# If your IP number has been banned **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 6, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396 "2011-02-06T14:39:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/44 "2011-09-07T15:58:03Z")
I was briefly banned- it’s good hear that it wasn’t something I said. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/45 "2011-09-07T15:59:17Z")
Shew. I was wondering who I had bothered enough to get myself banned! I know I gave some lousy answers in the Match Game thread… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/46 "2011-09-07T15:59:58Z")
**Tuba**. is there something wrong with e-mail notifications as well? I just got **jz78817** and Dangermom’s posts 6 times and 3 times respectively. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/47 "2011-09-07T16:00:36Z")
Oof. Good to know it was everyone. I was all, “what?! I didn’t even do anything! I’ve never even been warned!” I sent my email to the addy given in the message - a “[webmaster@something.com](mailto:webmaster@something.com).” And yeah, if you’re banned, you can’t see nothin’. I panicked, for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/48 "2011-09-07T16:01:16Z")
Pre-emptively banning the entire membership–well, it _would_ save time… ---
**Author:** ![heatmiserfl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@heatmiserfl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heatmiserfl)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/49 "2011-09-07T16:01:40Z")
I was banned when I attempted to post a TLDR, TMI post in the thread pitting elbows. How did you guys know I was about to embarrass myself? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/50 "2011-09-07T16:01:58Z")
… and here I almost took it personally. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/51 "2011-09-07T16:02:27Z")
Here I was, feelin’ all special . . . and everyone gets their IP address banned! ☹ 😃 CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/52 "2011-09-07T16:04:02Z")
Relevant thread: [Welcome our new administrator Marley23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623315) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/53 "2011-09-07T16:04:14Z")
My sister was banned once… ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/54 "2011-09-07T16:05:29Z")
Well, I had a great time browsing the boards while all you riffraff were locked out. 😃 _evil laugh_ Not really, I was banned too. By the time I’d sent an email to the webmaster, I could get back in. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/55 "2011-09-07T16:05:46Z")
Please ignore my two previous slightly too panicky emails. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/56 "2011-09-07T16:08:20Z")
> [@Anonymous\_Coward](#): > > My sister was banned once… By a moose? ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/57 "2011-09-07T16:11:10Z")
> [@Anonymous\_Coward](#): > > My sister was banned once… One time at banned camp… ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/58 "2011-09-07T16:18:27Z")
Well, that was interesting. I spent about 30 minutes reviewing my behavior to see what I’d done wrong, then another 30 going over all the folks I would have told off if I’d known it was coming. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/59 "2011-09-07T16:23:12Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Well, that was interesting. I spent about 30 minutes reviewing my behavior to see what I’d done wrong, then another 30 going over all the folks I would have told off if I’d known it was coming. 😉 You know, I was basically doing about the same thing. I tried to get to the boards, got the banned message, and did the webmaster@ mail thingy. Few hours later everything is as it should be. My thanks to whoever fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/60 "2011-09-07T16:26:22Z")
Testing. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/61 "2011-09-07T16:32:32Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > By a moose? For 20 minutes in the 1960s, yes. Never since, though. ---
**Author:** ![Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/62 "2011-09-07T16:45:16Z")
Same thing here. I was IP banned this morning but just recently got unbanned after sending in an email. I wonder what happened… ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396/63 "2011-09-07T16:51:04Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > Same thing here. I was IP banned this morning but just recently got unbanned after sending in an email. I wonder what happened… Same here. I was going crazy trying to figure out what I had said or who I had insulted! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396.md?page=4)