If anyone thinks they are IP banned they can use this page to validate their IP address and request removal.
Of course this page will not work if you are IP banned, but as this page will likely end up quickly on Google and known to all the users now, you can use a site such as https://www.proxysite.com/ to access the forum and request removal that way.
Removals are not instant. I would need to check the log to see which rule banned the IP and for what reason, Which could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. However it is possible that some previously faulty rules may have a small number of IPs banned for some days yet, but would/should ultimately be removed anyway.
The "last updated" time is the time the IP ban list was last updated for the tool. It's generally done about once a hour.
Some IP addresses may have inadvertently got banned yesterday due to a overprotective firewall being installed. It has since been tamed and told to chill out a bit now!
