Banned upon registration?

2008-07-27 06:32:45

Hello, I was a fellow reader like most of you, but one day I decided to register in order to post a question in the FLAC section. After registering, and validating my account, it said I was banned until July 26, for absolutely no reason, and furthermore, gave me no reason. I would just like to know why I was banned in such a way? Thanks you so much. (Please do not think I am flaming, I merely would like to know, you know, curiosity.)

Banned upon registration?

Reply #1 – 2008-07-27 08:15:45

I suspect that this was because you used a GMail account to register;  HA didn't allow GMail accounts until recently.  Now, to hinder spammers, members signing up with free webmail account have to wait for a period before posting.

I guess using the term "ban" is not the best, but possibly the system is using inbuilt features - not specifically meant for the job - to accomplish the task.

Anyways:  welcome!

Banned upon registration?

Reply #2 – 2008-07-27 08:17:17

I guess it was anti-spam quarantine.


Edit. Oh my, it's quarantine, not carantine

Banned upon registration?

Reply #3 – 2008-07-27 16:06:35

Ah, I got it. I thought I had done something wrong. Well, thanks for clearing that up!

Banned upon registration?

Reply #4 – 2008-08-15 08:44:17

I've gone through the same problem, and found another one: the support email mailer@hydrogenaudio.org doesn't work.

Banned upon registration?

Reply #5 – 2008-08-15 10:18:42

p.s. just talking about it is a bannable offense 

Banned upon registration?

Reply #6 – 2008-08-15 10:50:06

The registration form warns you about this. If you don't read the warning, well...