- You could have been banned by mistake. Your IP was not banned by a person; it was banned by a firewall that uses an automated algorithm. Our automated banning policies are not perfect and sometimes too strict, and some IP addresses are banned by accident. If you don't think that you've done anything to warrant a ban, this is most likely the case.
- You requested a very large number of pages in a very short time, causing problems for our server (this can happen if you hit 'refresh' over and over).
- You (or someone with the same IP address as you) might be using a script or program to download pages from this site automatically. This is forbidden by our terms of service.
- You might have a buggy browser extension installed. Did you install a browser extension (such as Realplayer/Realdownloader) that helps you download YouTube videos or other content? If so, you'll need to disable it when using this site, as it spams the websites you visit with fake requests.
- You might have the Hola VPN extension installed. This company sells your internet traffic to other people, meaning that other people can use your IP address and can break some of the above rules, causing you to be banned from this site.
- You might be using a VPN. If you are using a VPN, and other users of the same VPN are abusing the service, then you'll be automatically banned as well. There's not much we can do about this right now; you'll have to turn off your VPN in order to continue using the site. We are hoping to eventually work on a solution for this when we have the resources to do so.
- Your computer may be infected with malware or spyware that is making automated requests to our server and causing problems.
Regards,
RYM/Sonemic Staff