Unfairly DQed - DPChallenge Forums

10/27/2006 09:34:15 PM · #1

A new user fairydust was unfairly has her account inactivated here is what happened:

Fairydust's sister panther2232 (thats me!) was suspeneded for a year, she tells her sister to carry on the family name and make her own account, her sister does so and calls it 'fairydust' three days after creating the account fairydust's account is inactivated and she send in a e-mail and explains the situation and the asks them to put the account back in to activity, not only is this e-mail ignored the SIX other e-mails she sends are ignored too! And now my sister cannot enter challenges! this is UNFAIR and DPC administrators won't listen! Please help my sister!

10/27/2006 09:40:10 PM · #2

in case you were wondering I'm not allowed to comment and not allowed to enter in challenges due to my supspension (but I can still post in threads)

Prof_Fate

10/27/2006 09:44:36 PM · #3

If she's using your computer or internet connection then you IP addresses will be the same.
Multiple accounts for one person are not allowed, so multiple accounts from the same IP address will almost always be blocked.

As for SC not responding or what have you, can't help ya there as I don't know.

10/27/2006 09:47:44 PM · #4

We use the same computer but we aren't the same person! how can I prove this?

10/27/2006 09:48:22 PM · #5

Originally posted by Prof_Fate:

really? funny, my wife and I log in from the same PC all the time. As do

timfythetoo and

aimeethetoo I imagine.

In this case, it's kind of hard because you were suspended before you had your sister log in, which really looks suspicious.

Elvis_L

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

10/27/2006 09:53:20 PM · #6

Originally posted by wavelength:

Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
If she's using your computer or internet connection then you IP addresses will be the same.
Multiple accounts for one person are not allowed, so multiple accounts from the same IP address will almost always be blocked.

As for SC not responding or what have you, can't help ya there as I don't know.

really? funny, my wife and I log in from the same PC all the time. As do timfythetoo and aimeethetoo I imagine.

In this case, it's kind of hard because you were suspended before you had your sister log in, which really looks suspicious.

yea crystal and i used the same computer for months. thing is I let SC know before hand that we would be.

I agree that if she tried after you were suspended then it is very suspiscius

10/27/2006 09:53:34 PM · #7

To further pontificate, we've had a rash of problems lately with "ghost" accounts and fraudulent voting, so sorry this happened, but there's really not much you can do to prove your identity here AFAIK

10/27/2006 09:53:46 PM · #8

You're not from Florida are you? Sorry, sorry, wrong thread.

10/27/2006 09:55:25 PM · #9

Originally posted by idnic:

You're not from Florida are you? Sorry, sorry, wrong thread.

By way of Ohio? Or was that Michigan? Do you see "orbs"?

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/27/2006 10:21:22 PM · #10

It's so upsetting that I can't prove I'm innocent

timfythetoo

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

10/27/2006 10:29:25 PM · #11

THere are actually three DPC users using our one computer, but

aidanthetoo doesnt vote. I cant remember if we did anything to let SC know that there were two of us from the same computer. I do know that we had to use two different email addresses. It doesnt sound like a multiple user from the same computer issue but more of a safeguard to prevent a suspended user from submitting under another name. Tough break but it doesnt seem too out there IMO. There has just been too many very public displays of a user creating new names after suspension.

BTW - what does it take to get suspended for a year from here?

philup

Canon EOS-5D

10/27/2006 10:35:58 PM · #12

Originally posted by timfythetoo:

BTW - what does it take to get suspended for a year from here?

Do you remember rikki?? lol

brizmama

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

10/27/2006 10:37:41 PM · #13

Originally posted by panther2232:

It's so upsetting that I can't prove I'm innocent

I thought this was about your sister's account.... or are you talking about your original suspension?

Elvis_L

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

10/27/2006 10:37:54 PM · #14

Originally posted by timfythetoo:

THere are actually three DPC users using our one computer, but aidanthetoo doesnt vote. I cant remember if we did anything to let SC know that there were two of us from the same computer. I do know that we had to use two different email addresses. It doesnt sound like a multiple user from the same computer issue but more of a safeguard to prevent a suspended user from submitting under another name. Tough break but it doesnt seem too out there IMO. There has just been too many very public displays of a user creating new names after suspension.

