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The term [[banned]] is used when referring to an account or IP that has been restricted from one or any YTMND-related activities including, but not limited to:
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The term '''banned''' is used when referring to an account or IP that has been restricted from one or any YTMND-related activities including, but not limited to:
 
# Logging in or resetting the account's password.
 
# Logging in or resetting the account's password.
 
# Viewing or posting to the forums.
 
# Viewing or posting to the forums.
 
# Accessing any YTMND domain
 
# Accessing any YTMND domain
 
# Accessing the Ventrilo server.
 
# Accessing the Ventrilo server.
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There are also two different types of bans used on the YTMND Network: '''User Bans''' and '''Blanket Bans'''.  Each have distinct effects upon the user subjected to them and effect different groups or individuals.
  
==Site Banning==
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==Use of Banned YTMNDs==
[[Image:Banned.jpg|thumb|75px|right|Background image of the banned user YTMND]]
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When a YTMND user account is banned from YTMND.com, the user is no longer able to view any and all YTMND domains or content.  When visiting any page after receiving a ban, the user in question is redirected to {{ytmnd|banned|a special YTMND}}.  This YTMND was created by [[Max]] as a special greeting for individuals who have received an administrative ban or users who have accessed YTMND from a forbidden referrer.
  
When a YTMND user account is [[banned]] from ytmnd.com, the user is no longer able to view any of the sites on YTMND, the front page, or any other content. When visiting any page, the user will be redirected to {{ytmnd|banned|banned.ytmnd.com}}, a special site created by [[Max]] specifically for redirecting banned users to, as well as external referers that are not welcome to link to YTMND content directly. The site features Ray Charles (pictured right) singing "Hit The Road Jack", with the caption "YOU CAN'T SEE SHIT!" -- a spoof of a well-circulated, doctored image of Mr. Charles playing the piano, featuring the caption "I CAN'T SEE SHIT" and small [[Glossary_of_YTMND_slang_terms#R|"red-x boxes"]] over each of his sunglasses' lenses.
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==Banned YTMND Content==
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The banned user YTMND is simple. The image portion consists of a photo of Ray Charles and the phrase "Perma-banned" tiled behind him and the phrase "You Can't See Shit!" juxtapositioned in the front. The audio portion is a short loop of Ray Charles' "Hit the Road Jack."
  
Normally, users are only banned for breaking the [[Terms of Use]], although some users have been threatened with a ban for making a large number of low-quality YTMND sites, and harboring them despite rock-bottom scores between 1 and 1.5. In such incidents, the user is usually given the choice to delete some number of their worst or least favorite sites or face either deletion of all of their sites, an indefinite account ban, or both.
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==User Bans==
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The most common cause of a ban is due to [[Terms of Use]] violations documented by the moderating staff.  Occasionally, less-productive users can be banned because of multiple low-quality, low-traffic YTMNDs. Typically, the users is given the option to either delete the YTMNDs in question or forfeit all created YTMNDs and chance a ban.
  
==Referer Blocking==
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==Blanket Bans==
[[Ebaumsworld]] is a notable website on the list of blocked referers. Despite implying to the visitor that they themselves cannot use YTMND, it is of course the case that the user can easily revisit the page with their browser's address bar, and use all of the features of the site thereafter.
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In addition to individual user bans, entire ISPs, referrers, or geographical locations can and have been banned. The most noteable referrer with a blanket ban is [[EBaum's World]], because of the large amount of tension between the two communities.
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A referrer ban is easily circumvented by arriving at the desired website directly, or from a certified link that is not in the banned referrer list.  ISP and geographical bans are circumvented most easily through IP spoofing techniques or sockpuppeting, which are not acceptable means of accessing the YTMND Network.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:02, August 11, 2006

Banned
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Original YTMND:
You're banned idiot!
by max
March 23, 2005

The term banned is used when referring to an account or IP that has been restricted from one or any YTMND-related activities including, but not limited to:

  1. Logging in or resetting the account's password.
  2. Viewing or posting to the forums.
  3. Accessing any YTMND domain
  4. Accessing the Ventrilo server.

There are also two different types of bans used on the YTMND Network: User Bans and Blanket Bans. Each have distinct effects upon the user subjected to them and effect different groups or individuals.

Use of Banned YTMNDs

When a YTMND user account is banned from YTMND.com, the user is no longer able to view any and all YTMND domains or content. When visiting any page after receiving a ban, the user in question is redirected to a special YTMND. This YTMND was created by Max as a special greeting for individuals who have received an administrative ban or users who have accessed YTMND from a forbidden referrer.

Banned YTMND Content

The banned user YTMND is simple. The image portion consists of a photo of Ray Charles and the phrase "Perma-banned" tiled behind him and the phrase "You Can't See Shit!" juxtapositioned in the front. The audio portion is a short loop of Ray Charles' "Hit the Road Jack."

User Bans

The most common cause of a ban is due to Terms of Use violations documented by the moderating staff. Occasionally, less-productive users can be banned because of multiple low-quality, low-traffic YTMNDs. Typically, the users is given the option to either delete the YTMNDs in question or forfeit all created YTMNDs and chance a ban.

Blanket Bans

In addition to individual user bans, entire ISPs, referrers, or geographical locations can and have been banned. The most noteable referrer with a blanket ban is EBaum's World, because of the large amount of tension between the two communities.

A referrer ban is easily circumvented by arriving at the desired website directly, or from a certified link that is not in the banned referrer list. ISP and geographical bans are circumvented most easily through IP spoofing techniques or sockpuppeting, which are not acceptable means of accessing the YTMND Network.