HiFiEngine.com - deleting accounts again, how's it going!!! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / repair

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2023, 10:05:33 pm
content: I had an account on hifiengine.comI didn't do anything that would be inconsistent with the regulations of this stupid website (or maybe stupid administrator), I even uploaded the Service Manual files, and suddenly, surprise, the account was deleted!I have reports from people (from another forum) that a lot of accounts have been deleted!What's going on here? WTF?Does the administrator of this website think that these files are brought by the stork?Please report here from which regions of the world the account was deleted and who still has it?Maybe we'll learn the "rules" for deleting accounts!PSOf course, there is no contact, I will say it's the worst website with the stupidest rules, We delete accounts because of that and what are you going to do to us? Stupidity of the highest order.

author: DimitriP
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 20, 2023, 07:47:19 am
content: I just checked....QuoteI'm good

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 20, 2023, 08:19:51 am
content: 1 OFF : 1 ON

author: shakalnokturn
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 22, 2023, 11:37:40 pm
content: Mine survived in France, a few days ago I noticed a disturbance in the force, the website was all fooked-up and not allowing to log in or download.

author: factory
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 23, 2023, 06:18:23 pm
content: I did have an account in 2014, it hasn't worked for some years, just states username or email not recognised. Also not accepting new users, very strange website, glad I have very little interest in HiFi stuff.David

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 24, 2023, 05:30:04 am
content: 2 OFF : 2 ONCan someone with an active account (non-active ones have no possibility of contact) write to the "Website Manager" about what's going on?

author: shakalnokturn
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2023, 12:13:17 am
content: https://www.hifiengine.com/faq/contact_form.php

author: popej10
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 25, 2023, 03:28:13 am
content: they also deleted my account for no reason... Poland... the link you provided to the contact is useless because you can't write to them without providing a login active on the server

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2023, 06:44:34 am
content: You don't have an account, you won't be able to send the message!This means that if the account has been deleted you cannot contact us!3 OFF : 2 ON

author: fourtytwo42
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2023, 10:59:42 am
content: Dunno what this is doing in the repair section lols, perhaps fix broken website!Anyway not knowing what your HIFI interest is have you triedhttps://www.diyaudio.com/community/I have been a member there for years and have not managed to get deleted yet, that could be a good or bad thing in other peoples opinions

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2023, 11:31:57 am
content: It's in the repair section because it concerns repairs.But it "used to be" a cool website where everything was in one place, and people used to post a lot of documentation there, and now they just got kicked in the ass. And without a word as to why.This is just extreme rudeness.Such websites should be stigmatized

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2023, 08:40:00 pm
content: I've had no issue with the site, apart from running into the download limit occasionally as I repair a lot of equipment.

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2023, 01:06:00 pm
content: And this stupid hifi engine website is still blocked, (no login delete account)This s....d owner of this website, I don't know what he expects, he should delete this website and stop bothering people.Danke

author: cheeseit
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2023, 07:35:11 pm
content: My account is still alive, thankfully. I remember similar stories in the past, and checking that mine still worked.

author: fzabkar
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2023, 07:45:20 pm
content: It upsets me to read about the neglect of this resource. I have contributed manuals to this site in the past, so I'm not just a user.

author: Fryguy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2023, 10:05:09 pm
content: My account still works - just checked it

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2023, 03:04:45 pm
content: "Sorry, but login is not permitted from this network"(Static IP at work and dynamic IP at home - same...)

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2023, 03:08:35 pm
content: Nobody knows what the guy was thinking aboutThis is normal rudeness

author: Dan67y
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 30, 2023, 08:03:00 pm
content: Mine deleted too, both hifiengine and vinylengine.In hifiengine i uploaded files also...

