I almost want to pin this topic but we have too many pinned already and I dont want to make the site burdensome to new members.
The more detrimental factors you have associated with your IP the more likely one of our staff will reject and possibly even block your IP.
If you come in with a clean IP you are much more likely to be allowed in by staff.
All the negative factors add up and make staff much more likely to reject unknown users. Vpn,proxy, high fraud score, bot activity, abuse, and more all add up to more likely to be rejected and possibly banned IP’S.
So if you want to make sure youre accepted, try to come in with your real IP with no risk scores.
@poet in particular is very good at researching where members are coming from…other stuff on the internet and such, so these are not the only factors in approve/deny, but they are a big part of it.
I am aware that just because you are using an vpn with high scores in certain areas doesnt automatically make you a high risk person. Others may be abusing it. But we only have so many tools to measure your risk by. A clean, real IP is the best ticket for success.
