23-05-2000 00:35									#1
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Both Gibster and Nimrod have told me that Britain has been banned from the GameStats network. I can still access GameStats and Apolyton from my computer, while Gibster and Nimrod can't. Is there any credibility to this? If so, I'm sure GameStats will find their mail-boxes flooded with angry mails, more so than with the YYYH/Spink incident. I hope this is not true though.

	23-05-2000 01:08									#2
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	23-05-2000 05:09									#3
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Now this is strange.

I normally log in using BT's ISP, but over the last few days I have not been able to access GameStats on this.
However I can access Gamestats and Apolyton using my back up ISP connection,- "Freeserve"

Whats up?

	23-05-2000 12:44									#4
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AFAIK, at the moment the two ISPs known to be affected are BTInternet and F9. Anyone else had the same problem...? This is getting beyond a joke. The whole GameStats server is inaccessible.

	23-05-2000 14:38									#5
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Could be!
I have e-mailed Dan & Markos seeking clarification.

I might have to become SG2's DL

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Scouse Git[1]

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	23-05-2000 15:05									#6
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I'm unsure how gibster and nimrod got that impression. if these isp's were banned, they would be geting a "access denied" message from the server. instead what they are geting are "server not availiable messages from their browser

	23-05-2000 15:42									#7
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But - according to BT on their ever-so-unhelpful-50p-a minute-"help"-line - they are getting some bizarre message about "proxy blocking" at their end...


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Scouse Git[1]

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	23-05-2000 20:54									#8
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what I mean by "message from the server" is a page that would appear on the browser, containing just a message like "access denied" or "page not found", etc

whereas a browser message would be a message box...

	24-05-2000 18:01									#9
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Apolyton is back in the UK - at least on the BT system! (Just as I had fortified my cavalry outside the BT customer service dept.)

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	25-05-2000 02:30									#10
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Time to pay a visit to news://btinternet.whinge


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	31-05-2000 03:13									#11
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Scouse Gits -
Exactly how many of you are there? Or am I developing mental illness and theres only 1? How do I know which is which? Aren't you not allowed to have two people with the same handle? Whats going on?

	31-05-2000 08:56									#12
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There are two of them. At the bottom of their posts they sign with either Scouse Git [1] or SG (2) so you can always see who posted what. I don't know if it's allowed to share a login, but they have been here since november and have not been banned, so I guess it's ok with Markos and Dan.

	31-05-2000 18:24									#13
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Please email us about this, Paul.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	06-06-2000 22:28									#14
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I don't visit this section too often - I've just noticed the concern over two Scouse Gits!

The reason for this is that my e-mail may not have been accepted by Apolyton. I suppose we are the opposite of a double login - as two of us use one user name.

I trust this variety does not cause problems!
As both of us are probably three times the age of some posters on the threads, we remember how awful real spam (between two slices of bread) was in the 50's.

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	07-06-2000 02:12									#15
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My guess would also be that sharing a login like the Scouse Gits won't do any harm. Especially since it's so obviously stated who says what.

Only trouble would be if one hangs out on Anfield Road and the other at Goodison Park!

	07-06-2000 15:10									#16
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LOL @ Legman
Fortunately my idea of strenuous physical activity is holding thirteen cards in one hand! Consequently the differences between the Reds and the Blues are of little concern to us.
SilverDragon: Aurelius has already accused me (oops - I mean us) of schizophrenia - so you are not the first to be somewhat confused. Indeed I think it was after our very first post that we were accused of being a Double Logon by (IIRC) John McD - and as we did not at that time understand the meaning of the term thought that we had been 'outed' from the beginning.
I believe that the Boss Men are aware of our position - so I hope that we don't cause toooooo much confusion.


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Scouse Git[1]

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	07-06-2000 19:57									#17
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Hey Scouse Git 1, I think it's really mean of you that you confiscated the Login Signature, so that the poor Scouse Git 2 always has to type his/her ( ) signature by hand with every post made.


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	07-06-2000 23:22									#18
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LoL @ Narck! I'm male - or was when I last looked.

I can't complain too much - my monitor died at the weekend - SG (1) has lent me an old one. Without it I would be constantly looking at the "unexplored".

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	08-06-2000 00:46									#19
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Narck - Typing SG 2 is not very difficult, so I'm not too sympathetic, but LoL anyway.
SG Both of you - which one of you is the one who plays the OCC fortnights? I think its 2, but I'm not sure. I just got a little confused before I learned there were two of you. I once saw you reply to yourself, and I was wondering if you were crazy from playing too much civ2

	08-06-2000 09:30									#20
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Actually, SG1 plays the fortnight OCC games.

	08-06-2000 09:37									#21
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SilverDragon - SG(1) is the OCC fan. I prefer to have about a 100 more cities.

To add to your confusion, you may see a signature "The SGs in concert". This is usually a "Fridays only" service when we get together and crack open a few bottles!

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	08-06-2000 18:49									#22
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This conversation is getting a little too off-topic, people.

Please continue the latest discussion that has evolved here in the OT forum, or I will close this thread. Thanks!

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	08-06-2000 20:15									#23
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So right DanQ... But before we leave this subject, one question. What is Apolyton's policy about two people sharing the same log on? I never saw a problem with it, since SG has always been up front about it.
(by the way SG 1 and 2, if you had a problem with getting a second log on, you could always have emailed the admin)