BTW - what does it take to get suspended for a year from here?

says in her profile it is from multiple accounts (her words)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/27/2006 10:38:28 PM · #15

Originally posted by philup:

Originally posted by timfythetoo:

BTW - what does it take to get suspended for a year from here?

Do you remember rikki?? lol

or simply too many times at the DQ table.

philup

Canon EOS-5D

10/27/2006 10:40:23 PM · #16

Originally posted by wavelength:

Originally posted by philup:

Originally posted by timfythetoo:

BTW - what does it take to get suspended for a year from here?

Do you remember rikki?? lol

or simply too many times at the DQ table.

thats true..how many times would it take to get suspended for a year..just from DQ's?

10/27/2006 10:45:31 PM · #17

Originally posted by philup:

thats true..how many times would it take to get suspended for a year..just from DQ's?

Oops, I was wrong:
# In order to discourage repeated disqualifications and abuse of the disqualification system, the following penalties will apply for repeat disqualifications:
# 1st DQ in last 25 submissions: No penalty
# 2nd DQ in last 25 submissions: 1 week suspension of submission privileges
# 3rd DQ in last 25 submissions: 2 week suspension of submission privileges
# 4th DQ in last 25 submissions: 4 week suspension of submission privileges and 3 months of required "pre-submission" of proof file.

I imagine if you get to the 4th, and submit another, they'd probably just boot you though.

10/27/2006 10:51:19 PM · #18

They suspected I had Multiple Accounts (I don't)

I can't prove that I didn't just make another account that It's really my sister

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

10/27/2006 10:56:15 PM · #19

Originally posted by panther2232:

They suspected I had Multiple Accounts (I don't)

I can't prove that I didn't just make another account that It's really my sister

It doesn't make sense to me that you would get suspended for a year for simply having multiple accounts when as you say it could be another family member's account and not your own. So that begs the question is there more you're not telling us? Not saying you are lying but something doesn't jive here.

10/27/2006 10:58:16 PM · #20

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by panther2232:
They suspected I had Multiple Accounts (I don't)

I can't prove that I didn't just make another account that It's really my sister

It doesn't make sense to me that you would get suspended for a year for simply having multiple accounts when as you say it could be another family member's account and not your own. So that begs the question is there more you're not telling us? Not saying you are lying but something doesn't jive here.

No, she's saying she got suspended for having multiples, and now - after suspension, sister opened account and was accused of being her, now sister's account is closed too.... I got that right?

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

10/27/2006 11:13:07 PM · #21

Originally posted by idnic:

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by panther2232:
They suspected I had Multiple Accounts (I don't)

I can't prove that I didn't just make another account that It's really my sister

It doesn't make sense to me that you would get suspended for a year for simply having multiple accounts when as you say it could be another family member's account and not your own. So that begs the question is there more you're not telling us? Not saying you are lying but something doesn't jive here.

No, she's saying she got suspended for having multiples, and now - after suspension, sister opened account and was accused of being her, now sister's account is closed too.... I got that right?

Yeah I got that. However what I am saying is there's no way the admins can prove that two accounts opened on the same computer using the same IP address belong to the same person unless of course there is more to the story here. I guess I just don't believe the admins would suspend someone for what should be a fairly common practice (i.e. multiple users on a single computer). I can understand the sister having problems if the other one was already accused of wrong doing so the real issue here is panther2232 first suspension. Was it because of DQs or something?

Message edited by author 2006-10-27 23:15:52.

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10/27/2006 11:16:03 PM · #22

Originally posted by yanko:

Ah, yeah, gotcha. My daughter uses a seperate computer in our house, but it all goes through our same wireless network, thus same IP, right? So yeah, I'd say there was something else besides just same IP. SC wanna enlighten us blind wanderers?

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

10/27/2006 11:23:12 PM · #23

Not really. Suffice it to say that we don't suspend without a LOT of evidence and discussion (considerably more than matching IP addresses). An appeal isn't likely to work in this case.

10/27/2006 11:25:05 PM · #24

Roger!