I have a friend or two that are quite on the level..and are home right now from college and are stuck using AOL that would probably want to post here if they were allowed, but of course aren't.
My suggestion would just be to ban AOL registrations..but once they're registered, people like me and others should be allowed to post, since sometimes there is no alternative. And that would easily solve the problem that was experienced last time.
Why should 20-30 million people be punished for the actions of a few?
What do you think?
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Long version:
AOL is banned from AnandTech as BOTH an email address and as an ISP. This means that, regardless of your registered email address, you cannot post on AnandTech while you are logged onto AOL.
This action was necessary because, awhile back, we came under constant attack from a very nasty troll who uses AOL as his base. His idea of fun was to challenge the moderators to see how far he could go in vandalizing our forums. When he was banned, he would just register again under another name and continue his activities and then brag about it on other forums.
Unlike every other major ISP we have dealt with under similar circumstances, AOL repeatedly refused to give us appropriate technical assistance to stop him. Our moderators are unpaid volunteers, and we simply do not have time to deal with irresponsible ISP's such as AOL.
The sad result is that, if you wish to post on AnandTech, it will have to be with another email provider AND from another, hopefully more responsible ISP. You can do this and still keep your AOL membership. AOL has a program that allows you to do so for around $10 per month, AS LONG AS you use another dial-up provider for your ISP.
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Short version:
It ain't gonna happen.
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Shorter version:
No.
AnandTech Moderator
My suggestion would just be to ban AOL registrations..but once they're registered, people like me and others should be allowed to post, since sometimes there is no alternative. And that would easily solve the problem that was experienced last time.
Why should 20-30 million people be punished for the actions of a few?
What do you think?
---
Long version:
AOL is banned from AnandTech as BOTH an email address and as an ISP. This means that, regardless of your registered email address, you cannot post on AnandTech while you are logged onto AOL.
This action was necessary because, awhile back, we came under constant attack from a very nasty troll who uses AOL as his base. His idea of fun was to challenge the moderators to see how far he could go in vandalizing our forums. When he was banned, he would just register again under another name and continue his activities and then brag about it on other forums.
Unlike every other major ISP we have dealt with under similar circumstances, AOL repeatedly refused to give us appropriate technical assistance to stop him. Our moderators are unpaid volunteers, and we simply do not have time to deal with irresponsible ISP's such as AOL.
The sad result is that, if you wish to post on AnandTech, it will have to be with another email provider AND from another, hopefully more responsible ISP. You can do this and still keep your AOL membership. AOL has a program that allows you to do so for around $10 per month, AS LONG AS you use another dial-up provider for your ISP.
---
Short version:
It ain't gonna happen.
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Shorter version:
No.
AnandTech Moderator
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