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Cobra Fast: finally remove the stub, most information is covered pretty well now.

2010-09-26T20:47:20Z

finally remove the stub, most information is covered pretty well now.

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	Server [[Administrator\|administrators]] can ban players from their server. There are several methods of banning, including banning ranges of addresses. Ban durations can vary from minutes to "forever".		Server [[Administrator\|administrators]] can ban players from their server. There are several methods of banning, including banning ranges of addresses. Ban durations can vary from minutes to "forever".

Cobra Fast: formatting

2010-09-26T20:29:42Z

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	==Banning==		==Banning==
	Banning is what the administrator does to permanentely restrict access to the server from certain people.		Banning is what the administrator does to permanentely restrict access to the server from certain people.

	{{main\|How To Ban}}		{{main\|How To Ban}}

Cobra Fast: moved the link to how to ban

2010-09-26T20:29:08Z

moved the link to how to ban

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	Server [[Administrator\|administrators]] can ban players from their server. There are several methods of banning, including banning ranges of addresses. Ban durations can vary from minutes to "forever".		Server [[Administrator\|administrators]] can ban players from their server. There are several methods of banning, including banning ranges of addresses. Ban durations can vary from minutes to "forever".

			==Banning==
			Banning is what the administrator does to permanentely restrict access to the server from certain people.
			{{main\|How To Ban}}

	==Caught in a ban==		==Caught in a ban==
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	[[Master Ban]]		[[Master Ban]]

	~~[[How To Ban]]~~

Bambino: /* See also */ Added link on How To ban

2010-07-09T21:00:59Z

Blast at 15:21, 9 July 2010

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	[[Administrator\|~~Administrators~~]] can ban players from their ~~servers if they see fit~~. ~~It's an extreme measure but it's their server so why put up with disruptive~~, ~~abusive or cheating players? Bans can be applied to individually named players and/or their IP address and/or whole~~ ranges of IP addresses. ~~Bans~~ can ~~have whatever duration the administrator deems appropriate, ranging~~ from minutes~~, through days,~~ to ~~permanent~~.		Server [[Administrator\|administrators]] can ban players from their server. There are several methods of banning, including banning ranges of addresses. Ban durations can vary from minutes to "forever".

	~~Don't worry though~~, ~~play nice~~ and ~~you won't~~ be ~~banned!~~		==Caught in a ban==
			If a player is caught in a ban, the server will refuse to allow the player to join. A message should appear at the very bottom of the chat box that says why the ban is in place, and who created the ban. This ban may not necessarily be targeting the player that is joining. Many times an admin or cop will have to enter a range ban in order to keep a trouble player off the server. This can have the side-effect of banning innocent players as well.

	~~==Caught~~ in a ~~foreign~~ ban==		Sometimes the player will not see a message. This is usually the case when caught in a host ban (a ban on the hostname instead of the IP). The world will show up, but the player will be unable to spawn and the connection will drop shortly after. For this, the player will have to contact the server owner or an administrator to find out where the issue lies.
	~~If you try to join a certain server but it refuses you and you know you have not been banned from that server, then you're probably caught in~~ a ban ~~that was thought to get rid~~ of ~~someone else.~~
	~~This is mostly caused by ranged~~ IP~~- or host-bans (like 12~~.34.. or *.~~provider.net); although~~ this ~~is a bad idea~~ to ~~ban it happens often enough~~ to ~~get people caught in such a ban regularly~~.

	===~~Way out: Contact~~ administrator===		===Contacting an administrator===
	~~The most efficient way to get out~~ is to contact ~~an admin~~ or cop ~~with unban permission on~~ the ~~particular server, best would~~ be ~~to contagt~~ the ~~person running~~ the ~~server. Do this via a [http://my.bzflag.org/bb/ucp.php?i=pm&folder=inbox PM on the BZBB] or try to find this person in game~~.		A ban may be lifted or worked around by contacting an administrator. Generally it is best to contact the administrator or cop that issued the ban. This can be found at the end of the ban message when joining.

	~~A lot of servers also use~~ a ~~so called "whitelist" which prevents registered players from being banned (+ANTIBAN), you could also ask~~ to ~~get~~ on the ~~whitelist for this particular server in case it's got one~~.		One way to do this is to [http://my.bzflag.org/bb/ucp.php?i=pm&folder=inbox send a private message] to the user on the BZFlag forum. The admin or cop might also be online somewhere else.

	~~===Way out: Changing your IP===~~		Do NOT post a forum thread asking to be unbanned. This is a private matter and it should be handled in private.
	~~This isn't the master solution but something you should at least give~~ a ~~try. Most people are given another IP every day when they connect~~ to ~~the internet, so you could have bad luck and get a banned IP for a server. The solution would~~ be ~~to simply disconnect your router/modem from the phone/DSL line and plug it back in after waiting a second or two~~. ~~You will then be given~~ a ~~new IP (if your IP is dynamic~~ and ~~not static) and you've got a chance to~~ be ~~out of the ban~~.

	~~If you were originally banned on purpose~~ for ~~bad actions, changing your IP and rejoining is considered evading~~ a ban. This ~~will usually get an entire ip range banned (like 1.2.3.*)~~ and ~~get you a longer ban time~~.		===Whitelisting===
			Many servers use a "whitelist" group for players mistakenly caught in bans. This group would be assigned a permission that allows them to join through any existing bans. This allows the server to keep the trouble players out while also allowing others caught in the ban to still play. This would require that the innocent players play under a registered account and that the account is added to the correct whitelist group.

	===~~Doing it wrong~~===		===Evading bans===
	You will probably not be heard and ignored if you start topics somewhere in the BZBB asking how a ban could be 'undone' or messing with random people on the IRC or other servers. Additionaly forum topics regarding unban-requests get deleted very frequently.

	~~==Caught~~ in a ~~purposed~~ ban==		If a player causes a change on their network in order to evade a ban, they can expect their existing ban to be updated to include a range of addresses and a much longer ban duration. It is better to accept the ban and/or contact the administrator to find out how long the current ban will last.
	~~You misbehaved~~ and ~~got banned~~. ~~If you're a known troll your chances~~ to ~~be unbanned are almost zero.~~
	~~If you just had an accidently freakout you could try contacting~~ the ~~server owner, excuse for your behaviour~~ and ~~ask~~ to ~~be unbanned nicely, they'll probably accept it~~.

	==See also==		==See also==
	[[Master Ban]]		[[Master Ban]]

Mrapple: /* Doing it wrong */

2010-07-09T14:48:09Z

Doing it wrong

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	===Doing it wrong===		===Doing it wrong===
	You will probably not be heard and ignored if you start topics somewhere in the BZBB asking how a ban ~~coulb~~ be 'undone' or messing with random people on the IRC or other servers. Additionaly forum topics regarding unban-requests get deleted very frequently.		You will probably not be heard and ignored if you start topics somewhere in the BZBB asking how a ban could be 'undone' or messing with random people on the IRC or other servers. Additionaly forum topics regarding unban-requests get deleted very frequently.

	==Caught in a purposed ban==		==Caught in a purposed ban==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[Master Ban]]		[[Master Ban]]

			[[How To Ban]]