If you have never been kicked out of a game by an admin it is more than likely you have not been permanently banned. Any querys you have should be sent to feedback. Please bear in mind you can facilitate feedback by including your I.P and iSketch username.

This is your I.P:
http://scripts.mdbnet.co.uk/yourip.png

This is their e-mail: info@isketch.net

Open a new e-mail in your default mail client (info@isketch.net) (won't work if you use a web-based e-mail client).

Here is their email address

info@isketch.net

am I having a deja vu moment?

/me is just having a moment deja dont come into it

I think you have many moments tuppence, mostly mad ones:rolleyes:
BRIGHT ORANGE CURLY CLOWN LIKE WIGS, DO IT EVERY TIME:razz:

it says that i do not have voting prvivlages even though it says im not a nooobie. ive had the booting ability and then i hit just boot becuase i want to by mistake and now it took them away how do i get them back i tried making new name but it dosent work

All you need is patience mate. Just keep playing like this and within a few days your privileges will be back!

it says connection refused! you are baned from the game how do i be able to play??

laxpball91, that means an admin has banned you from the game. Chances are the ban won't be taken back, but if you wish you may send an email to info@isketch.net to ask any questions, such as why you were banned. Be sure to include your iSketch username and IP (Which can be found in the first post in this topic) if you choose to email them with an inquiry.

So yea I try logging onto iSketch and it tells me I am banned from the game. Later I come to find out my brother was messing around and got banned by an admin. Is there anyway I can get unbanned, or did my brother pretty much screw me over?

There is already a topic for if you are banned (http://isketchforum.net/showthread.php?t=1262), please go check it out and maybe you can get help there, but chances are your brother "pretty much screwed you over"

Unfortunately : Due to some of my escapades, there were 'Areas of users' that have been / are banned for no reason at all.

I will be emailing Rob a list of 'city / state / ip ranges' he has banned me from, which might be good news to those who have been wrongfully banned. I appologize for any inconvienience I have caused to those sketchers.

Krazystyle

is the perment ban for the rest of your life or maybe like a month or something like that cause rest of your life seems unfair for some people?????

bans are pretty much permanent.

The rules are there for a reason. If you're banned, you probably deserved it. Email feedback (mailto:info@isketch.net)to try to get yourself unbanned (email username at the time of the ban and your IP address along with the explanation of why you shouldn't be banned), but i'm pretty sure all decisions are final and permanent.

The rules are there for a reason. If you're banned, you probably deserved it. I always thought the same, but now reading Krazystyle post, I'm confused:rolleyes:

Unfortunately : Due to some of my escapades, there were 'Areas of users' that have been / are banned for no reason at all.
I will be emailing Rob a list of 'city / state / ip ranges' he has banned me from, which might be good news to those who have been wrongfully banned. I appologize for any inconvienience I have caused to those sketchers.
Krazystyle

edit: Krazystyle I take it you have been up to no good, but good on you for apologising and owning up. just don't get me banned please:razz:

i was never banned i was just curious of what might happen

I always thought the same, but now reading Krazystyle post, I'm confused:rolleyes:

To put it short, and bluntly without giving away too much information. The worst type of ban you can get from iSketch can cover a pretty decent area. However, the admin's know who's been rightfully banned and who hasn't, so dont take this as an excuse to email info.isketch.

Krazystyle

Well, I can tell you all that people can be banned for no reason at all. I am always nice and kind and follow the rules and even know some admins. I go to get on today to find out I've been banned. I can honestly tell you there's no reason for this. I've emailed info@isketch as I'm hoping to get some kind of explanation.

I have a day off from work today and was looking forward to playing :(

This is very disheartening.

I hope to play with you all again soon!

:)

Sorry to hear that Whizbang and I am certain that the matter will be rectified swiftly. Hold in there!! :biggrin:

I cant really go into the details as to why without giving away a way to avoid some bans but there are occasions when youll find youre banned when in actual fact youre just unlucky enough to appear to be a user who got banned. Your best bet is to just wait it out as with any luck it shouldnt last too long. That doesnt mean bans expire for all of those who suddenly decided i was saying bans arnt permanent.

I cant really go into the details as to why without giving away a way to avoid some bans but there are occasions when youll find youre banned when in actual fact youre just unlucky enough to appear to be a user who got banned. Your best bet is to just wait it out as with any luck it shouldnt last too long. That doesnt mean bans expire for all of those who suddenly decided i was saying bans arnt permanent.

Hilarious you mention that Jobe. Admin's seem to be ghost chasing me, and ive heard multiple stories of innocent bans.. I go on vacation and come back to a higher alert and notifications of people getting banned... Keep up the good work admins...????

Krazystyle

I was banned just only because an administrator wanted to do it. I was playing in a room called "Portuguese (Brazil)", when a player named *insert name here* (IP oooh look numbers and dots) used letters instead of give hint (the word was "cajueiro", that means "cashew tree"). Then she put some letters and I used the alert (!), and two others player did the same. Then somebody told her/his not to use letters (only hints), so she/he said "vai tomar no cu" (it means "go f* you"). Then I purpose banning for excessive rudeness. THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR PUT ME OUT OF THE GAME, AND TAKE OF MY PRIVILEGE OF VOTING. He certainly doesn't speak portuguese (I'm not sure if he undertands english at least).
I'm sending a message like this for them (info@isketch.net) and I hope they correct the mistake, recovering my privilege, and the lazy administrator be warned to READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED before took a decision. I considered it as an insult, but I'm not expecting apologizes but JUSTICE.
(sorry about my poor english. But it is certainly better than the portuguese of that "administrator")
(my IP is now 201.88.97.71 and I usually use the nich Sachin_NE)

I was banned just only because an administrator wanted to do it. I was playing in a room called "Portuguese (Brazil)", when a player used letters instead of give hint (the word was "cajueiro", that means "cashew tree"). Then she put some letters and I used the alert (!), and two others player did the same. Then somebody told her/his not to use letters (only hints), so she/he said "vai tomar no cu" (it means "go f* you"). Then I purpose banning for excessive rudeness. THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR PUT ME OUT OF THE GAME, AND TAKE OF MY PRIVILEGE OF VOTING. He certainly doesn't speak portuguese (I'm not sure if he undertands english at least).
I'm sending a message like this for them (info@isketch.net) and I hope they correct the mistake, recovering my privilege, and the lazy administrator be warned to READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED before took a decision. I considered it as an insult, but I'm not expecting apologizes but JUSTICE.
(sorry about my poor english. But it is certainly better than the portuguese of that "administrator")
(my IP is now 201.88.97.71 and I usually use the nich Sachin_NE)

I can't really say much regarding the admin's actions, only the admin in question can. However, it sounds to me like you're not banned, but blocked, and your privileges will return shortly, after you've played a few games.

I was banned just only because an administrator wanted to do it. I was playing in a room called "Portuguese (Brazil)", when a player named used letters instead of give hint (the word was "cajueiro", that means "cashew tree"). Then she put some letters and I used the alert (!), and two others player did the same. Then somebody told her/his not to use letters (only hints), so she/he said "vai tomar no cu" (it means "go f* you"). Then I purpose banning for excessive rudeness. THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR PUT ME OUT OF THE GAME, AND TAKE OF MY PRIVILEGE OF VOTING. He certainly doesn't speak portuguese (I'm not sure if he undertands english at least).
I'm sending a message like this for them (info@isketch.net) and I hope they correct the mistake, recovering my privilege, and the lazy administrator be warned to READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED before took a decision. I considered it as an insult, but I'm not expecting apologizes but JUSTICE.
(sorry about my poor english. But it is certainly better than the portuguese of that "administrator")
(my IP is now 201.88.97.71 and I usually use the nich Sachin_NE)

Thanks, Buffers for already putting in a great reply!

Sachin, the only official answer will have to come from iSketch and feedback. I believe, however, I know the admin in question and she/he is indeed a native speaker of Portuguese. Please don't call admins lazy as they do much work in a very short, and often stressful, period of time.

If anyone diagrees with an admin's decision, please write to feedback. A post like this makes people think that admins are being unfair and unjust when they are simply doing what they should be doing. I don't believe that this forum is a place for "justice" to be found. Thanks.

Sachin, I do hope it gets sorted out, feedback do a great job, so I 'm sure they will sort it out for you, however on this forum we are not allowed to name and shame other players /members, prehaps you could edit out the isketch players name.

Best of luck.

Sachin, I do hope it gets sorted out, feedback do a great job, so I 'm sure they will sort it out for you, however on this forum we are not allowed to name and shame other players /members, prehaps you could edit out the isketch players name.

Best of luck.

It's done. But please, as the edit reason says, we do not encourage naming and shaming, no matter how much the player might have deserved it, innocent until proven guilty. And posting their IP, as Apple computer would say, now that's way uncool :mad:. I've edited any messages. Please, pretty please, refrain from posting members names AND their IPs :razz:. (Especially their IPs).

Yeah feedback works. Some muppets from Denmark came into a room I was playing in recently and started throwing boot votes around and told me to F#ck Off. I ScreenShot all the swearing directed at me (with overlaps to show continuity) and sent that to feedback. Within the next 2 days I got advice that the main offender had been blocked for vote abuse shortly after I had sent the message, and his two idiot friends were linked to the main report.

Hopefully just-ice is served for you.

Hey everybody :sad:

I was perma-banned yesterday night for no apparent reason. One admin (name removed) hates my guts, I dont get why. She thinks I am a trouble maker, but if I were, at least other admins would have complained but no it's only her... :eek:

Anywayz, what can I do to get unbanned ??

I wanna get back on isketch. :cry: I have all my friends there. I love to spend some good times there chatting with people and playing. I live alone in Canada, all my family is in France ... So yeah I have nothing to do at night beside playing isketch and doing my homework.

so yeah I am really disappointed in the whole isketch system. There is nothing i can do to get back on isketch :sad: .

-martin
www.myspace.com/psgman

You can mail feedback and state your case. Not sure how successful you will be though.

If its proven that you've been unfairly treated by a specific admin, you might get back in.

thanks ches. Sorry for the admin's name... I'll do that but I dont know if I will get any answer. :sad:

I was perma-banned yesterday night for no apparent reason. One admin (name removed) hates my guts, I dont get why. She thinks I am a trouble maker, but if I were, at least other admins would have complained but no it's only her... :eek:

I just wanted to say a few things as a forum member, and how I feel when people post messages like these. 1. I'm totally against naming and shaming members or admins in open like that (thanks to the mod for editting that), and 2. It gets annoying when you see people say "for no apparent reason" - thereby making it look like an admin/s have done something "illegal". I'm not saying that I don't believe you, but rather that no one was there to witness your reasons for being banned. Who's to say you didn't deserve it? Who's to say this isn't you having your own back? How many people openly say that they deserve being banned? All we hear is one side of the story. I don't think it does any good. And I don't think there is need for comments like that above ^. All it does is ruins someone's reputation as a good admin, and bringing down the admins altogether. I think that's pretty disrespectful towards people who are taking their time out to work under stressful conditions - and let's not forget voluntarily, too.

