Why did I get banned from Yahoo games for 21 years?

Question

All I did was leave the backgammon room for 15 minutes to eat dinner. I came back and I was banned for 21 years! We know that Yahoo recently implemented an anti-bot program that's tagging innocents ... but 21 years?

Does anyone have an email address to help me find out why? I've already emailed to [e-mail], but all I get are email-bots.

Answer 1

I'm banned until 2021! While I did scroll in the lobby chatroom, I don't think it's fair that they banned me for 14 years!

Answer 2

daaaang

Answer 3

WOW 21 YEARS thats Strange

Answer 4

Welcome back, I didn't realize that Yahoo existed 21 years ago... (-:

Answer 5

21 yr ban is false!

What happened to you is Yahoo's anti-bot program tagged you. You were not reported for abuse or cheating,ect! Sadly you suffer a 24 hour ban ,48hr 2nd time ect. because of a program glitch.

In yahoo GAMES! this is what's happening. A year or so ago yahoo installed a program to catch web cam bots. People started getting banned by the hundreds, now  most people know about this program. But it still catches a few in their eagerness to get back to the game they got booted or disconnected from. “The problem now is that yahoo has added new technology in it’s  efforts to stop the newest wave of poker/TV sites/spam  bots. And like the older version it’s  got lots of glitches” Now doing even common things like table hopping, chatting fast and a lot in lobby, Can get you banned by yahoo. If your DCed or booted out of game for low ping. Changing lounges fast. Sometimes it's better to wait or use the time to reboot, then it is to rush back and risk losing playing privileges for a couple days. And try not to hop around or do a lot of fast typing in lobby.   The tourney Tds run into a problem, “scrolling ads” for their tournaments. A different email account will get you in, but if one ID is banned,then all IDs on same account are banned and can not get in.

Answer 6

thats retarded... just start a new account.... ;p

Answer 7

I didnt know they banned people intresting oh your question umm i dont know i would just keep bugging those people till they give you a reason.

Answer 8

sounds like you broke 3 mirrors  during dinner...sorry no help for you...you are SOL!

Answer 9

Yeah, my sister just got banned until 2021, maybe that's what you meant by 21 years?     She had to create a new account like you, so if you find any answers as to how to get your original nick back, I'd sure like to be able to tell my sister.  

Deee

Answer 10

HAHAHA!!! 21 years seriously!  Do they really think some sod is going to go back to Yahoo! 21 years later and say "dam, finally got paroled."  This is totally lame.

I live right down the street from their HQ in Sunnyvale, maybe I should march up to their office and lay down some big fat "WTF??!?!"