post subject:

blue hell · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:52 pm Post subject:

peternoya · Joined: Jan 23, 2021 Posts: 8 Location: São Paulo

It's fixed now.
Thank you so much, Jan!!

mosc · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 12:03 pm Post subject:

I'm curious, are you connecting to electro-music.com via a VPN?

peternoya · Joined: Jan 23, 2021 Posts: 8 Location: São Paulo

Yes. Via native vpn from Opera browser.

mosc · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2025 11:29 am Post subject:

Thanks for letting us know about the vpn. They have their uses, but they make it hard for forums and similar platforms. There are times when all we can do is ban ips. Sometimes we have to ban entire countries. Maybe someone has a better idea how we can manage this.

Thanks for sticking with us.

peternoya · Joined: Jan 23, 2021 Posts: 8 Location: São Paulo

Yes, I agree.
I use Opera and a VPN only for emergencies or when Chrome becomes bugged. Forums like Freestompboxes, among others, use Cloudfare.
Every time a user logs in, they must confirm they're not a robot.
But perhaps this is better and more practical than having to unban disabled users.
I'm not an expert on the subject, so I don't know if Cloudfare could help in this regard.

Thank you for your excellent work and I'm honored to be part of the electro-music community.

blue hell · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2025 12:33 pm Post subject:

as a side note .. i have banned myself a couple of times Laughing

and yes, sometimes i’m using a proxy - despite being annoying at times, as in being banned at places .. like wikipedia, for instance.

peternoya · Joined: Jan 23, 2021 Posts: 8 Location: São Paulo