Admins keep the game a safe place for us players. Sure, admins make mistakes sometimes (Don't we all - as human beings?), but they do not ban people for no reason. Something must have happened continuously for you to have been perma-banned. And admins aren't allowed to ban people just because they "hate" someone. Let's not also forget that "hate" is a pretty powerful word..

I hope people can learn from this and hopefully we won't find any more players who feel the need to name admins (or players), and making them look like "evil" people. Just contact feedback. No one on the forums can help with something like that. Okay, I'm done. Cheers.

You mean to say you don't know of any evil people on iSketch? :P

Its possible, though I have no evidence to back this up and am not insinuating anything so please don't sue me, that bad eggs could get through the admin vetting process, like in any application process.

I've met only nice admins, but as nothing is 100% certain in this world, it is possible that someone could be banned accidentally, for no reason, or through malice. I'm not saying its happened here. I'm not saying its happened ever. But its possible. Isn't it? Maybe.

You mean to say you don't know of any evil people on iSketch? :P
I knew evil was the wrong word to use.. *sigh* lol
/me points at evil Ches.. :P

I've met only nice admins, but as nothing is 100% certain in this world, it is possible that someone could be banned accidentally, for no reason, or through malice. I'm not saying its happened here. I'm not saying its happened ever. But its possible. Isn't it? Maybe.

Yeah, that's a fair point. I hear what you're saying. It probably can happen, there's no saying that it never has. Who knows? But that said, people do get banned after continuious warnings/chances - as we're always told by admins. And not to mention there are mistakes too, like you said. We all make mistakes. I'm sure if an admin ever did do such a thing - (unjustly), then they'd get called upon it. But like you, I've not seen any admin boot/ban unjustly. They've all done a fine job of sweeping iSketch as much as they can. :)

Anyway, it all comes down to the same thing of "not knowing" who is right and who is wrong when someone comes onto the forum and starts naming and shaming people, as we only hear their prespective of what happened. It leaves it all up in the air. Hopefully people will stop doing this. It's pretty unethical. We all have our own reputations - players and admins. I think it's unfair to put other people in the position to read things about a person based on no evidence.

We all have our own reputations .

Ain't that the truth *really need a winky emote* :smile:

Wow Nerdy - so eloquently written. Couldn't agree more.

/me finds a soap box and a step ladder for Nerdy to climb up on it.

I have to say that I have seen some people post in a similar vein to that which Kim.Possible has done so here, and I have recollections of playing against those people or ones with very similar names. In some cases I can honestly say that the drawings and carry-on by those people was worthy of a ban.

Not that I am actually saying that about Kim.Possible, just saying that it's my experience and, you know when you see a name? And you wonder why it rings a bell? And it's not Quasimodo? But it rings a bell.

/me buggers off to ponder stuff.

Hey everybody :sad:

I was perma-banned yesterday night for no apparent reason. One admin (name removed) hates my guts, I dont get why. She thinks I am a trouble maker, but if I were, at least other admins would have complained but no it's only her... :eek:

Sorry Smart Marty, but yes I am giggling..just a bit:twisted: . You, evil? Ha!
Are you sure you're permanently banned and not blocked? What message did you get in those luverly red letters? I'm not sure a ban can be undone kiddo, since I pleaded and begged like a little girl after my banishment to no avail. I hope everything works out for you but until then you still have a couple more episodes of Seventh Heaven left to keep you company:razz: .

Can someone tell me how to get my ip unbanned from iSketch website?

email feedback with your ip and state your case, this can also be found under the "if you are banned" thread

You can't - you are now doomed to drawing a picture, saving it and emailing it to someone else then hoping they can work it out.

Please refer to the >>>If You Are Banned<<< (http://www.isketchforum.net/showthread.php?t=1262) thread for information on this matter. But as far as bans go, there's nothing you can do about it. Perhaps you have a dynamic IP address and by some random crappy luck you ended up with a banned IP momentarily (which giving it a day or two will fix it, as you'll be ok as soon as the banned IP clears out). If this is not the case, you probably got what you deserved as admins never ban players for no reason.

I was banned from iSketch about 10 minutes ago for no apparent reason. I was in the "Chat" room talking with a friend, when my firefox browser froze up. I go to restart it and to log on iSketch again and it says "Connection refused. You are blocked from the game!"

I do not remember doing or saying anything that would even be closely regarded as offensive or rude, nor have I or was I involved in any iSketch hacking, cheating, or things of that nature.

I am sending an e-mail to feedback right now, but would like an explanation as to why I clearly was banned for NO REASON.

I like iSketch and all, but it seems to be a trend for the admins to boot and ban anyone that says anything to contradict them.

Ok it looks like you have only been BLOCKED as opposed to BANNED.

It may be that someone else using an IP in a range that yours falls within has been blocked, therefore encompassing your IP. This can happen in School/University environments and is an unfortunate bit of collateral damage, whereby one person pisses in the pickles and spoils it for everyone else.

I doubt that the Admins are following the trend to which you refer, but then I have never seen or experienced it myself - probably because I don't usually do anything that is ban or block worthy anyway.

From the tone of your post it seems that you have had a recent run-in with an Admin or two ???? I wouldn't be surprised if that has maybe been the root cause of your block.

All you can do is wait for the response from feedback.

I was banned from iSketch about 10 minutes ago for no apparent reason. I was in the "Chat" room talking with a friend, when my firefox browser froze up. I go to restart it and to log on iSketch again and it says "Connection refused. You are blocked from the game!"

I do not remember doing or saying anything that would even be closely regarded as offensive or rude, nor have I or was I involved in any iSketch hacking, cheating, or things of that nature.

I am sending an e-mail to feedback right now, but would like an explanation as to why I clearly was banned for NO REASON.

I like iSketch and all, but it seems to be a trend for the admins to boot and ban anyone that says anything to contradict them.

This is the kind of post that is quite frustrating to admins at iSketch. I like to come to the forum to relax and see my iSketch friends. But, this person is intimating that admins just randomly kick out people for no reason.

ADMINS DO NOT KICK FOR NO REASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I will admit that I have made a mistake or two (say kicking a wrong person, etc.), but I will immediately correct the problem when I see it.

There is no trend of admins kicking people out for no reason! The only trend I see is people using the forum to bash administrators. The ONLY way to resolve issues of kicking and banning is to send it to feedback. That is the only place that any appropriate posting should be made. I think it is a shame to see multiple posts like this one on the forum where anyone can slander the collective admin team as a whole. Without the players log in name and ip number, there really is nothing any admin can do, even if they happen to read the post. NOTHING!

For shame!

By no means did I intend to portray the admins as "cocky power hungry people who use their power because they have it"

I merely wanted to say that i have seen some admins be a bit unfair to people in the past.

And in response to you saying that i have had run-ins with admins, I have not.

Sorry you got banned, Cheese_Ball. I hope you get unbanned soon, providing you're innocent!

We have so many posts about this on the forum recently - and it's not the poster's fault. Each person is individual, and hasn't heard the same old 'we can't do anything, please write to feedback' stuff that gets trotted out on a daily/weekly basis.

However, as Sam said, it's got to stop because this is not the function of the forum. We can sympathise, blame, get mad, advise etc, but we can't actually DO anything - most of us are just regular players with one or two admins thrown in who are unlikely to have had anything to do with the incident.

Would it be possible, Peter, to make it clearer to people that this is simply the wrong place to post about this? Maybe on the sign-in page (most people have their 'I have been banned' post as their first) there could be a little explaination saying that if you are planning on using this forum to get unbanned, or get an explaination as to why you were banned then you have misunderstood the function of it. The 'If you are banned' sticky just doesn't cut it, and it doesn't really give much info in the first post anyhow. Just an idea.

Sorry Cheese_Ball to use your thread as the example, it's nothing personal at all and I hope you stick around and join in our little community :)

By no means did I intend to portray the admins as "cocky power hungry people who use their power because they have it"

I merely wanted to say that i have seen some admins be a bit unfair to people in the past.

And in response to you saying that i have had run-ins with admins, I have not.

Fair enough then. In that case:

All you can do is wait for the response from feedback.

Sorry Cheese_Ball to use your thread as the example, it's nothing personal at all and I hope you stick around and join in our little community :)

LOL like all the other members who join to moan about being banned/blocked then we never see them again....would be nice if just once some one would post again saying hey guys thanks for advice i emailed feedback etc etc I'm back on isketch now, but would like to stay and be a member on your forum.


I agree with Vik we need something on main page or sign in page, too many players are just joining up to sort out their block/ban, firstly at least they should do a ♥♥♥♥ing introduction.



edit chesseball, sorry it's your thread im using to vent my anger.



Edit. oh my ...bit strong of me.this post was made before I had my morning coffee, but my views are still the same.

I was banned from iSketch about 10 minutes ago for no apparent reason. I was in the "Chat" room talking with a friend, when my firefox browser froze up. I go to restart it and to log on iSketch again and it says "Connection refused. You are blocked from the game!"

I do not remember doing or saying anything that would even be closely regarded as offensive or rude, nor have I or was I involved in any iSketch hacking, cheating, or things of that nature.

I am sending an e-mail to feedback right now, but would like an explanation as to why I clearly was banned for NO REASON.

iSketchforum is run by players, not the iSketch peeps themselves.

Up to this point it seems a case of mistaken identity or something.

I like iSketch and all, but it seems to be a trend for the admins to boot and ban anyone that says anything to contradict them.

This bit seems a bit strange... If no run ins with admins at any point, why would you be under this impression?

This bit seems a bit strange... If no run ins with admins at any point, why would you be under this impression?

Could it be the constant stream of posts from players claiming they were banned unfairly ???

I know nothing about Cheese_Ball but what I will say is that I have seen a lot posts from some pretty dreadful troublemakers who have been banned after numerous kicks and warnings claiming they are pure as the driven snow and have never broken an isketch rule in their blameless saint like lives. They are always shocked at being banned completely out of the blue. As Sam has said admins do not ban players for no reason.

How Admins must have to bite their tongue , It would drive me crazy seeing players posting on here saying I was innocent etc etc nasty bad admins, when you no only to well what they have been up to, Pity you can't post screenshots reminding them what it was they did, that might cut down the number of banned/blocked members posting on here.

edit:this post is not aimed at anyone personally.


