Gagh, you've been suspended

[Chaddee]

http://www.exisle.net/mb/index.php?showtopic=37035

The member Gagh recently posted from a known problem block in China, containing many proxies. We/ve had with problems with PM/post spam via proxies in this block in the past.

The following day, Gagh posted from the US, and a review of activity from that IP showed a failed attempted to compromise a staff account from that IP in recent weeks. Gagh's public profile lists his location as being in the UK, which is consistent with his prior accesses.

Based on this, and other data, the account Gagh is suspended indefinitely, pending staff review. It may be permabanned.

The IP that attempted to compromise the staff account has been used in the recent past by a self-confessed dual. This further activity implicates it as a proxy, and a known attacking IP, so it has been blocked. This action should not affect any Ex Isle account. No valid Ex Isle account has ever made more than one post from the blocked IP

<<text quoted from orpheus's post>>

 

[DarthSikle]

OK. this has gone beyond all of public outcries of paranoia. The mass banning of TK has begun.

 

[DarthSikle]

Can Cait and mm be far behind?

 

[Shal]

Only if they've given you their EI account info.

 

[Chaddee]

I don't think they'll ban Cait. too well mannered.

Now Big D M is my next bet. No offense intended, but he's walking around with a big 'darthsickle' in his sig. Guaranteed to cause trouble.

 

[DarthSikle]

Only if they've given you their EI account info.

LOL. Now you're sounding paranoid. I'm such a great guy that all of these people just hand over their accounts to me. Get real.

 

[Gagh]

I think jack must have hacked my account.

 

[DarthSikle]

I just think you really traveled to China and then visited another TK members house. Admit it!!!

 

[Gagh]

It was from the 'problem block' because that's who I am. I'm just plain old Gaghy from the problem block. EI are haters, and anti-Chinese.

 

[EnglishRose]

some EI'rs are lovers

 

[DarthSikle]

It was from the 'problem block' because that's who I am. I'm just plain old Gaghy from the problem block. EI are haters, and anti-Chinese.

yep. from the part of the SL I did see, they called these proxies the "Chink proxies"

 

[Gagh]

It was just me using proxies to see what they would do. Now I see they ban on sight - what concern of theirs is it that I'm logging in with a proxy?

Paranoia.

 

[faceman]

who cares?

 

[DarthSikle]

you cared enough to read the whole thread and respond

 

[Gonad]

Quote from Cardie:

No one would even check your alteration in IP unless your account suddenly started posting guideline violating material in a style and substance far different from your usual. Even then, lots of investigation would happen before the IP was banned

 

[Gonad]

Orpheus, same thread:

We have never acted on an IP change without clear independent evidence of an explicit violation. I'd guess that most of us have posted on vacation, at a con, on a semester abroad, after a move, after changing ISPs/schools/work, etc. It's a routine fact of Internet life.

 

[Captain Jack]

None of this surprises me. The TK body count is rising. I don't understand the IP proxy stuff as to what it all means, but I haven't seen Gagh say anything that would be considered threatening in any of his posts.

 

[Starship Coyote]

Orpheus, same thread:

Another lie. I had an account suspended there some time ago for using a proxy, and I violated no guidelines...merely strongly disagreed with other members on a topic.

 

[DarthSikle]

I remember that one.

 

[RobL]

Was that the infamous "porked" episode?