Sourcebans: How to add a Ban

Sourcebans: How to add a Ban
Sourcebans is a powerful database that allows us to control access to our servers. Here, we can restrict
access to our servers via bans of determinate length. Whenever someone attempts to connect to our
servers, Sourcebans compares their unique Steam ID to bans found in our database. Long story short, if
it finds their Steam ID in Sourcebans, they're not allowed to connect.
This brings a tremendous amount of power and responsibility to your fingertips. We trust you with the
ability to restrict access to the servers with the expectation that you will not abuse this power.
The purpose of this tutorial is to show you how to ban people through the Sourcebans web admin
panel. It will allow you to ban people without them being connected to our servers and without
requiring you to be in game.
PART 1 : Looking up Steam ID using HLStats
To ban a person, you must first know their Steam ID. Since a player may be offline when you need to
issue a ban, you can easily acquire this information using our own Hlstats. If you already have the
Steam ID, skip this step and go directly to Part 2.
1) Go to our Hlstats page. Here,
you'll be able to find all the
information you need to ban
the player.
2) Click on “search” in the upper
left hand corner of the screen.
3) Type in the person you're
looking for. In this example,
I'm searching for a guy
named [EGC] Free Bacon For
Scudworths. If I only could
remember his [EGC] tag,
that's alright. The more of a
name you know, the easier it
is to find the person.
Click “Find Now”.
4) In this case, it only came up
with one result.. we know for
sure that this is the guy I'm
looking for. In the case of
multiple results, you might
have to search through
several people. Click the
name to bring up a profile.
5) Here's his profile. Highlight
and copy the “Steam:” field.
You'll need that number later.
You'll also notice I've circled “chat”
in the bottom right hand corner.
Clicking this will show you his entire
chat history. This can be used to
verify that you have the right person.
6) Yep. It's definitely the right
guy. Let's ban him.
PART 2: Banning through Sourcebans
1) Head to our Sourcebans
database, found at the
following address:
2) Click on the (Login) link at
the upper right hand corner. If
you need your password,
please PM Turtle on the
forum with your current email
address and he will send you
a password reset link for your
Sourcebans account.
3) Once you log in, it should say
Welcome (yourname) in the
upper right hand corner.
You'll also notice that several
menu options have now
appeared. The one we are
concerned with for adding a
ban is the “Bans” option.
Please note: use the link
circled in red. The “submit a
ban” option is for players to
recommend a ban.
4) Once inside the ban tab,
you're going to need some
information about the player
in order to ban them.
If you have this info, enter it
here and click “Add Ban”. If
not, go back up to the section
in part 1 “Looking up Steam
ID”.
Nickname: Their name
Ban Type: Keep this at Steam ID
Steam ID: The most important value: a unique number tied to each
Steam account. Ensure there is no blank space after the Steam ID.
IP Address: Leave this blank.
Ban reason: Select from the list or create your own (Other reason)
Ban length: Guidelines will be established for how long a ban stands.
Generally, racism is an automatic perm ban.
5) After you click “Add Ban”,
this window will pop up. Let
it finish searching, then click
“Okay”. Your ban has been
added!
6) The player you just banned
will now show up at the top
of the list for “Latest Added
Bans”. Click on that person's
name to bring up the ban
information.
7) Highlight all the details for
the ban and copy it to your
clipboard (control + c). You
will need to post this
information in the ban section
of the forums. This shows the
community that we're serious
about our rules, increases
search engine exposure for
those banned, and also helps
in case of a ban dispute.
8) Post your message in the
Bans/Appeals area of the
forum, and you're done!