/me gets back to her morning coffee. arrrrr kenco

Can we ban complaining about admins on here?

To carry with a few people's opinions in this thread. We can't do anything and all it leads is to people moaning about admins and this is not a place for that. Let's face it, it's impossible to talk calmly about it without someone attacking.

We have admins among us and why shouldn't they be able to kick their shoes off and relax around here?

I'm with BB on this... can we have a banner or something saying... 'If you are banned contact info@isketch.net?' Admins don't ban people for nothing. In fact a lot of evidence of a player's abuse of iSketch needs to be collated before a ban can be made. In the case of a block, consider it a warning.

I'm growing tired of seeing people who are banned come on here and not just state that they've been banned...how do they get help? But they have a dig at the admin too. This does nothing to strengthen their argument. Actually they come across as these players who deliberately goad and villify admin.

This is usually the hobby of a bored player with nothing better to do and you can rest assured they were banned through their own actions. None of which the admin will reveal here, nor will they enter into personal arguments.

Reality check for people who hate admins:

Why? Could it be because they prevent your constant rule breaking?
Or because you're just bored? -Get a real hobby!

The admin are people who love iSketch and give up their free time FREE of charge to police an internet game site and I for one have been helped by them on many occasions.

I suppose what I'm trying to say... is when it comes to putting down admin... put a sock in it.

Edit: I'd like to say this isn't about Cheese_Ball... but about the admin 'bashing' trend of late.

People like complaining. Some people complain about admins... others complain about people who complain about admins :P

I've been known to post the odd thread about skips and warnings that I've thought to be unfair, back in the days of ye Olde iSketchforum...

I know FEEDBACK!!! (info@isketch.net)is the official avenue and the ONLY (info@isketch.net) real way to get an OFFICIAL response (info@isketch.net), but its always nice to read what's been going on... I'm just a gossip freak really ;)

I feel I must mention though, that any grievances or suggestions or what not will only be met with an official response from contacting feedback (info@isketch.net). Did I say that already? :razz:

/me clicks on all four of Ches' links
It's a shame that people post the same sort of things after players dismiss actions like these. I take it they didn't read this (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=79935&postcount=4)

Okay, not that anything I say is really important. But it would be so helpful if people actually read previous posts based on the same things before posting their own.
/me lets out a sigh.

I agree, for the most part admin are lovely people on sketch who are fair and put up with a hell of a lot before they even kick you out for a certain amount of time never mind block you permanently. Stop Admin bashing is what I say! They are people too with feelings doing a hard job as a volunteer! Thank you for reading, rant over!!

It's a shame that people post the same sort of things after players dismiss actions like these. I take it they didn't read this (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=79935&postcount=4)

Okay, not that anything I say is really important. But it would be so helpful if people actually read previous posts based on the same things before posting their own.
* MsNerdinator;80402 lets out a sigh.

Oh Nerdy we listen to what you say and what each of us has to say is important - oh except for the muppets. I agree that they should read through before posting - maybe like Buffers says - have a Banner or something. Maybe Peter, Ches or 2.0 could even set this up so that when a New Thread is about to be created - a message pops up asking

"Have you checked the other threads before you create a new one? There may alrady be a suitable thread to post in. But if you are complaining about being banned from iSketch call 61293316000"

BTW - that's the number for the Salvation Army Care Line in Australia - where you can talk to someone who cares.

BTW - that's the number for the Salvation Army Care Line in Australia - where you can talk to someone who cares.
I think I can speak for them internationally and say - they don't. (Not about this anyway :P)

How Admins must have to bite their tongue , It would drive me crazy seeing players posting on here saying I was innocent etc etc nasty bad admins, when you no only to well what they have been up to, Pity you can't post screenshots reminding them what it was they did, that might cut down the number of banned/blocked members posting on here.



I love you, jewels! Maybe you should be an admin :)

I love you, jewels! Maybe you should be an admin :)

perhaps if isketch admins are willing to share the blocks/bans log with this humble forum's mods, we could cross check to see what really happened when people come in here saying admins suck and i didn't do nuthin...

So nice weather out there eh?

perhaps if isketch admins are willing to share the blocks/bans log with this humble forum's mods, we could cross check to see what really happened when people come in here saying admins suck and i didn't do nuthin...


eMailing Feedback with as much information as possible - Location/Date/Time/IP/Player Name and an accurate description of events in detail, is the process to follow, as stated on many occasions. /me puts away magnifying glasses :smile:

Weather is grey ;-)

eMailing Feedback with as much information as possible - Location/Date/Time/IP/Player Name and an accurate description of events in detail, is the process to follow, as stated on many occasions.

lol i was actually trying to have sam or bb to give me some hilarious stories about people getting banned. looks like it's not gonna happen...


I'm sure it'll clear up eventually

lol i was actually trying to have sam or bb to give me some hilarious stories about people getting banned. looks like it's not gonna happen...


I'm sure it'll clear up eventually


I would love to see some of the emails that feedback get, especially when feedback know's it was hard porn they were drawing, and not the cute little kitten they are making out:embarrassed:, or whilst they popped to the bathroom their sweet 90 year old granny in error booted 10 players and drew a picture of herself naked:embarrassed:


Scattered showers with a slight eastly wind.

...and not the cute little kitten they are making out:embarrassed:, or whilst they popped to the bathroom their sweet 90 year old granny in error booted 10 players and drew a picture of herself naked:embarrassed:

Sounds...like your speaking from a very personal experience....:razz:


Sky is Blue, and sun is out, the weekend approachs! \0/

and not the cute little kitten they are making out:embarrassed:, or whilst they popped to the bathroom their sweet 90 year old granny in error booted 10 players and drew a picture of herself naked:embarrassed:

Scattered showers with a slight eastly wind.

Sounds...like your speaking from a very personal experience....:razz:
Sky is Blue, and sun is out, the weekend approachs! \0/


LOL NO WAY as much as I love my granny, I am very proud of my naked draws and would certainly not let her take the credit for them.:razz:


Still scattered showers.


edit: this is a joke, you must not draw naked/porn on isketch. I do not want every banned player now sending me pm's saying how comes you draw porn and don't get banned.

I'm sure it'll clear up eventually

Is this some kind of code? If it is, let me in on it, please!

and about me and BB sharing blocks and bans.. sorry, no can do!

But maybe you can convince Rob to do it!

Is this some kind of code? If it is, let me in on it, please!

He was talking about the weather ;-)
/me goes off to PM jewels about her porn drawings

Is this some kind of code? If it is, let me in on it, please!

and about me and BB sharing blocks and bans.. sorry, no can do!

But maybe you can convince Rob to do it!

I would tell you what the code is, Sam, but then I'd have to kill you.

Nice weather for ducks!

Fairy is feeling dumber than a solitary Wotsit! I had no idea Sam was admin! Maybe I should put the vodka down for a couple of weeks, and catch up on the goss!

To try and stay on topic, on the whole admins do a FANTASTIC job. I for one, can honestly say they have helped me on many occasions. As it was stated by Buffers, these people give up their FREE time to make sure an enjoyable game for all... stays enjoyable! Ok I'm done, need a brew xx

I would just like to add to this thread that when admins kick or ban a player we type a message that the player and the rest of the room all see. It would be something along the lines of:

Ches was kicked by the administrator: If you persist in cheating you risk a permanent ban from the game

or

2.0 was banned by the administrator: This is the third and final time you have been caught drawing porn. You are now banned from the game

The information is there on your screen until you close it so those who claim to have no idea why they were removed are most likely leaving out a lot of information when asking for your help.

2.0 was banned by the administrator: This is the third and final time you have been caught drawing porn. You are now banned from the game


Ah yeah i remember that one... rofl. Drawing porn. Good stuff oh mighty wise one, thanks. :razz:

Eh, i got banned for saying (When i was drawing) "Wtf is a clu?" and the word was "Cluff" Yeah i know, i shouldn't use words, but would that be a perm ban?

If you have never been kicked out of a game by an admin it is more than likely you have not been permanently banned. Any querys you have should be sent to feedback. Please bear in mind you can facilitate feedback by including your I.P and iSketch username.

This is your I.P:
http://scripts.mdbnet.co.uk/yourip.png

Here is their email address

info@isketch.net

This can help more than we can :biggrin:

Welcome to the forum :smile:

Eh, i got banned for saying (When i was drawing) "Wtf is a clu?" and the word was "Cluff" Yeah i know, i shouldn't use words, but would that be a perm ban?

I would just like to add to this thread that when admins kick or ban a player we type a message that the player and the rest of the room all see. It would be something along the lines of:

Ches was kicked by the administrator: If you persist in cheating you risk a permanent ban from the game

or

2.0 was banned by the administrator: This is the third and final time you have been caught drawing porn. You are now banned from the game

The information is there on your screen until you close it so those who claim to have no idea why they were removed are most likely leaving out a lot of information when asking for your help.

There could also be:

You have been removed and blocked by the administrator for 30 mins for using letters

Read what it says on your screen the information is there.

I was banned for .. cheating? how can u ossibly cheat in isketch this happened about a month ago i thought it was a temp ban but its permanetly idk how i cheated kinda bs how do i get unbanned?

Veguro: please read all the messages on this thread. What does the screen say when you're trying to log in?

I was banned for .. cheating? how can u ossibly cheat in isketch this happened about a month ago i thought it was a temp ban but its permanetly idk how i cheated kinda bs how do i get unbanned?

I'm assuming you know that you've been banned for cheating, for you to say that (?). There are a few ways that people cheat on the game, but obviously only you would know how you did it (providing that's why you got banned). If you do cheat and get caught for it, you will get banned.

Also, no players here on the forum can help you. I've seen that you're new to the forum, and made your own thread (magical mods with their edit). If you read previous threads (especially this one), before you posted, you'll see that everyone will refer you to: info@isketch.net with any questions you have.

No players on the forum can help you get unbanned.

Well said MsNerdinator. And that pretty much sums it up. There's a ton of ways you could cheat on isketch. Most often it involves another player and a secondary means of communication (IM, phone, etc). In any case, it's not cool, and admins are quick to act on cheaters.

I cannot stress enough how important it is for every isketch player to know that if you mess around, break the rules or cheat you're bound to get blocked or banned. Blocks are not permanent, bans are.

