I was booted from a pinochle game, then barred. I did nothing wrong. I am soooo frustrated.?

Question

One of the opponents was actually on two tables and the three other of us were complaining. I was in intermediate pinochle. It happened today, Sunday, around noon.

How does one report another player? How is it verified? What is the procedure?

Answer 1

it can mean you were reported for abuse in games,truely or falsely by someone,some people use this feature just to get even for things like being booted from room or for you winning the game.or it might be a yahoo glitch, IF you change lounges a lot,Yahoo now has a spam bot catcher and stops them from jumping lounge to lounge all nite long,it may have targeted you by mistake.Here is scoop on whats going on!
Yahoo installed Spam bot trackers in lounges to stop = bar them, from games.It tracks Ids and how many changes they make.EXAMPLE ! Now say you enter a Intermediate lounge with a 1500 ID.
You hop into a table,get booted,try 3 more,booted,now you go to beginners lounge.BARRED! spam bot tagged you! This is how I thing it works! Automatic 24 hrs 1 st time,48 hr the next,72 hrs 3rd time. 4th time account closed! I am already seeing a few people with this problem.This is really bad for tourney directors how need to hop from table to table.Yahoo can not help you! To many reports from Bots and players asking Why! By the time they get to yours times up!Try this when playing.Select a lounge matching your rating.when you get in,spend a few minutes checking table player’s rates.pick a table,join and play a few games before changing tables!IF you join a lounge but do not play,and try another,try and stay there for a few games.Do not bounce from table to table,lounge to lounge.THE SPAM BOT WILL GET YOU!

Answer 2

Same thing happened to me with Dominoes a little while ago. I wasn't even playing, just trying to enter a different room. There's a really good answer to another question here that explains it, but I can't find it right now. I think it has something to do with blocking spammers. So if a person seems to be hopping from table to table or room to room, they're barred for 24 hours, then on the second offense it's 48 hours, and it gets worse until your account is deleted. This is happening to a LOT of people. I've sent complaints, and other people are too. Maybe they'll fix it soon.

Okay, found the other answer to the other question. Go here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqWVl9m5VYCZPceriwFPXBvsy6IX?qid=20061001122435AAvABAO The first answer is the good one. : )

Answer 3

np......... It's not you. You just have to wait or make a new profile until you are unbarred. Pop up blocker doesn't help either! Yahoo is just messed up. I sent a note to customer care and it is on the bottom of my answer. This is what I got back LOL:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.

We appreciate you bringing this incident to our attention. Its
important to us that you have a positive experience while using Yahoo!
Games. Well be sure to look into this situation and take the
appropriate action regarding this individual.

There are many different ways you can shield yourself from abuse:

-- Profanity Filter --

If you choose to enable the profanity filter, profane words will be
replaced with an "@" symbol in the chat area. To enable this feature, go
into a game lobby and click "Options. Under the heading "Profanity
Filter, you can choose the strength of the filter -- none, weak, or
strong. "None" means no profanity filter. "Weak" catches common profane
words. "Strong" also catches clever use of dashes and underscores
between letters that would normally be missed by a filter.

-- Ignore --

Still bothered by other players? You can block their chat indefinitely
if youd like. To ignore a player, double-click their name in the list
of players. A new window will open, showing information about this
player. At the bottom of the window is a checkbox labeled "Ignore.
Simply check this box and youll no longer receive chat messages from
that player.

-- Instant Message and Invite Blocking --

You can also block instant messages and invitations. Blocking instant
messages will allow you to only receive instant messages from users on
your friends list. If receiving too many invites is becoming a nuisance,
you have the option to block all invitations from popping up on your
screen. You can choose either of these features by checking the boxes
next to these options in the game room -- where you select a table to
play.

-- Report Profile Abuse --

If youd like to report an abusive profile (either the ID itself or any
pictures in the profile), please visit:

http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/profiles/...


-- Yahoo! Games All-Star Package --

You might also want to consider subscribing to the Yahoo! Games All-Star
Package, which is a premium enhancement to Yahoo! Games. One of the many
enhancements you'll receive is closer monitoring of game rooms and
ladders, ensuring a quality, fair-play experience.
Members of the Yahoo! Games All-Star package also have the ability to
set up and create rules for their own personal game rooms, and to select
which users theyd like to allow into their rooms and leagues.

Please visit the All-Star help pages for detailed information and
special All-Stars features:

http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/games/leag...

You can also visit Yahoo! Games All-Star Central at:

http://games.yahoo.com/central

for updates on new and upcoming features.

Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.


Regards,



Yahoo! Customer Care

For assistance with all Yahoo! services please visit:

http://help.yahoo.com/




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Type your feedback here:
You did not address my question. I
want to know why yahoo barred me. Once
on the 21,sept and again later in the
week? What did i do to get barred?
That is what i want to know not
about error message or abuse. Abuse
from yahoo spades maybe! Others say
they got barred also and have moved to other spades web sites