An Error Has Occurred! Sorry cincin, you are banned from using this forum! This  - Page 1
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author: cincin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2025, 04:42:26 pm
content: An error claiming I have been banned is now popping up when I use Google Chrome to access the EEVblog forum.I can log-in using other browsers just fine, my account appears to be in good standing.Just me?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 29, 2025, 01:22:41 am
content: Chrome must be using an IP address that is blocked.

author: jh15
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2025, 02:05:24 am
content: Why would the browser be using a different ip from the one he is on?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 29, 2025, 02:36:01 am
content: Quote from: jh15 on May 29, 2025, 02:05:24 amI have no idea, but it's the only thing that explains it. Maybe he has a VPN plugin or something.Accounts can only be banned on either email, username, or IP.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 29, 2025, 02:39:14 am
content: I can see that he has only ever used a single IP for posting, but the browser if using a VPN could present a different IP, and if so that will display a banned message.

author: cincin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2025, 04:31:37 pm
content: I do use a VPN intermittently, but the error is still there today with no VPN, after restarting Chrome (latest version, only extension is Google Translate, on Mac OS 11.7).Only in Chrome.Deleting the EEVblog cookies cleared that up.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 30, 2025, 12:02:50 am
content: Quote from: cincin on May 29, 2025, 04:31:37 pmStrange, no other reports of that happening.

author: 44kgk1lkf6u
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2025, 01:01:16 am
content: It happens to me rather often. It may have to do with TOR (the onion router). When it happens, I clear the cookies and switch the TOR circuit. About 4 tries is usually enough. When it does not work, I get the same message but with my username replaced with "Guest".

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2025, 01:49:52 am
content: Quote from: cincin on May 29, 2025, 04:31:37 pmI would suspect, that even when you sometimes didn't use the VPN. Chrome, could still have assets cached, from when you did, which might say the "banned" message, stored in its cache. Which as far as Chrome is concerned, was what the webpage reported.Hence when you tried other browsers, they did a fresh page access, on the current (non-VPN) IP address, rather from the old, cached when using VPN last time, which Chrome was doing.

author: cincin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2025, 01:52:28 am
content: Quote from: MK14 on May 30, 2025, 01:49:52 amBut, I restarted Chrome, re-opened and refreshed the page, which should get it to verify if the cache is still good. In theory.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2025, 01:55:54 am
content: Quote from: cincin on May 30, 2025, 01:52:28 amConfusingly (I know), that is still not enough, to properly refresh it. Chrome (IIRC), is rather difficult to get, to properly refresh it all.Edit:If you google it (the question), it basically explains that it doesn't really fully refresh it, unless you use special keystrokes.Quote