Hey people, last night i messed up and did not play with manners and respect i screwed up =/. Im very sorry and i really hate it that im banned. It tells me Conection Refused! You have been banned! How long will this last? Well i regret what i did not i cant play at all. Im sorry...if i get back in i promise this wont happen again. All my family is mad at me cuz we call play and now we cant. If anyone can help me out plz tell i already emailed feedback. Well im sorry once again. Thankx

You've already emailed feedback. Nothing else can be done so there really was no point to this new thread you created. No one on the forum can help you get unbanned, because the game and the forum are not connected. This is merely a place where players can get together and share interests, have discussions, etc. And there is already a sticky thread (http://www.isketchforum.net/if-you-banned-t1262.html) linked to what to do if you are banned (basicaly, email feedback, which you've already done). You could have read that thread before creating your own.

Edit: In answer to your question, "how long will this last?"... a ban is permanent (unlesss feedback have emailed you to tell you otherwise, which will probably be very unlikely). If what you say is the truth, then it's a shame you've ruined the game for your family members. I'm glad you've realised you've made a mistake, but it already sounds like it's too late, for you to gain a permanent ban from it. Better to have not risked getting in trouble in the first place.

Sorry Wake, you're out of luck. Bans are never lifted. Try InkLink (http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/inklink.jsp), you might find it amusing.

lol, I was going to put InkLink in my edit, but thought I'd better not. Great minds think alike, eh. ;)

ROFL. You're evil. But seriously, if wake really needs a sketch fix, inklink is the logical answer. Granted that inklink will never ever be fulfilling for someone that came from isketch, but when the servers were down last october we all know that even if we won't admit it, we all went to inklink to see what it was like, only to find how disturbing it was. But if there's no other choice...
oh, for drawing there was this thing... doodlebug? can't remember well.. Look it up.

Also, before I started playing isketch, I played a game called Sketchorama (http://www.gamegarage.co.uk/misc-games/sketchorama/play/). It was on that game where someone introduced me to isketch, heh. From what I remember, someone had commented that isketch was extremely better than Sketchorama. I asked if it was so good then why are they at this game? It was during the times when the server was down quite a bit, so that player went to sketchorama to get some sort of fix.

Sketchorama cannot be compared to iSketch, but it was still okay to play before I discovered iSketch (and I only went back once after that, lol).

well ok thanks for help...i just got the feedback email and im banned permanently =(

consider finding a hobby!

Well from my point of understanding, this ban is a harsh punishment. *tsk tsk*

You two should have read this, posted by BB (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=84446&postcount=4).

I'm not saying that I don't believe that Wake is sorry. I just feel that we should be avoiding giving out ideas of how to get around a ban. Please remember that these bans are earned. And also that people do get chances/warnings, etc, before permanent bans.

Well from my point of understanding, this ban is a harsh punishment.

How can you say that if you weren't even there? Were you there to see what Wake did and did not do? Were you there to see if it happened on several occasions or not? Wake has already said they "screwed up", so I'm slightly confused about your 'harsh punishment' conclusion. Just because Wake has said sorry and can't get unbanned, it doesn't mean that it was a harsh movement to make - the ban, that is. I'm sure a lot of players are probably sorry after they get banned permanently, but please remember, the admins do it to keep the game safe. We should be grateful for that. Not saying that they are harsh punishments.

In some cases, you get people who are racist, and those are by far one group of people that I definitely wouldn't want to see come back to isketch, even under a different IP, after they get banned. I would be annoyed if someone was telling a racist person to change their IP to get back on, we simply do not need people like that on the game. I'm not saying this was Wake's reason for getting a ban (it's not directed at you, Wake). I'm using this as an example of the type of people you guys could be helping. A lot of people come to the forum to seek help after they get a ban.

Again, I'm not saying that I DON'T believe Wake, but who is to say for certain that they have family members who even play it? If I were to get banned from the game, I could quite easily say that I have other family members who play it and are angry with me (hoping to get back on, because I would be desperate afterall). If you read that, you should have no reason to believe me, and that's the way it should be. So don't help me, lol. (ignoring the fact that you all know my sister AJ actually plays the game, lol. But hopefully you understand what I mean).

I'm not saying that I do not belive you are sorry (you most probably are) and I'm also not calling for you to give out your reasons for being banned. I just feel that we forum members should not be giving out hints or tips to anyone, as we don't know who we are helping :) Sorry to see you are upset about being banned. Afterall, we're all addicts.

Sorry for ranting. I just prefer to keep an unbiased opinion and an open mind when people come to the forum straight after a ban.

Brilliant post Nerdy... there are a ways to get around a ban, none of which should be on this forum. This is where the admin's job is made harder. They ban, with good reason and evidence and then the banned player gets knowledge about how to find a way around a ban and then they're back on, doing whatever it was that led them to be banned in the first place.
There's a reason a lot of first topics are 'I am banned', or 'I am banned for no reason'.

That said, Wake knows they screwed up and can hopefully remain here at the forum: or maybe play inklink. :S

There's also Yahoo! Graffiti if inklink isn't your cup of tea. Doesn't get many people anymore, so another body is always welcomed.

tonight i was in a room with 3 people and an invisible admin. a word came up (hard) for one of the players and he/she drew a weiner in both the flacid and erect condition. This resulted in a permanent ban! Holy Overkill!

the text on the ban was "porn". I questioned it, and the admin said "I'm only doing what i'm supposed to do".

I dunno. pretty hard punishment. Especially since it was a good clue for the word. I got it.

tonight i was in a room with 3 people and an invisible admin. a word came up (hard) for one of the players and he/she drew a weiner in both the flacid and erect condition. This resulted in a permanent ban! Holy Overkill!

the text on the ban was "porn". I questioned it, and the admin said "I'm only doing what i'm supposed to do".

I dunno. pretty hard punishment. Especially since it was a good clue for the word. I got it.

I, like many others no doubt, have had to draw the word HARD and not once have I ever drawn a penis for it.
The rules strictly say NO PORN.

tonight i was in a room with 3 people and an invisible admin. a word came up (hard) for one of the players and he/she drew a weiner in both the flacid and erect condition. This resulted in a permanent ban! Holy Overkill!

the text on the ban was "porn". I questioned it, and the admin said "I'm only doing what i'm supposed to do".

I dunno. pretty hard punishment. Especially since it was a good clue for the word. I got it.

We've all been told that (and see for ourselves) that people do get kicked out with warnings, blocks, etc before a ban. For example, I've seen people draw porn plenty of times and get kicked out by admins with messages such as "if you persist, you will be banned". Which is by far a very fair warning. Sometimes people will probably listen to that and behave, and other people will continue (which is why people get banned).

If someone is banned, it might be a clue for us to realise that they may have been drawing porn previously (or writing their words, etc), and have been warned about it. Admins have the evidence. We, as players obviously don't know this, because the evidence isn't in front of us, but by going with the fact that people do get warnings, I'd say that we shouldn't hold judgement about something like that. This person may have had several warnings before, and we wouldn't know. Hope that made sense :)

Nerdy for president! If there's a vote on gets moderatorship next time, Nerdy has mine!

The draw that tex described doesn't sound pornographic, per se. I remember that in the past, Rob has condoned a sexually explicit clue for the word 'blow'.

That's a very good point. There was a thread with a great discussion about that started off by a player because an admin had allowed it (a penis to be drawn). There are exceptions it seems, where a penis can be drawn for words such as 'blow', 'sack', 'hard', etc. I can't seem to find the thread, I think it was before the forum was cleared out. From that, I was under the general impression that admins do not block/ban a person for drawing a penis for words like that (please can an admin correct me if I'm wrong?), but we as players are allowed to skip/boot still, as we do not know if the word is or isn't related. I always skip those drawings. I guess it's hard to tell who is giving a clue and who is just drawing off topic.

I remember one time a person did say, "I was trying to draw the word 'hard'!". We could only reply that we did not know this (they're taking a risk), and there are other ways of drawing it that will not result in being skipped. If there were no exceptions I guess it would be easier for all of us, but because there are a few, it means there is no clear cut boundary there. That's why when I read what tex had said, I thought that maybe this player may have done previous violations and had previous warnings.

Nerdy for president! If there's a vote on gets moderatorship next time, Nerdy has mine!
Ty, hun, :embarrassed: On iSketch a few months ago, someone (she'll probably see this, lol) said, "We already have one fool; Bush. We do not need another one!" (about me) Ha! That was hilarious :razz: If there is a competition for the best cook, I'd want that vote! I made the most amazing lasagne last night... But I digress *sigh*
/me sends lasagne samples to Vik in Germany

Just how exactly do iSketch go about doing these permanent bans? I am just completely baffled. My brother asked me to unban his laptop from iSketch, but I found that after putting on a number of different pants, he was still banned. I consider myself quite competent around computers, but this has just stunned me.

Due to the nature of the information you are asking for it is best that it is not discussed here.

Ban evasion in itself is a serious matter and as I know from the IRC networks I work for ban evasion can often result in ISP's being contacted which can result in further action.

I cant say for cetain if iSketch operates similar policies or not but it is more then possible.

Please remember getting unbanned or evading bans is NOT the responsibility nor within the capability of iSketchForum.

Please email info@isketch.net for more information on how to get unbanned.

with regards to the porn, I have always been told that aslong as it was relevant, that's ok. There's a non-forum member who is always pushing the boundries and I'm always told that it's relevant! I'm confused as to why an admin would ban for that.

for the rest of it...nerdy's spoken enough for everyone!

All these PITAs.. first post and its summat to do with bans/cheating/kicks.

/me thinks the no posting for 48hrs suggestion is a good one!

Honestly people, admins normally do NOT kick/ban/block you for NO reason. Take your punishment like a man/thing/it, and shurrup moaning, it bores me now!

Honestly people, admins normally do NOT kick/ban/block you for NO reason. Take your punishment like a man/thing/it, and shurrup moaning, it bores me now!

One phrase springs to mind: If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!

hmm you can be really drunk and not really realise what your doing. . . . .

ive done that!

not these days though! im nice!

Hmmmm, this is an interesting topic....

I have asked a few people (including several admins) of their opinion on this, with mixed answers - some say none at all is allowed, others say what Facey has explained as her understanding.

I personally think that the words that may lend themselves to 'relevant' drawings of penises are quite easily depicted in other ways. As such, I have always warned drawers of 'peacock', 'hard', 'cocktail' etc and will continue to do so.....

xx

I agree saffs, I do warn for things like that and will do. I've recently upset someone because I was one of the very few who warned their over-the-line draws but it's worth it. There is no need for it. If your word is 'mast' draw a ship. End of story. Why must people be so petty? :rolleyes:

oh my you ARE kidding - MAST?????
That is stretching the point beyond reasonable.......
To be honest, I would never have got that drawing.....MAST??? oh dear......

Hello everyone. I have been banned from iSketch without ever playing it.

