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    • #22265
      rightonthemark
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      i made one comment then started getting an access denied warning after that.

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      rock and roll ain't pretty; that's why they picked us to play it.

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    • #22276
      Doug Marks
      Keymaster

      One of the method’s that we use to block spam is to identify the IP address (location) of the spammer.  More than 90% of those originate in Russia.  There are a few other large Internet Providers that get blocked because they have so many users and a single one has been spamming us.  My guess is, that’s the problem.  Go to this website and copy your IP address: https://www.iplocation.net/find-ip-address

      Fill out our contact form and include your IP address.  We should be able to resolve this.  Sorry about the problem I certainly don’t want to block someone that participates in our Forum us much as you do!

      Metal Method Guitar Instructor

    • #22278
      superblonde
      Keymaster

      I noticed previously that maybe half of the spam seems to be from the tor network. So that chunk of it will basically be impossible to IP block, making blacklisting or whitelisting kind of hit or miss. In the user list I think there’s a little icon to whitelist people. But, if going to that point of forum maintenance, it could be easier/better to go back to a “manual approval” of new accounts upon registration.

      (Also I’m not sure white listing would even work if some users also sometimes log in from their phones or tablets? Those addresses will change frequently.)

      I'm an intermediate student of Metal Method. I play seitannic heavy metal. All Kale Seitan! ♯ ♮ ♭ ø ° Δ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬
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      • #22279
        rightonthemark
        Participant

        most of the time i’m on my phone.

        rock and roll ain't pretty; that's why they picked us to play it.

    • #22280
      rightonthemark
      Participant

      and now posting/commenting seems to be working without issue. \m/

      rock and roll ain't pretty; that's why they picked us to play it.

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