I was temporarily banned, and my entire thread disappeared today?

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No idea why either happened.

This morning all was well. Then, earlier this afternoon, when attempting to visit the site, a message appeared that I'd been banned, for reasons unspecified, and it would be lifted: never.

Well, that lasted a few hours, now it no longer happens, and all seems fine again.

Except a thread that I posted in Customs and Handmade two days ago, entitled "10" Keyhole Damascus Gyuto" or some such, is completely gone- it was on the first page, no other threads that were above and below it are gone, and even when I check my profile for last posted threads, it has vanished! Quite strange, I tell you.

What do you fine folks at tech support reckon about all this?
 
A witch. It's a witch! :eek:

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there's been a ton of spam hitting BF today, I looked for your thread and couldn't find it. Duh, it's not there :)
It may never reappear, so I'd advise that you start a new thread with lots of pictures of your various, fine works
 
That sucks... mainly because there was a lot of how-to advice that I typed up in that thread, describing the method, to answer questions.
I'll post the knife again at my forum, I suppose. Just as a record of the work.
I don't want to re-hash old work any more, I'll just wait until I finish something else notable, and post that.
How the heck does my whole thread disappear, though? Does that happen?
 
If you type this into Google QUICK, you will get the thread: bladeforums Keyhole Gyuto multibar

Then click the 'cached' page/pulldown to see your original post. Maybe you can start by copying that.

Good luck!

(BTW, it's how I find what something sold for when it's been removed. Works only for a few days.)
 
The mistake was related to spam and the ban was lifted as quickly as possible. Unless you were in the middle of actually typing the post I don't know what happened. I apologize for the inconvenience.
 
If you type this into Google QUICK, you will get the thread: bladeforums Keyhole Gyuto multibar

Then click the 'cached' page/pulldown to see your original post. Maybe you can start by copying that.

Good luck!

(BTW, it's how I find what something sold for when it's been removed. Works only for a few days.)

You are the best, Coop! :thumbup:
 
Ahh another victim of the non-spammer spam ban.

You might be having coffee one morning, the first of the day,
When you see a link for a thing where you don't need to pay.
But you won't be fooled, oh no not you
You click that small triangle - you know what to do.
Then one sleepy supermod, who has had no coffee at all,
Bans the wrong person and makes a bad call.
Such an easy mistake to make, anyone can,
And the next minute you fall victim to the non spammer spam ban.
So it's easy to do, that's all it can take,
But please rest assured - the mod WILL fix their mistake.
So all's right in the end...except maybe it's not,
You see, Salem, we'll all wonder now whether you ARE just a bot...
 
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Hmmmmmmmm........he is a little 'bot' like come to think of it!!
😬😬😬😬
Joe
 
(In voice of "robot guy" J.P. from Grandma's boy)

MMMMMM CURSES! CURSES! I've been detected!
I'll admit Bladeforums has now been infected
That meddling Chris Larrikin, the dots he connected
And saw that I'm a robot, not just calm and collected.

Though my lack of expression has been likened to wood
Underneath my face is metal, it should be understood
90 weight and turbine oil, they flow in my veins
My home computer jacked directly into my brains.

Artificial intelligence? Take it from me
My vocation's the negation, occupationally
My name is knifemakerbot five thousand and three
I've made knives from all the former versions of me.
 
Ahh another victim of the non-spammer spam ban.

You might be having coffee one morning, the first of the day,
When you see a link for a thing where you don't need to pay.
But you won't be fooled, oh no not you
You click that small triangle - you know what to do.
Then one sleepy supermod, who has had no coffee at all,
Bans the wrong person and makes a bad call.
Such an easy mistake to make, anyone can,
And the next minute you fall victim to the non spammer spam ban.
So it's easy to do, that's all it can take,
But please rest assured - the mod WILL fix their mistake.
So all's right in the end...except maybe it's not,
You see, Salem, we'll all wonder now whether you ARE just a bot...

This is so great! And, thanks for the Google tip, Coop. :thumbup:



Report SPAM, they said. You will help the community, they said.

What could go wrong, I thought.

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~ P.
with lingering PTSD-- and wishing I'd taken a screenshot of my avatar with banned underneath :eek:

:D
 
Ahh another victim of the non-spammer spam ban.

You might be having coffee one morning, the first of the day,
When you see a link for a thing where you don't need to pay.
But you won't be fooled, oh no not you
You click that small triangle - you know what to do.
Then one sleepy supermod, who has had no coffee at all,
Bans the wrong person and makes a bad call.
Such an easy mistake to make, anyone can,
And the next minute you fall victim to the non spammer spam ban.
So it's easy to do, that's all it can take,
But please rest assured - the mod WILL fix their mistake.
So all's right in the end...except maybe it's not,
You see, Salem, we'll all wonder now whether you ARE just a bot...

Outstanding post sir!
 
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