How? Because my stupid friend showed me the website on MY computer, and started drawing porn in the game whenever he got his turn. He was laughing hysterically, I wasn't. I said it would be offending people and that he should think about people other than himself.

We had a bit of an argument, and I told him to go away, with the intent of actually playing iSketch properly for myself! It looked really fun!

I've read all the responses, and it seems my chances of being unbanned are pretty slim if not hopeless, but from the bottom of my heart -- I genuinely ask if there is any possible way I can be excepted from the ban.

I've already e-mailed the banning inquiry address, but got an automated response basically telling me I would not be unbanned.

Is there any person I can speak to? (Hopefully the length of this post proves I'm not my stupid friend.)

Well unfortunately, you have tried every possible avenue. I understand that a ban is permanent and rarely, if not ever over turned.

You should have really stopped your friend there and then (even switching off the computer). A tough lesson to learn I'm afraid. Be careful who you let on your computer in future.

Well unfortunately, you have tried every possible avenue. I understand that a ban is permanent and rarely, if not ever over turned.

You should have really stopped your friend there and then (even switching off the computer). A tough lesson to learn I'm afraid. Be careful who you let on your computer in future.
I appreciate the reply.

The thing is, he didn't tell me what he was going to draw. He said "watch this -- it's HILARIOUS" so obviously I had to wait for the shape of the phallic image to actually form. He got kicked out immediately and that's when we had a debate over whether it was the right thing to do.

Then he joined another room, but said he wasn't going to do the same thing again. When it was his turn, he started drawing a CAT! So I gave him the benefit of the doubt (because he IS my friend). Unfortunately he began to add something .. else .. to the drawing.

He got kicked out again, and that's when I made him go away. He went and watched TV. I tried to play... and here we are. :sad:

Oh well, if nothing comes of this, at least this forum allowed me the chance to vent honestly.

And thanks again, anyway, Tempus for your "timely" reply (pun intended :p).

and likewise Bowie :biggrin:

Sorry I couldn't help any further.

Oh well, if nothing comes of this, at least this forum allowed me the chance to vent honestly.

It's a shame that had to happen, if it is how you've said it. I don't let anyone touch my computer.. :twisted: (but I'm a bit possessive like that, heh). Well, at least you've got the forum :) Just don't let your friend take over in the same way he did on isketch, lol. And welcome to the forum, btw :) It's pretty cool here too! Stick around. Having some tea.. err.. coffee? Heh. And you can introduce yourself in the introductions section too, if you want.

I just tried playing last night but I had to download shockwave and then this morning when it loads and i try to log on it says that I have been banned from the game! I HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE:mad: so how could I possibly be banned?! :sad:

hi leeleethegr8 try sending an email to feed back info@isketch.net they might be able to help, sorry this is only a forum.

I just tried playing last night but I had to download shockwave and then this morning when it loads and i try to log on it says that I have been banned from the game! I HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE:mad: so how could I possibly be banned?! :sad:

Best thing for you to do is contact feedback: info@isketch.net

Sorry, we can't help you over here, this is purely an unofficial isketch forum. The isketch feedback team can answer any questions you have about the ban issue. Good luck.

Edit: whoopsies. We posted at the same time, jewels. heh.

:biggrin: Thank you very much Jewels and MsNerd! :biggrin:
I hope it starts working I've seen my friends play and it looks awesome!

it says that i do not have voting prvivlages even though it says im not a nooobie. ive had the booting ability and then i hit just boot becuase i want to by mistake and now it took them away how do i get them back i tried making new name but it dosent work

That happened to me just recently and because I've played iSketch for so long and pretty much took voting for granted, it felt so weird having no voting privileges after I accidentally selected "boot for no reason." I spent forever trying to find an admin, and then I lucked out - an admin came in the room, and told me my voting privileges would be back soon.

I still never learned how long it takes to get them back. All she told me was "soon." ...and I got them by the next day, but it'd be nice to have a guideline or something as to how many hours or games it takes us before we get our privileges back! o_o

*Phew!!* The end.

Taking away voting rights is a punishment for people who abuse a privilege. I know sometimes you can abuse this by accident (I have done it myself) but I think it's a very bad idea to tell everyone who is punished in this way how long it will take before they can boot again.

Better to scare people a bit than to let them know 'it's ok, in X minutes or X games you will be able to boot for no reason again'. Annoying for those who do it by accident, but then the admins only have your word on that, and it's not sooo bad to be without the privs for a while. It definately makes you more careful the next time you want to kick someone!

Vik, I've been banned for several weeks now. If you've read what's happened to me (above), could you tell me straight out, right now, whether anyone is ever going to give me the benefit of the doubt and give me a second chance?

There's nary a point in me continuing to be a forum member if I can't even play the game. I keep checking every day to see whether someone has said "Hmm okay Bowie, we'll let you in on a major, final warning" or something. But so far this isn't going my way :(

Hiya Bowie.

Sorry you got banned before you had a chance to play.

This forum cannot do anything for you. Really! We are just a forum about the game, we cannot do anything for banned players. I am just a mod on here, not an admin on iSketch.

All we can do is point people in the right direction - feedback. Contact them again, plead your case, and wait and see. I cannot give you a straight answer because I just don't have the answers.

I am sorry about this, you seem reasonable to me, but I don't have any say in it. I think it's less than likely the ban will be lifted, unfortunately, but I could easily be wrong.

Good luck with it.

Hiya Bowie.

Sorry you got banned before you had a chance to play.

This forum cannot do anything for you. Really! We are just a forum about the game, we cannot do anything for banned players. I am just a mod on here, not an admin on iSketch.

All we can do is point people in the right direction - feedback. Contact them again, plead your case, and wait and see. I cannot give you a straight answer because I just don't have the answers.

I am sorry about this, you seem reasonable to me, but I don't have any say in it. I think it's less than likely the ban will be lifted, unfortunately, but I could easily be wrong.

Good luck with it.
Thanks very much for your help, Vik. I didn't really know to whom to ask about this issue. I shall try the iSketch support, or something, to plead my case as you say and then I guess I will give up.

Thanks again and have fun moderating/playing! :biggrin:

Bowie.

Bowie, do keep mailing feedback, cause you sound to me like a person who could become a good regular player.
Good luck:razz:

Wow, that's a really good point, Vik. I guess I'm just really curious in that way. And yes, it does make me be more careful when I bring up that booting option box again.

Not really sure if I'm supposed to post stuff like this on here but I'm going to anyway.

Not really sure if I'm supposed to post stuff like this on here but I'm going to anyway.

No, we do not allow comments like that on iSketchforum. You get banned for a reason. We do not and will not appreciate tips or tricks on the forum (to get around that), and they are unwelcomed. Also, if you've read previous comments before posting, that would have saved you the hassle in the first place. It has been mentioned in this thread (and elsewhere) already.

Please note, this is a player forum where members can come together and share interests, seek advice and ask for help. Anything helping people who do not deserve to be on isketch, to get back on, will be deleted. A reminder for everyone.. do not bring it on the forum, please. Thank you.

The only supported method of getting unbanned that will be discussed is contacting feedback.

can any1 help me ? ive had my connection banned from isketch for about 3 weeks now.... :( it wont let me bk in. can some1 help me get bk on ?

when some1 reads my post plz priv msg me if u have a solution or can help me :) thx

I moved your thread over here, as this thread has your answers.

If it says you're banned from iSketch when you try to log in, that means it's a permanent ban, and you won't be able to play anymore. No one on the forum can help you with that. Only you'll know your reasons for the ban. Please do not ask other forum members for help, because no one can, and people are banned from the game for a good reason. All queries should be directed at: info@isketch.net Do not have expectations with a ban being lifted, though. They are put in place for a reason.

Hey so I got banned from Isketch ive never seen this before i got no warning or anything it doesn't even say the duration lol i never even knew there was Administrators that could do it, i always thought u could only kick after playing for a while. so could i please be unbanned im awfully sorry for what i did :| i just wanna play with my mates :D

"Connection Refused: you are banned from the game" THIS IS SO HARSH :'(

/flirt isketch admins, believe me they only do what they have to do,(which is to help the game run smoothly) and they are far from harsh.

sorry this is a player forum, no-one can help you here.

This is an iSketchforum and is in no way officially linked to iSketch. If you are banned, and you are getting a banned message, it means you cannot get unbanned. No one on this forum can help you. This is just a forum for iSketch players to come and enjoy themselves, seek advice, etc, but in no way help banned players.

Should have just behaved. You can contact info@iSketch.net to appeal your case, but bans are put into place for a reason and won't get lifted. So don't expect a reply. As for the duration.. it's a permanent ban, if it says you're banned. Also, please in the future, read previous threads that are based on the same things, before making your own.

Oh dear this is terrible :( i feel well guilty now, sorry for bothering you, thanks alot for the quick reply dude. Ill post an appeal i genuinly didn't know you could get permintly banned with no reason or warning from this game :sad:

Administrators are there to police the game and as you now know they can block (temporarily) or ban (permanently). It's also unlikely that you would be banned after an isolated incident. iSketch administrators work hard to gather evidence on persistent offenders and it seems you were caught with your pants down! As MsNerdinator says, you can try info@isketch.net but be warned, your chances of a reply are slim at best following a ban.

I got a ban last night also and it said Connection Refused! You are blocked from the game!

I got a ban last night also and it said Connection Refused! You are blocked from the game!

Then it didn't say you were banned

A little update on the matter, they refused to unban me.

A little update on the matter, they refused to unban me.

Sorry man. If by any chance in the future you manage to get a game of isketch in, i hope you remember what happened last time and play by the rules. Good luck.

Here's a similar game (http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/inklink.jsp)

Here's a similar game (http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/inklink.jsp)

Okay, I couldn't help myself. I've never played InkLink before, and I keep seeing the link, so I finally logged in.. and played. And lasted 2 minutes, heh.

/me hopes she never ever gets banned from iSketch and finds herself resorting to InkLink :eek:
/me glares at AJ who has the same IP as her (behave yourself, too :P)

Omg yes inklink sucks big time, cherry gags and spits inklink out eewwww

Omg yes inklink sucks big time, cherry gags and spits inklink out eewwww

From what I've seen of InkLink, it is a complete and utter waste of server space on the servers it's hosted on. :D

iSketch on the other hand, is both well thought out and well developed.

:D

This same exact thing JUST happened to me not a half hour ago! I fell your pain but unfortunatly MY feedback thing isnt working because my computer is a peice of junk! If you find out what the issue was and how to solve it would you please private message me? That would be great! I miss iSketch...

