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[Kearn]

yet another brilliant glimpse into the reality of human existence

[lojban]

So, hold on, ambiguous statement, is this correct?

You saw an admin who you thought was someone else you knew because of their name
The person who you thought they were was an airhead
You complained about the host choosing him/her as an admin
You were banned


If so, can you not communicate to the host that the ban was from a misunderstanding?
It seems to me that if the host would not un-ban you if he/she knew the circumstances
then he/she is an idiot or a douche, in which case I doubt that would work.
But you should try it.

[edit]
Oh and if you don't want to hurt the feelings of the person whom you said was 'incapable of rational thought'
then you could purposefully not mention names and keep the issue between the host and you. probably.

[Kearn]

the eternal brilliance of whatever was even going on

[The Fool]

It might be a bit harsh, but I wouldn't recommend going to a forum if the admin aren't good. If they themselves are incompetent then they may ignore problems in their forums (ie spambots, trolls, etc.).

I will also say that if you are going to report someone for spamming, admin abuse, or anything for that matter, you need to be sure that they are doing exactly what you're reporting them for. Miscommunication is a bad thing to have when talking to people who can ban you.

You may not be able to undo this ban just because of the communication barrier, but if you want to try you could create another account (generally not recommended as it bypasses a ban). If they have your IP blocked try again from somewhere else, or use a proxy site. If you can talk to them let them know it was a misunderstanding based on the username, and avoid calling the current admin incompetent without a lot of evidence (quotes, and actions while they were an admin) to back it up. Do not just bypass the ban and continue normally, this will end badly.

I hope this helps.

[ChairmanPoo]

Do not just bypass the ban and continue normally, this will end badly.

It's just an online game. It *can't* end badly. At worst he'd get rebanned, and that's about it.

[The Fool]

Do not just bypass the ban and continue normally, this will end badly.

It's just an online game. It *can't* end badly. At worst he'd get rebanned, and that's about it.

That's what I mean. If the goal is to be unbanned, bypassing the current ban won't help them to undo the ban. If they want to just bypass the ban I already suggested how.

[Stargrasper]

Screw the forum...making this a public matter is a terrible idea.  If this is a simple misunderstanding, email the relevant parties and privately work it out between you.  You can laugh about it later...after it's resolved.