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2023, 08:06:27 pm
content: I wonder if it is possible to contact this administrator?And ask him what he means?Deleting accounts is done either randomly or according to some "regulation"

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2023, 05:22:36 am
content: 4 OFF : 4 ON

author: golden_labels
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2023, 05:55:35 am
content: I seriously doubt this is the actual reason of the account being deleted. But be aware that in the very first post you admitted to violating the policies:QuoteSo, formally speaking, they have a valid reason.While I’m not in contact with service’s operators, I can guess two other options:You account has been taken overand used to abuse the service. I don’t know anything about your case, so don’t take this personally or as me judging you specifically: but in general people don’t care about basic security or privacy hygiene, and this service sounds like a good target. The scenario sounds plausible.Well-intended, but poorly executed administration. Some people are just “jerks”, but usuallyHanlon’s razorexplains the situation better. Understanding complex topics is hard and, when facing a threat situation, humans are even worse at being reasonable. It’s a widespread problem of people, meaning well, unjustly (over-)block. Misunderstanding the problem, poorly supported heuristics, biases, stress, lack of self-moderation. And voila, 20 accounts gets nuked, because somewhere in history they share IP address in the same /24 range as 3 abusive accounts. Or your packets are blackholed, because your IP address is related to the Tor network. Or you get 403, because “Linux is used by ‘hackers’.”The above is written from a perspective of a former chef admin/dev of a major forum (10 yr) and admin/mod of multiple small services, who himself is not without a sin. Experience and understanding come with time.

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2023, 06:07:05 am
content: When "Mr. Administrator" deletes accounts, he should explain it at least a little bit.Sorry, I deleted xxx accounts because this and that ...You know that even on "Polska Elektroda" (local national electronics forum) no one will delete your account "just because"And here is the deletion of accounts, as it goes (probably) from the IP range xxx.xxx. there was something wrong, we delete everyone, no matter if he had an account from yesterday or 10 years, and he uploaded hundreds of documents.Sorry, this is just "rudeness".

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2023, 10:44:46 am
content: And as I wrote, it wouldn't be a "significant" problem if these were isolated cases, just bad luck, OK. Although some information would be useful, I think it is required by the proverbial "net etiquette" that is so often used.But here we have a sharp cut, I don't know how many accounts were deleted - 1/2 or 1/3, and that already means something.What would you say if Dave suddenly deleted 1/3 of the accounts here without any reason (at least not giving a reason)?

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2023, 11:45:42 am
content: Quote from: fourtytwo42 on November 25, 2023, 10:59:42 amMe too. Been there for 21 years. Zero trouble. Good place to be.

author: m k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2023, 02:12:33 pm
content: Initial seems to be that their management has been irritated too much.Some time later their database was mirrored by some eastern European sites and those IP ranges were filtered.Then some combined evils started triggering account deletions, VPN being part of it.Verizon address is also a bad thing, so eventually only non Verizon linked folks are accepted.Now it seems that some shared IPv4 addresses are also triggering.Seems also that old account identifiers are more or less blocked.It also seems that now the domain name is connected to a company in Australia, domain owner is still private.Registering entity is in Canada, but it can be a shell.Bit more than a bad configuration, I guess.(with a hat of some sort)

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2023, 06:48:57 pm
content: But it still doesn't explain anything.We don't know anything, these are just guesses.You can protect yourself against excessive downloading, e.g. fake accounts, by introducing, for example, paid registration (a few dollars is enough) and additionally securing the file download, e.g. captcha (or some derivative)Protecting the website by blaming users (probably 99% are innocent) is probably the stupidest idea possible.

author: stojke
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2024, 11:07:24 am
content: My account of 8 years was also removed recently.Idiotic move from the website owners if intentional.

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2024, 02:33:20 pm
content: 5 OFF : 4 ONandWhich already means that he deleted over 50% of accounts.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2024, 02:56:24 pm
content: Interesting.The IP ban (though still on the same network in Germany as before) is either now silent or dropped.However "Login" brings up an empty page for me now.Update: or not."Contact UsTo prevent form submissions by bots, this form is not accessible to IP addresses in Data Centers:213.2xx.ip.edited (PURtel.com GmbH)If you are using a VPN, please turn it off and reload the page to continue."Maybe I *should* use a VPN then.

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2024, 03:05:52 pm
content: I understand that you can't log in at all and your IP is blocked and banned ?

author: max-bit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2024, 05:58:04 am
content: Maybe that's why the guy from HifiEngine got confused...question How many users did you cut from the website?Here's something that gives an answer14-01-202403-08-202322-03-2022constantly gets rid of users.If it doesn't need users, let it go.