... unfortunatly MY feedback thing isnt working because my computer is a peice of junk!
To contact feedback, simply send an email to info@isketch.net. This is a player forum - the best advice we can give is:

eMailing Feedback with as much information as possible - Location/Date/Time/IP/Player Name and an accurate description of events in detail...

I would like to request that this thread any any others started on the same subject be automatically merged into the >>>If You Are Banned<<< (http://www.isketchforum.net/if-you-banned-t1262.html?t=1262&highlight=banned) thread started as a sticky by Peter.

Thanks for the suggestion BB, I've merged all the banned threads I have found so far into this thread. If anyone finds anymore on their travels, let us know! :)

EDIT: seeing as the 'iSketch' part of the forum seems to get the most 'i've been banned' type threads, I have left a sticky locked thread there to redirect people here.

Can i please be unblocked from your website? im sorry for what i did about a week ago, and now im really bored and dont have anything else to do but Isketch and im banned. I'll admit that i was messing around and making stupid images, but please take this into consideration and please let me back onto Isketch

Thank you,

Steubs

Can i please be unblocked from your website? im sorry for what i did about a week ago, and now im really bored and dont have anything else to do but Isketch and im banned. I'll admit that i was messing around and making stupid images, but please take this into consideration and please let me back onto Isketch

Thank you,

Steubs
This is a player-run forum, and we have no control over bans. Please contact info@isketch.net with any inquiries of this sort.

Can i please be unblocked from your website? im sorry for what i did about a week ago, and now im really bored and dont have anything else to do but Isketch and im banned. I'll admit that i was messing around and making stupid images, but please take this into consideration and please let me back onto Isketch

Thank you,

Steubs

This is a player-run forum, and we have no control over bans. Please contact info@isketch.net with any inquiries of this sort.

sense has it right. Email feedback, but if you're BANNED there's little or no chance they'll unban you.

Well, as i can't seem to email these people at info@isketch etc, i'm having to write on this, i'm somehow blocked and have no idea why, just reading some of those messages and it seems i'm not the only one it happened to so i won't complain, i'm just simply wondering how long this block lasts for??

Bans are designed to be permanent

Well, as i can't seem to email these people at info@isketch etc, i'm having to write on this, i'm somehow blocked and have no idea why, just reading some of those messages and it seems i'm not the only one it happened to so i won't complain, i'm just simply wondering how long this block lasts for??

Not all blocks last the same amount of time, it really depends on what you've done. If you have no idea why you're blocked then maybe it wasn't you, could it be someone else who uses your computer to play isketch? Blocks aren't permanent so it shouldn't be long before you can play again.

Well, as i can't seem to email these people at info@isketch etc, i'm having to write on this, i'm somehow blocked and have no idea why, just reading some of those messages and it seems i'm not the only one it happened to so i won't complain, i'm just simply wondering how long this block lasts for??

Why can't you email feedback ? What's the problem ?

Ok, firstly I hope I'm doing this is the right place it seems to be so. I have never been able to play iSketch, a few friends invited me to come play once, and they told me to go to the site, and just put in a user-name(they said a password was not necesary). I did so, and any name from Cold6969 to random letters and numbers, that I couldn't rememebr now -- it says my connection is refused, I am banned from game. Also as far as I know no-one else in my household has played, and I'm just wondering if I will actually ever be able to play with my friends. Sorry if this is the wrong place, please direct me in the right direction if so. :-(

You will have to email feedback at the address: info@isketch.net

For some reason when I attempted to email feedback(tried 3x) I get the email kicked back to me stating it was unable to deliver it. Any help? Alternate email?

I have a feeling there were some technical issues over the last few hours and would suggest you try again later today.

How do I send a screenshot to feedback. Do I use the /copy function? Then what? Or, is there another way? I would also like to get the whole screen "draw and chat" to send to feedback.
Forgive me if this has already been discussed and I tried to search but couldnt find the answer to my question.

There are a few different ways to do this.

For me, the easiest way is to press the PrtScr button on the keyboard which puts the whole scren onto your Windows clipboard, and then paste it into either Paint, or Word. (CTRL and V will paste).

I paste it to PAINT if I want to edit out some of the screen (eg if I am posting the draw only to a thread here).

I would paste it to WORD if I wanted to write something about it as well, or if there were multiple shots - eg recording a chat that requires scrolling.

Note though, that you can only have one image from the PrtScrn button on the clipboard at any time - you need to paste it somewhere before pressing it again otherwise the second one will overwrite the first.

Hope that helps

Or if you're on a mac (not sure if you're a mac user, so I'm throwing this out there anyway, just in case).. you can just press Shift + Apple + 3, all at the same time. It takes a full screenshot of your screen, and it automatically dumps that screenshot into a JPG file onto your desktop. No copy or pasting, etc, needed. Simple as that :)

/flirt macs ;)

How do I send a screenshot to feedback. Do I use the /copy function?

Also very handy is this freeware for screenshots: Gadwin printscreen (http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/)

Shift + Apple + 3, all at the same time. It takes a full screenshot of your screen, and it automatically dumps that screenshot into a JPG file onto your desktop. No copy or pasting, etc, needed. Simple as that :)

/flirt macs ;)

As i have learned recently from a most wise group of people, *shift* + Apple + 4 will give you the ability to select the area you wish to screen cap with your mouse.

Note that on Mac OS 10.3 it only saves as a pdf. On 10.4 it can be saved as other formats. Who knows what 10.5 will be like.

Ctrl or shift? Ctrl does nothing for me, I've always used shift.

I used to try it with the 4 instead of 3, but I'd often hit backspace while selecting the area I want to screencap, which was pointless, really. :embarrassed: So I just stick to full screencaps. /whack backspace.

10.5 will be sexeh :P

On Mac:
Command(Apple)-Shift-3 = full screenshot.
Command(Apple)-Shift-4 = Ability to select a portion of the screen.

Both will leave a .png file on your desktop.

I would also like to get the whole screen "draw and chat" to send to feedback.
The /ct (copytext) function is also handy, if you want to take the full text contents of the chat box.

Top Windows hint: (That's enough mac talk for now :P heh)

Alt+PrtScr will take a copy of just your active window, and not the whole screen. Handy for isketch screenies :)

Woah, how did I not know /ct existed???

Woah, how did I not know /ct existed???

It's a shortcut for the not so well known command /copytext

I got a permanent ban for drawing things like pacman and bigbird. how sad is that? as soon as i can get around the ban ill cya all on isketch :P

I got a permanent ban for drawing things like pacman and bigbird. how sad is that? as soon as i can get around the ban ill cya all on isketch :P

Not often have i seen people getting banned, and never for bigbird or pacman. It's not always the draw that gets you banned, and every ban is warranted, admins never ban for no reason.

Are all bans permanent?
And what is the difference between blocking and banning?

All bans are permanent.

Blocks = being temporarily blocked off iSketch for an amount of time, and eventually you're allowed to log back on again (hopefully by then it knocks some sense into the person for whatever reason that they got a block for).

Ban = permanent. Never to come back on iSketch again. A permanent block. *poof*. Adios.

It's all been mentioned quite a few times in this thread already.

Oh, ehe heh. . . sorry. Didn't see. But thank you for your help.

Is it me, or do you feel that some of the rules regarding how long an admin can block an *idiot* can depend on the admin who administered the block/ban?

I got "blocked" earlier today for writing "f***you" (WITH ASTERISKS) not aimed at any other iSk'er in the room but rather the individual who had the name "f00kyou" (apologies for swearing) but anyway I personally thought that character was an idiot that got booted out earlier for being excessively rude. As a result of my idiotic move to write "f***you" i got blocked. I still dont know for how long.. but im blocked.

I personally would have thought admins would have a strict guideline as to what they can write in the message when a player is booted because the message I got when I was booted was "pack the abuse in" or something thereof. Like I've seen alot of admins use "Letters are not allowed. You have been blocked for 15mins to read the rules" that is a very common block I have seen being used by many of the admins which is good because the player being blocked knows for what and how long. However in my case I came to realise ok writing "rude" words isn't acceptable BUT i dont know how long i have been blocked for. I mean if I was say... a noob, they would have been given the reason as to why and how long. I got a reason "pack the abuse in" but as for how long? I still dont know.

I mean I know what a good job the admins do do in iSketch but surely there's a guideline as to what they write and the conditions under which they block/ban people. I mean a regular being blocked is kind of a bit strange knowing the real reason behind writing rude words and also the fact that they have been playing for a couple of years. I mean come on, there has to be a way to ensure the regulars who attempt to do the right thing while they are on iSketch be protected in some way as opposed to say the Newbies or regular offenders.

But anyway just gonna say some admins bring a bad name/reputation to the rest of the awesome admins on iSketch. I mean I wouldn't like to name any of them or anything else for that matter just would have thought some justice would be done according to what is considered the norm for other admins.

Maybe it's that particular Admin's way of saying "F*** you" ?

:O BM! lol i dont know... they had booted 2 out before... :( so im guessing i dont know.. anything is possible :)

:O BM! lol i dont know... they had booted 2 out before... :( so im guessing i dont know.. anything is possible :)

Ahh!

Then it would seem to be a case of guilt by association. Perhaps you could email feedback and state your case..........

oh well... scati wont be on for a while then which in a way is good... allows me to focus on the hsc :(

been blocked for..... nearly 3hrs now :'(

I mean a regular being blocked is kind of a bit strange knowing the real reason behind writing rude words and also the fact that they have been playing for a couple of years. I mean come on, there has to be a way to ensure the regulars who attempt to do the right thing while they are on iSketch be protected in some way as opposed to say the Newbies or regular offenders.

Sorry, I'm a bit confused, perhaps it's just the time and lack of sleep but are you referring to yourself as being the regular who has played for two years or are you just referring to any regular in general?
Either way, when you refer to the regulars who attempt to do the right thing, it that supposed to include those who come on with the names "F***" and "YOU" who then do the following:

*F***
*YOU

by using the /me command? Are those people not *idiots* too?
What do you think the rules should be regarding them?
I've been in rooms with regulars far too many times and I have witnessed those two users come on, I know who they are too but I'm not allowed to name and shame, even if I was allowed I wouldn't bother.

lol AJ i honestly dont care and im glad they do do the job they do its just... O.O kinda incomprehendable that someone could possibly be a potential... o.o rudeness risk... i mean i think people who draw porn get blocked but I got blocked for 7hrs... is that just a little over the top? or maybe its just me caught in the backlash of ppl voting and admins booting :(

Wow, 7 hours, I guess that is a lot considering the 'offense'. I know someone was blocked for 3 hours and when I compare that to what you did, your 7 hours is too much.
Oh yeah I forgot to say in my last post, maybe they forgot to add the amount of time in the ban message. Unless there's a time button to press... =/

anything is possible because human error can always occur =D this is like the first time ive done so much writing on the iSk forum :o

I just wanted to add a few points here.

