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Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:03 am
by Erich
For some reason, I have been banned from registering on the Delica UK website. I promise, I am a good person, but can't even find an admin link. Any suggestions? Do I have to apologize for throwing tea into Boston Harbor?

Erich

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:55 pm
by Diver
That would be a good start :-D

I've messaged one of the mods there to draw his attention to this post. Hopefully he can help. :wink:

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:20 pm
by Lapprentis
That is probably because of the poor performance of your hockey teams at the last olympics :o
In any case, you can get another email adress anywhaere and used it there.
Lapprentis

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:51 pm
by FalcoColumbarius
Erich wrote:For some reason,..... ... Do I have to apologize for throwing tea into Boston Harbor?

Erich
Surely by now you know that you pour the water over the tea and not put the tea into the water....

Could be that they don't realise that the Americans are getting Delicas now and think that you are a spammer. I know if I see a "country" (such as: USA or Abu Dhabi or Congo, &c.) in the location field I check into the prospective member's location ~ often they are from Russia or Pakistan, &c.. It's truly amazing the amount of times I've seen:
  • Vehicle: BMW (or "car")
    Location: USA

Fairly often I've seen "Delica"/ "Canada" and the post is from Chennai in India or elsewhere. What did you list your vehicle and location as?

Another favourite of mine is:
  • Vehicle: qpqpqpqp
    Location: mtmtmtmtmt


Falco.

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:18 pm
by del_man
Erich wrote:For some reason, I have been banned from registering on the Delica UK website. I promise, I am a good person, but can't even find an admin link. Any suggestions? Do I have to apologize for throwing tea into Boston Harbor?

Erich

I am surprised they allowed you to register on Canadian site... ;).

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:24 pm
by Erich
Falco, I registered as Seattle, Washington, USA and my car a 1987 P25W Delica.

Are they P Oed for bumping Piers Morgan off CNN? :-D

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:32 pm
by thedjjack
I think we (at the time) got over the Boston Tea Party when we (again at the time) burned the White House down....


Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOFUbrQWK_A

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Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:50 pm
by fredt
Erich wrote:For some reason, I have been banned from registering on the Delica UK website. I promise, I am a good person, but can't even find an admin link. Any suggestions? Do I have to apologize for throwing tea into Boston Harbor?

Erich
any reason given for not letting you in? apart from you being an American! :twisted: try setting up a uk based yahoo acc and use that email addy

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:38 am
by Diver
Which UK club are you trying to join? I asked one of the mods at MDOCUK and he says there's no record of anyone being blocked?

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:28 pm
by Erich
It was MDOUK and I just tried to register again. It says my email address has been banned. <evolkstorf@earthlink.net> is my correct email. I have no idea why it has been banned.

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:49 am
by Diver
Hi Erich,

Turns out the problem may be with your email address. Admin may have put a global block on all .net domain names as these are where most of the spamming to hit the site comes from in the U.S. It's being looked at, but if you have a different email which you could use (hotmail etc) then there shouldn't be a problem.

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:50 am
by Rusty
Erich wrote:For some reason, I have been banned from registering on the Delica UK website.
Erich
Hi Erich, I can assure you, you haven't been banned from MDOCUK! I'm sure this is probably just a glitch with ban control on your email address, although I have taken a look and I cannot find your email address on the ban list! If it is possible for you to try another email address then try that. If you still have trouble PM me and I will try and sort it for you. I can assure you of a warm welcome at MDOCUK if we can resolve these issues...
Regards Rusty

Re: Bumped from registering on UK Delica website

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:35 am
by FalcoColumbarius
Erich wrote:Falco, I registered as Seattle, Washington, USA and my car a 1987 P25W Delica.

Are they P Oed for bumping Piers Morgan off CNN? :-D
Piers Morgan probably got bumped for his comment on American Football (it's girly). I never really put much stock into CNN, and they do have an history of dumping really good journalists (although I'm not aware of how good Morgan is). I remember in 2003 when Peter Arnett got the sack and was immediately picked up by the BBC. In 2012 Amber Lyon got turfed for uncovering the torture and murder of protesters in Bahrain, due to pressure from the Bahrainis. Pravda probably has more accurate journalism than CNN.

The way you listed your location and vehicle could not be confused for a spammer, I'd read the profile and stop there. I wouldn't even check the IP. Having said that ~ a spammer joined DC yesterday listing a Pajero Sport, from Indonesia and I took that at face value. Then they posted an ad for kitchens. C'est la vie, I guess.

P25Ws rock, by the way. 8-)

Falco.