Don't be stupid: "don't" ban
 

Let's say that there's an unusually high number of guests online at your forums. Some are shown up as Creating New Thread or Moderating Duties. There are some important things to know:

1. Any guests that look to be doing bad stuff like playing in the mod CP are not really. They are seeing a Permission Denied screen, but vB2 isn't smart enough to show that in WOL.
2. Never, ever ban a guest unless you're sure it's malicious! Why? Because web spiders such as Googlebot and Inktomi are also guests. Banning them accidently would be a form of suicide by idiocy because you wouldn't be listed on Google and other search engines.
3. If you have vB3, you can tell if a guest is a spider or not by viewing its username in WOL. This option might need to be turned on in the admin CP.

Before asking about a specific hostname or IP address, search Google. I guarantee you that somebody else has encountered that IP address or hostname before, and you can easily tell what it is.

Good advice. :)

It's good advice but I'm sorry, I can't stop laughing at the irony being displayed here :D

In this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=54384 , you guys take issue with one of your members saying he wasn't stupid... then you guys start your own thread insinuating some of your members are stupid...

Surely there isn't room left for another foot in there... :D

~Regs.

Your post is off-topic, but in the other thread, that member was rude in his response to us trying to help - no one said he was stupid. :) He was just plain rude. I'm not sure what the purpose of your post is in this thread which has nothing to do with the other one except to stir things up even more.

I use this site for IP addresses: http://www.arin.net/index.html

This is good advice but i find the best way of banning users is Zzed's miserable users hack. It really is soooo effective :)

- miSt

From the Simpsons:

Krusty (at a USO Comedy Tour): Saddam Hussein? They should call him So Damn Insane!
US Soldier #1: Hey! You're just fanning the flames of hatred!
Krusty: Boy, tough crowd! *summons some cheerleaders to perform on stage*
Solder #2: Hey, I can't look at that! I have a girlfriend back home!
Solder #3: This is an insult to our Muslim guests!

ROFL, I loved it :)

From the Simpsons:

Ralph:My cat's breathe smells like cat food.

ROFL! :rolleyes:

If you are going to take issue with me supposedly going off-topic, you guys should practice what you preach.

And Erwin, that poster in the other thread was not rude until you told him you would make it a point not to help him in the future. Read it again... all he said was "I'm not stupid" and you and your clique had a kinipsion (sp?).

$10 says this thread gets closed about 2 minutes after you guys have your say :rolleyes:

~Fanningtheflamesoflove.Canyoufeelit?

This is a private matter between you and the parties involved. Do not make it public, and read the forum rules. If you weren't licensed, you may be banned already. If you're 34, respectfully act as such. I feel that Erwin acted appropriately under the circumstances.

(it's "breath", not "breathe")

Thank you for that.

You are a true community leader.

Psssttttt, don't be stupid!

Irony at it's best,

~Regs.

PS. is this thread in the right section? The first post has nothing to do with hacking?

:D