The 30 min kicks you so often see are standard for using a few letters in the draw but they are the only ones that inform the player how long they are blocked for.

Also the point about regular vs newbie ..... admins can't know all the regulars and even if they did the rules should be applied to all players regardless of how long they have played isketch.

Scati from your original post I'm not sure if your wrote in the chat box or on the drawing canvass ? As players can use /ignore and the language filter in the text boxes but can't block insults in drawings the latter is subject to a stronger sanction.

oooooh ahh okies i wrote on drawing canvas to signal that the player "f***you" was an individual who i thought came back into the room after he was booted for cheating. And why is it that cheaters arent blocked as such then??

Is it me, or do you feel that some of the rules regarding how long an admin can block an *idiot* can depend on the admin who administered the block/ban?

I got "blocked" earlier today for writing "f***you" (WITH ASTERISKS)
... I still dont know for how long.. but im blocked.

I personally would have thought admins would have a strict guideline as to what they can write in the message when a player is booted because the message I got when I was booted was "pack the abuse in" or something thereof.



I see a couple issues arising from your posts... One is that you are blocked for an unspecified amount of time. Admins don't share times of a block unless it is one for letters like BB already mentioned. There are reasons for that.

Issue two... being blocked for what you wrote on the canvas. Even with asterisks, an admin can't read your mind about what you were writing. This is for anyone... if you think a person is a cheater, trouble-maker, etc. and you absolutely had to say something about that person that very instant, then hit the skip button and chat about it. You take a risk every time you write letters on the canvas to be skipped, warned or kicked no matter the intention. Admins are not going to take the time to assess if what you are writing is a name of someone in a room. If I were the admin in the room, I would have taken similar action against you, sorry, but that is the truth. No admin error here.

Issue three... you think admins have a guideline of what to say or not... well, admins may type what is necessary. Sometimes I say a lot, other times I may just write "No letters"



I mean come on, there has to be a way to ensure the regulars who attempt to do the right thing while they are on iSketch be protected in some way as opposed to say the Newbies or regular offenders.

But anyway just gonna say some admins bring a bad name/reputation to the rest of the awesome admins on iSketch. I mean I wouldn't like to name any of them or anything else for that matter just would have thought some justice would be done according to what is considered the norm for other admins.

your issue 4 seems to be why admins aren't sticking up for regulars trying to follow the rules... well, to reiterate, newbie or 8 year veteran... it is all alike in the same rooms. There is no way for an admin to know how long you have been playing and what you meant by writing "F*** You" on the screen.

Like it or lump it, kicks happen; blocks are not for forever.

Why isn't the "block chat and roomnames containing rude words" option in settings switched on by default?

Why isn't the "block chat and roomnames containing rude words" option in settings switched on by default?

From experience I would guess because very few people use it. I believe it's there for those easily offended and most of us tend to ignore what we don't like (again an educated guess)

i actually did get banned for unrelated drawings such as pacman or bigbird etc. i was banned for repeatedly being warned not to. I wish I were back on isketch getting my fix :) damn im a junkie.

i was banned for repeatedly being warned not to.

Says it all really

hey, my brother got banned for cheating in the game a few months ago - but for some reason it hasnt just banned his comp - it banned all of the ones in the house, so now i cant play either. is there any way of changing this or is this just the way it goes, and ill never be able 2 play again??:sad:

Thats because of how the ban works, unfortunatly theres little you can do about it.

All you can do is email feedback (info@isketch.net) and its highly unlikly that theyll do anything about the ban.

Not to mention there are hundreds of people who claim "my <insert noun here> got banned now I cant get on"

Thats because of how the ban works, unfortunatly theres little you can do about it.

All you can do is email feedback (info@isketch.net) and its highly unlikly that theyll do anything about the ban.

Not to mention there are hundreds of people who claim "my <insert noun here> got banned now I cant get on"

Yeah - My penis got banned for drawing a Bad_MaNneR$ on iSketch and now I can't play. The word was man and that's ok as far as I can tell. But it did write "Admins Suck" and taunted the Admin in the room for a while.

I don't think it's fair that my penis got banned for drawing me and now I can't get onto iSketch.

hey guys, im just wondering why it is that when i try to log into isketch today its saying "connection refused, you are blocked from the game?" i've never been disrespectful to other players nor drawn nething overly crude, plz get back to me....:]

As has been said countless times this is a player forum and not officially linked to isketch in any way. All queries regarding blocks or bans should be directed to isketch feedback (info@isketch.net) with your username and ip address if known

Okay, thanks :smile:

recently my account CommunismFTW was blocked, for voting two people. 1. a kick for unrelated drawings. 2. someone who drew nothing but a small line and waited while nobody guessed.

So i thought, whatever it's not going to happen again.

Tonight I played iSketch, someone drew a hot dog with ketchup and mustard. they flooded the draw thus erasing it. with hints i managed to guess the word Custard. So i warned them because it was another unrelated draw! Then, this happened in order: They insulted me and voted to kick me. I was drawing my word, Imp. An imp is a small devilish creature and I KNOW THIS. I drew a recognizable devil, And nobody got it quick so I SKIPPED.

I told them not to warn people for no reason but they did it at every chance afterwards. IT was NOT the person i voted. And then, ADMIN out of nowhere kicks me out for drawing unrelated? it was an IMP. LOOK IT UP. I won't be playing your site for fun now if people just vote to kick me for no reason and then every single ADMIN gets tired of losing every game and blocks me. I'll be emailing.


Edit: Yes I emailed feedback and I realize getting blocked doesn't mean permanent ban. This post is just my opinion.

Your best bet, as has been said COUNTLESS times is to contact iSketch feedback (info@isketch.net)

Though I've posted my opinion, I'd also like to say ISketch did reply to my e-mail and apologized and the block won't be held against me. If you're an ADMIN who doesn't take unnecessary actions, then in no way did I intend offence towards you.

I'm pleased with the response from feedback and i'll try to play iSketch without causing commotion in the future. :)

I've already emailed isketch feedback but I forgot to include my IP and username. Do I send out another email? How long does it take to reply?(If they were to reply.) Thanks :).

I'd assume it's best to send your IP and username, otherwise they'll have no idea who you are. So you can do that if you feel you have a strong case that you want to appeal. BUT.. Not sure if you're getting your hopes up in receiving a reply about being unbanned..or chances of being unbanned, but I'd suggest to think that you won't get unbanned, as it most likely will be the case, because bans are always the last straw. Once you're banned, that's pretty much it. Finito.

As for replies, personally I've received most of my replies within 48 hours of emailing feedback. But you do get an auto reply when you send an email, and there is a comment there already about banned members who are emailing to get unbanned, also.

(btw, this is me answering assuming you're emailing them to get unbanned, due to you posting in this thread :))

To keep this thread useful to someone who has been recently blocked, I moved the debate on admin actions / mistakes here (http://www.isketchforum.net/admin-discussion-t2095.html).

Hi i'm Adam. I was being an ass earlier and ended up getting myself banned from ISketch. I would like to apologize for what i did and i was wondering if there was anyway i could play again because i do enjoy the game. Thank You.

/me points in the direction of the thread called "If you are banned" at the top of this section of the forum.

Thanks Saffron. Moving post there now. Please remember not to post twice about the same subject, Smitty!

The only advice we can give is to write to Feedback and state your case. Good luck!

OMG PPL GUSSE WHUT OMG OMG!!!!!!! ISKETCH LIKE BLOCKED ME OFF THE SITE OR SUM 1 DID!!!!!! LIKE I MEAN OMG RIGHT! LIKE I DIDNT EVAN DO ANY THING TO ANY 1 !!!!! SO PPL WHUT DO I DO ???????PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZPLZ PLZ PLZ HELP!:cry::!::?:
:!:

When i attempt to log in to isketch, i get the message saying "conection denied, you are blocked from the game!"

so is this permanent?

I didnt do ANYTHING when i got kicked out and blocked, theres some trigger happy admins out there, why are they allowed to continue to have banning privelages?

i did get kicked earlier but i reentered the room i was in and refrained from using what they referred to as profanity. yet i even after apologising and being in the room for an hour i got blocked simply for asking about banning conditions. ridiculous.

so is this a permanent ban, or a temporary block?? i love isketch! and i will beg and plead to play again!

"conection denied, you are blocked from the game!"


It says blocked not banned

OMG PPL GUSSE WHUT OMG OMG!!!!!!! ISKETCH LIKE BLOCKED ME OFF THE SITE OR SUM 1 DID!!!!!! LIKE I MEAN OMG RIGHT! LIKE I DIDNT EVAN DO ANY THING TO ANY 1 !!!!! SO PPL WHUT DO I DO ???????PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZPLZ PLZ PLZ HELP!:!::?:
:!:

It says blocked not banned

OMG - Check out BB's response - sry, chck out da rspnse of da admin - lolz

iz sayz "blocked" no' "banned" - Innit :razz:

so its not permanent?

how long will i be blocked for?

and am i likely to get banned now even if i do something minor?

thanks a lot for replying to my post guys!

someone drew a hot dog with ketchup and mustard. they flooded the draw thus erasing it. with hints i managed to guess the word Custard.


custard *sounds* like mustard therefore it wasnt unrelated

OMG PPL GUSSE WHUT OMG OMG!!!!!!! ISKETCH LIKE BLOCKED ME OFF THE SITE OR SUM 1 DID!!!!!! LIKE I MEAN OMG RIGHT! LIKE I DIDNT EVAN DO ANY THING TO ANY 1 !!!!! SO PPL WHUT DO I DO ???????PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZPLZ PLZ PLZ HELP!:cry::!::?:
:!:

2 words:

Vicky Pollard.

2 words:

Vicky Pollard.
LMFAO,@ hinty well said hehehe.:razz:

OMG - Check out BB's response - sry, chck out da rspnse of da admin - lolz

iz sayz "blocked" no' "banned" - Innit :razz:

Is that leetspk or lolspk? Can't tell the difference between the two anymore.

Anyways, blocked from the game? Chances are you deserved it. But in extremely rare cases, people sometimes end up blocked out of random chance, mostly due to someone else's misdeeds. So if you deserved it, enjoy your break, and if you didn't just give a little while. Eitherway, go outside, there's life outside the online world.

Liek go out or somthng.

OMG PPL GUSSE WHUT OMG OMG!!!!!!! ISKETCH LIKE BLOCKED ME OFF THE SITE OR SUM 1 DID!!!!!! LIKE I MEAN OMG RIGHT! LIKE I DIDNT EVAN DO ANY THING TO ANY 1 !!!!! SO PPL WHUT DO I DO ???????PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZPLZ PLZ PLZ HELP!


what does that say?

