Banned and Blocked
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
Philippines
July 2, 2017 6:48am CST
I visit several sites and read posts there even if I'm not a member, as long as it's a "viewable" site, meaning, sites where non-members or members who are not logged in can still read posts, browse profiles and use the search function (just like Mylot).
I noticed that every time I typed ‘Postloop’ on Google, the first page search results always include ContentGather, so out of curiosity, I right-clicked on the link and opened it into a new tab. Ah, a site to sell articles.
I wonder what the reviews are? Again, out of curiosity, I typed ContentGather on Google and clicked 'Search.'
When I got to Page 3 and clicked on a site called WAHM, I got a white page and message saying: "Sorry. The administrator has banned your IP address. To contact the administrator click here."
It reminded me of other sites I would love to join, but can't, like SwagBucks and Bing Rewards.
I search a lot online, so a paid-to-search site would be perfect for me, but when I go to Swagbucks I get a blank white page, no message.
When I go to Bing Rewards, I get the message: "Bing Rewards isn't available in this country or region. Currently, only US residents located in the US, are eligible for Bing Rewards. Check your location setting."
Some sites are nice enough to put disclaimers, for example, Cash Crate: "Members from the United States and other English speaking countries will have the most offers available to them, but members from other countries are welcome too." That way, you know what to expect, right?
It's a fact of online life that I do understand and accept. The money just isn't there from countries like mine.
I've read about using proxy servers, but I’m not really interested.
I guess it would probably be frustrating if I were an English-speaker located in a non-English-speaking country.
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10 responses
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jul 17
you can provide content on a variety of topics based on your interests and talents and experience from many different countries. those sites don't know what they're missing.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jul 17
@LadyDuck yeah, considering that switzerland is a rich country, english is one of the official languages, and it's part of europe.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
2 Jul 17
@hereandthere I cannot understand why they have this strict policy.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
2 Jul 17
I too have had this experience, in fact one of the article writing sites where I had accumulated nearly 50 dollars suddenly declared that Asian writers we're not welcome. When I requested for my hard earned money they simply declined. But I did manage to get it ..but I felt that was a very high handed and unfair manner of dealing with the situation.
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@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
2 Jul 17
It sounds likw a sneaky way to profit from your work for free.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
2 Jul 17
@GardenGerty Yes that was what made me very angry, preferring not to have Asians is their prerogative but they cannot deny payment ..
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jul 17
what did you do to finally get paid?
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@crossbones27 (49722)
• Mojave, California
2 Jul 17
When I first read this, and you were getting blocked. That is why I thought you were getting blocked. Proxy servers and most of these sites test for that if you can make money from them. It is like the number one rule, they want your info. I have been nearly banned from 2 sites because they thought I had a proxy server.
Global economy is still looked at in an unkind way , even on the internet. I am not sure as to why because cheap labor, but could be what they always do. Pretend to hate something to seem in the mainstream of things. I hope that does not sound harsh, just saying how it is. Not my rules. My rules would be everyone could make a living wage online from where ever at any time of day. If people are living in poverty that would be on them at that point. I would find something everyone could do also. No you are not qualified because you lack skills. Such a BS excuse.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jul 17
when abbygreenhill wrote about free dental care for us veterans last jun 24, i looked up aspen dental (again, out of curiosity). i was surprised when it got "Access Denied Error code 16 This request was blocked by the security rules."
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@crossbones27 (49722)
• Mojave, California
2 Jul 17
@hereandthere Do not feel bad, American and most will not even give me the time of day.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jul 17
@crossbones27 it's their prerogative, and i respect that. it was just the first time i got such a message from a non-earning site.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
2 Jul 17
I too often encounter" sorry people from your
country (India) are not allowed to join this site".
When I tried joining Slice the pie got the same
response.Most of the surveys are also not
available for people from Asian countries.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jul 17
i've known about slicethepie and that it's about writing music reviews, but have always thought it was an international site. now you made me curious. it seems it's only for us and uk?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
3 Jul 17
@hereandthere Mainly for them.I do not know which other countries.Here there are some who earn $100 often.I thought I can hear music and and earn too.They said 'leave your email with us and when you become eligible we will notify you'.But the last I visited,still it was not for us.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
@silvermist so how were they able to earn $100?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
yes, i'm here, there and everywhere hehe. the internet is one big library with so much variety, yet so easy to use.
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@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
5 Jul 17
your username really defines you, @hereandthere!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jul 17
just like in surveys, when i type i am Asian, i am excluded from joining the site anymore.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
6 Jul 17
@ridingbet i see. something seems to have changed with globaltestmarket again, so i'm monitoring it.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
@hereandthere the viewfruit survey site. that is why i stopped momentarily there.
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@much2say (56088)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jul 17
That must be a bit frustrating. Being here, I guess I don't encounter that as much, but it can still happen. For me, I think of certain You Tube videos I can't see . . . it tells me "not available in your country" so I can't see it.
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@much2say (56088)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Jul 17
@hereandthere I don't know all the rules and regulations - is it a security issues? It doesn't happen often, but I do get disappointed finding what I want to see and not being able to see it!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
there are news articles that won't show the attached video here, but i'm surprised why you would get that, being in the us. i was surprised that a dental website wouldn't let me view it either as i told crossbones.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32746)
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Jul 17
Are you using landline dsl internet like PLDT or do you use prepaid like Smart and Globe. You share Ip address with some people if you use prepaid, so someone else's violation can get you banned in sites you never visited before.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jul 17
no, our internet is not prepaid. you're in canada now, so you probably don't encounter this anymore.
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if you are an american living in the Philippines you can't use those earning sites too @hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
18 Jul 17
yeah, i remember their frustration.
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