RadioRob

The legacy site is running on a small AWS instance. Apparently the mySQL database service stopped on it. I rebooted the server and it looks like it’s working again.

IP addresses in the modern day is basically useless as something to block on. With the existence of VPN and mobile devices, someone can literally switch IP addresses almost on demand. I have a few other tricks that I use with device ID tracking, but that can be worked around when someone has say for example a laptop, a cell phone, a tablet, and other devices (not to mention having multiple browsers on those devices). I block a LOT of bad stuff, but someone who is determined to bypass can almost always find a way. We've caught several people previously banned try and come back and detect them from how/what they post, etc. That kind of thing can't unfortunately be automated without also blocking other legitimate users along the way.

Alright... there have been more than enough post violations in this thread. Pizza is served.

Wilton Manors is now home for me. So it’s been fun to poke over through the various bars in the area. But the bank teller looks at me a little oddly when I come in for $500 in $1’s from time to time. Haha I was at Johnson’s last weekend with a friend that normally does not like the place (he is much more into smaller twink guys) and even he had fun.

It happens from time to time. There is not a specific rule against people having multiple accounts on the site or for not "pretending" to be someone. With that being said, there are times the actions taken can result in action being taken against an account. For example, I remember a situation last year where a provider created a dozen accounts to promote/protect themselves and spammed the forums. At the end of the day, there is no FOOL PROOF way of proving someone is a provider or not. So the short answer is IT DEPENDS. How bad was the actions taken by the provider? What proof is available? How problematic is the person being? If you feel someone is disrupting the site, feel free to report the post. You can also bring it up in the Ask a Moderator forum.

Thank you all! Friends took me out to dinner and will be spending the night on Wilton Drive along with trips to Johnson’s and LeBoy. Then on Monday I’m off to the Caribbean for a 5 day cruise.

There is not a "ban from topic" feature. The only way to do this would be to turn on post approval for a specific topic which would mean any replies in that topic would need to be approved by a moderator by anyone.

This account was part of 3 others reporting content in this and other similar threads that have been banned.

This was hidden because someone created multiple accounts to trigger automated moderation. The person responsible and the accounts they created have been banned from the site.

The site search is “location aware”. Meaning it will try to search within the specific area you are in. If you are viewing a topic, the default is to search that topic. Or if in a forum… to search inside of only that forum. Make sure you change the context to “everywhere” if you want to search the full site. You’ll find the context directly to the right of the box to enter your search term.

I don't know the details, but essentially Boytoy was either bought or in some other way merged into GayGuides. Think of GayGuides as the new home for the content that used to be on Boytoy. So all of the content under the old domain was moved somewhere under the new one. Unfortunately the technical team at that site did not leave good redirects to take users from the old address to the new one. That means older posts/threads that referenced that original boytoy.com domain don't necessarily end up making its way automatically to the new location and can appear as broken. So it's not you doing something wrong. It's technically not even them doing something wrong. It's just that they did not leave good "digital breadcrumbs" to point you to where the content has moved over the years. Think about if you moved from one house to another... if you did not leave a change of address or your change of address expired, you would have a hard time finding someone who moved without manually trying to figure out where the new place is.