How do I get a PERMANENT ban from this place?

[Beverly]

Susans does my head in. Like a junkie I cannot seem to stay away from it even though I know it is bad for me. For periods I lurk then I see someone who needs to know some piece of information I am in possession of and I wind up making an account and logging in.

Big mistake.

After I have dealt with the issue I have a tendency to make other postings. Then I get sucked into arguments and discussions that are I find upsetting. I know people are entitled to their views and I know that their views and my views will rarely be the same but sometimes other posters come over as unbelievably callous or thoughtless and it really gets to me. I read stories of the vicious ignorance of certain sections of society (think religious nut-jobs) and I am amazed that such organisations flourish.

I cannot get it blocked at this end. I am a systems admin and I have all the passwords to all the systems and no one can block me from anything. Without going into tedious details, I have tried other techniques too but none of them work. Like a moth I am drawn back to the destructive flame of Susans until I burn in it once more.

I fully understand that for a lot of people this place is a life-line, a place of friendship and safety, but not for me. For those of you for whom it works I am happy, but it does not work for me.

I access the net from a static IP address. If that address is blocked I will never bother any of you again.

[Nero]

Do you use firefox? If so, have you tried leechblock?

[Beverly]

Do you use firefox? If so, have you tried leechblock?

Yes. I also have 11 other browsers for software testing so I always have a browser that bypasses anything. I have a variety of machines available to me as well as well as a number of VMs that I can rebuild or reconfigure in no time.

You know I struggle with this - we had this discussion last year.

[Nero]

You know I struggle with this - we had this discussion last year.

No, I don't recognize the username and don't know who you are.

[Beverly]

No, I don't recognize the username and don't know who you are.

No reason you should remember it - I thought that the request was odd enough that you might remember me making it before. I delete usernames on a frequent basis and use throwaway emails to set the account up. I use throwaway password generators for the same reason. I have no idea what the password is for this account. I delete the accounts frequently to make it awkward for me to use this place. I guess I have had nine or ten accounts over the last couple of years.

Maybe I should start discussing dosages.... ;-)

Anyway, you have my request. I leave it in your hands to decide.

[Monkeymel]

Humour...
You need to transition to a normal computer user. Like all super users we have this underlying feeling that we should know where the "any key" lurks on the keyboard. And that reboot button - the one with a 0/1 on it...

It's a hard path and one we fear to tread. But the blissful acceptance of "have you tried switching it off and on again"  frees up so much time in the mind.

Beside if you have a static IP you can always tunnel through a VPN or proxy on your VM machines in order to get around that block. Self medicating is not recommended.

Wishing you a successful path to a normal user

[Beverly]

Humour...
You need to transition to a normal computer user.
....
Wishing you a successful path to a normal user

Good one Mel..     

Actually, I want a whole new career away from computers and the internet. I have made my living from them for years and I have had enough. I hope than in 3 to 5 years time circumstances will allow me to escape from sitting in front of a screen for 12 hours a day.

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