Rough Translation :razz:

Oh my goodness people, guess what! Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!! Isketch has taken the decision to block me or at least, someone did! Golly gosh, Oh my goodness! Is this correct? And what is more devastating is: I didn't even do anything - not to no-one! So please people, what would be the solution of this awful error? Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please help! <insert a crying face, an exclamation mark, question mark and a further exclamation for effect here>

I do hope this assisted you MrsSquang :razz:

I have a complaint against another user, they have been excessively rude and disruptive among games with players. During a game of 'Tandem' where two people draw at once, this player was consistently disrupting the drawing and blaming it on another player and myself. This was really frustrating as the player tried to turn the other players against us. Some of us voted for the player to be booted but each time they would rejoin in less then 5 seconds again under a different name. A couldn't stand this disruption and tried to stand up to the but this led to my voting privileges taken and then being blocked from iSketch entirely. :cry:

I don't ask to stop this person, I just ask to play the game again without having to deal with players that will continuously disrupt my playing.

Thank you in advance. :smile:

sounds like a Feedback email to me, FlyingV13. If you would like to give the name of the person who was disturbing and your username, I'm sure it can be sorted out.
If you really want to play undisturbed, a user creator room might be an option.
Make sure its uninvited, that way you can play without being disrupted.
It's a pity you are without your voting rights, Tandem is a hard room to have a good overview on who's doing what heh.
Good luck :)

I drew The Erect Penis once and got my ass kicked off....I was gutted. But now I am well behaved : - )

I drew The Erect Penis once and got my ass kicked off....I was gutted. But now I am well behaved : - )

are u sure bout that?!?!?! considering the name uv given under the "Find me a name" thread hmmmmm not as well behaved as u think eh?

could some one tell me why i have been blocked from the game. thanx

was it a ban or a block. in another thread you had mentioned it was a block. what does it say when you try to log in? blocks are temporary and bans are permanent. and as i said in the other thread, your best bet is to mail info@isketch.net with as many details as you can.

gooosh...i got blocked...i was playing, my cousin came and started clicking the warn thing like craaazy. is the block for ever?

Suggestion:

1. Read
2. Think
3. Post

instead of:

1. Post

Thank me later! :)

haha ok thanks

but, when am i gonna be able to play?

haha ok thanks

but, when am i gonna be able to play?

Here's a novel off the wall idea... why don't you try writing to isketch (info@isketch.net) to find out :?:

Was Recently Banned even though I was stationed in Iraq for the past year, My Two Younger brothers admited to being idiots while I was gone and now I have a ' You are banned from isketch '.

Tried emailing info@isketch.net but the message keeps bouncing back, any suggestions on what I can do?

Try resending the message now, in case the server was having problems when you tried before.

Try resending the message now, in case the server was having problems when you tried before.

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

pipe to |/home/isketch/www/pd4/cgi-bin/include/email.cgi
generated by info@isketch.net
local delivery failed

The following text was generated during the delivery attempt:

------ pipe to |/home/isketch/www/pd4/cgi-bin/include/email.cgi
generated by info@isketch.net ------

Tried just then, Still no Luck. Are there no admins on the forums I can get in contact with?

I'm an admin but only feedback can help you. There has been an issue with the mail there but as far as I know it should now be resolved.

*Edit* Fixed.

Hotmail seems to work fine, my Other email/Email program really didn't like it.

Sadly after serving 1 year in Iraq I was not able to get un-banned. My Brothers were using my PC while I was gone and the ban will not be fixed.
Not happy Isketch.

I'm not sure why you think serving in Iraq entitles you to be unbanned... For every banned person, the other users of their computer are banned also.

At the end of the day, iSketch staff have no way to know whether it was you or your brothers who actually got banned. Not saying you are, but for all they know you could have been the one to get banned and blaming it on them to get un banned.

I apolagise if this seems like an accusation, but you have to bear in mind, the iSketch staff see so many "my sibling got me banned, unban me please" that they have no way to be sure if the case is true.

The problem is, if they believed every case such as this, and unbanned them, everyone who gets banned would email feedback claiming the same. It's hard to work out which are valid and which are not.

"my sibling got me banned, unban me please"

true dat. Just check the posts in this thread and several other threads posted on this section of the forum. You'll find plenty of my dog ate my homework and my parrot got me banned from isketch. Sorry man.

There's always yahoo graffiti and inklink.

Not happy Isketch.

I'd also like to add that it's your brothers you should be unhappy with anyway.

If you were to take 2.0s advice and go to InkLink (http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/inklink.jsp), you won't get banned:

"InkLink® is an unsupervised multiplayer game. We cannot monitor user-created content that might overstep the bounds of good taste!":razz:

Plus Sweden is a neutral country of long-standing and doesn't take sides in wars between nations. Or brothers.

Since it's not about being blocked/banned, moved the discussion here (http://www.isketchforum.net/lost-voting-privs-t2199.html)

some people in aroiund the house are continuosly bootingme for no reason .. how do I find a admin ?

Is info@isketch.net Rob?


Also, I'm wondering if anyone who has been banned has gotten un-banned by emailing iSketch. I'm sorry if that's been answered already, I am actually illiterate and my baby-sitter says she's going to beat me (again) if I ask her to read me anymore pages of this. Poor little Barky :/

Yup.. contact info@isketch.net to put your case to Rob.

Rob is the only one that has the power to unban people, but it's more than likely that it won't happen. If you email them, you'll get an autoreply at first, and that pretty much states also that if you're emailing about being banned, then it's probably not going to be considered (okay.. that's not the exact wording on it). Remember that bans are a final straw (after blocks, warnings, etc), so that probably adds more weight into why they don't consider unbanning people. They'll also know the reasons for why you've been banned.

I know of two people who got unbanned, but that's only because it happened by mistake, and iSketch obviously know that. Because they know everything about everyone ;D So if you know you've been naughty.. it's probably best to find another hobby..

I recommend InkLink ('cause I'm nice like that....) *smiles innocently*

Hey, thanks for being really helpful! I will have to try and write up a convincing email for Rob. From what I hear he's quite reasonable!

So i can keep participating in your drawing activities which i love so much!!
I am usermap. I love to hang around the tandem room and be nice to people and make many friends!!

This is an unofficial forum, we have no control over iSketch bans. You can contact info@isketch.net with your enquiry.

To whom it may concern.

Yesterday i logged onto isketch and was on for quite a while and I am a fairly regular user. Today i went to log and and was denied access as for some reason i was banned. Now I would like to know the reason for this and find out exactly what I did wrong!
I was not abusive nor did I cause any violation as far as I know so could you please get back to me with a list of offenses that I so happened to commit.

Thank you
P.Spittle aka. Neo or sexgod

Before you post in a thread, you should read it (http://www.isketchforum.net/if-you-banned-t1262.html).

Really, the first two posts in this thread have enough information. Maybe some new users are daunted seeing 10+ pages to read through. Next time Peter comes to the forum, I'll have to remind him to put a short "If you are banned from iSketch" message on the forum Signup page

That sounds like a brilliant idea sense, one that has been mentioned a few times. :biggrin:

That said, you're still relying on people to be able to read, form logical conclusions etc... it's a big ask and I wish you all the best with it, lol.

It might be good to see if a link to iSketch feedback can be entered into the message. This would save people from constantly repeating 'This is not an official iSketch forum' and telling people to email feedback.

That said, there are a lot of forums about a lot of subjects, and most of them don't have an 'official' source from that subject continually pop up to say that particular forum isn't official.

Maybe a domain name change is in order, maybe: 'www.thisisnottheofficialisketchforum.net? :razz:

It might be good to see if a link to iSketch feedback can be entered into the message.

Now that's a good idea.

how do you get unbanned if you are truley sorry fi so y have the game?:sad:

oh dear, sounds like you have misbehaved? what have you done?

Darn, bit of a problem here admins. I've got a brother (here we go again) whom I introduced to iSketch the other night. He was having a good time, or so I thought. It was just a matter of time before he began to go against the rules and make a general arse out of himself. You know, the old wedding tackle drawing for entertainment trick. Of course, I wasn't aware of this at the time.

I logged onto iSketch the other night and BAM, I'd been banned from the game. Not a block though, I'm talking about a BAN here, which is odd as I'm 100% aware of the fact that one must be banned more than once for the ban to stick. So at that point I had a word with that brother of mine I mentioned earlier and he said he did get banned for drawing whatever it was he was drawing and as per usual, I had taken the rap for it.

So I then sent the iSketch staff an electronic M questioning their reasoning for the ban and explaining the situation and assuring them the same will not occur again. The mail was complete with the Username that was used and the IP address to boot, and, as I was writing this on a wired computer (which had also received the ban, via the network), as opposed to the wireless computer I use for iSketch, the IP was different, something I should have taken into consideration.

That aside, the ban was lifted the following night. I had forgotten about the whole separate wireless IP address and went to log onto iSketch on the other computer and BAM, the ban was still there. I then sent the iSketch staff another mail picking up on the fact that the ban was lifted, but there was some IP address confusion, complete with the original mail from before.

Almost a week later and still no response, not even a response to the mail I had sent. So that brings me here, would an admin be able to PM me on the situation and regulations of how IP bans are lifted and the processes that the address must go through and such, and if possible, lift the ban on this IP. I do not wish to share the Username or IP address on this board so I would appreciate a PM from an admin if at all possible. Nice one.

Bans are very rarely lifted and the only people who could possibly help you are feedback. Sorry but that's the way it is.

did your brother steal your name aswel?
Cos i was in a room with a 'businessface' who im sure we ended up booting cos they wrote everyword.

Ah, I was under the impression that the iSketch administration and staff monitored this forum. I have mailed feedback and support regarding the situation but have not received a response, hence the fact that I have posted here to receive a response on what's happening. This is the first time I have been banned from the game, and as it was not me who committed the rule offence, it would be somewhat severe for me to receive a permanent ban, IMO.

And no, when I introduced the game to that brother of mine, he was using a different Username, not businessface. Chances are, the businessface that was in that room was either me, or someone else with the same name, although I don't recall ever being booted from a room before.

This is just a player community an in no way associated officially with isketch. Admins don't often read player fora. But what BB said is true, i've been playing for 8 years and i'm yet to hear of a lifted ban.

Ah, that's a shame, looks like I came to the wrong place. Let's hope I hear from the iSketch staff soon then. Ignore the above two posts from me now as the situation is now not an issue, or not for this forum at least.

Hey you're still welcome to enjoy this community at least.