New Members Banned Before They Even Post On AW

We've had a number of reports from writers who tried to join AW, only to receive the type of message captured below. It should be noted here, that these writers had never been members of AW previously. It looks as if Mac is getting seriously paranoid, and thinks everyone attempting to join AW is one of the so-called 'trolls.' The only reason Gypsy Harp can come up with is that he was at work at the time and posting through a proxy. If Mac is simply assuming everyone who uses a proxy is a so-called 'troll' then she needs to educate herself accordingly. There are many, many Internet users who always use a proxy for security reasons. Law enforcement agencies advise it. Mac is also suddenly banning members for no reason as well.