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| − | A ban is an action taken in order to block an addressed machine from accessing a certain area of interest such as a forum to hinder an individual | + | ''For information relating to banning players from servers, please see [[ban and exception lists]].'' |
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| + | A ban is an action taken in order to block an addressed machine from accessing a certain area of interest, such as a forum, to hinder an individual's ability to participate in games or forums. This is usually done by testing all connections against a known blacklist of IP address. | ||
==Possible Reasons for Banning== | ==Possible Reasons for Banning== | ||
| − | An | + | An address can be banned due to one or more such actions as the following: |
| − | *Persistently harassing others | + | * Persistently harassing others |
| − | *Using [[Cheating|cheats]] in games | + | * Using [[Cheating|cheats]] in games |
| − | *Spaming and/or trolling (posting irrelevent materials, acting up, exasperating other individuals continuously) | + | * Spaming and/or trolling (posting irrelevent materials, acting up, exasperating other individuals continuously) |
| − | *Evading an already existing ban placed to block the same individual | + | * Evading an already existing ban placed to block the same individual |
| + | * Mounting offensive action (such as a [[DDoS]]) against any service | ||
==Drawbacks== | ==Drawbacks== | ||
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* Long ban lists require much storage and maintenance | * Long ban lists require much storage and maintenance | ||
| − | Bans can yet be useful during certain instances as a means of discouragement and prevention from behaving in an agreeably unfavorable manner; most often when an individual is simply not abiding by any | + | Bans can yet be useful during certain instances as a means of discouragement of and prevention from behaving in an agreeably unfavorable manner; most often when an individual is simply not abiding by any crucial guideline of some sort and/or is shaping an unpleasant atmosphere for others. |
Latest revision as of 17:30, 6 August 2008
For information relating to banning players from servers, please see ban and exception lists.
A ban is an action taken in order to block an addressed machine from accessing a certain area of interest, such as a forum, to hinder an individual's ability to participate in games or forums. This is usually done by testing all connections against a known blacklist of IP address.
Possible Reasons for Banning
An address can be banned due to one or more such actions as the following:
- Persistently harassing others
- Using cheats in games
- Spaming and/or trolling (posting irrelevent materials, acting up, exasperating other individuals continuously)
- Evading an already existing ban placed to block the same individual
- Mounting offensive action (such as a DDoS) against any service
Drawbacks
Bans are not always the best solution to ridding of an individual from a community or place of interest. There are some cons; most notably the following:
- A ban can only lock out a computer address, not the individual (the individual is still free to take advantage of the use of proxies and other computers)
- Long ban lists require much storage and maintenance
Bans can yet be useful during certain instances as a means of discouragement of and prevention from behaving in an agreeably unfavorable manner; most often when an individual is simply not abiding by any crucial guideline of some sort and/or is shaping an unpleasant atmosphere for others.