Self-Voting Crack Down

  • Dawgie
    30th Jun 2012 Member 1 Permalink
    Yes but it was relevant
  • circovik
    30th Jun 2012 Member 1 Permalink

    Yes it was, but over a year!

  • boxmein
    30th Jun 2012 Former Staff 1 Permalink
    @420 (View Post)
    IP addresses are pretty much willingly given to everyone. Every forum software keeps track of which IP addresses you use for which accounts. Unless you haven't got a proper router, no hacking of any sort will be performed anyways, who do you think these guys are? The forums are way too big to be a IP-address farm, plus the dedication and work they put in to this forum...
  • Xenocide
    30th Jun 2012 Former Staff 2 Permalink

    Your IP address is transmitted to every website you visit and 99% of websites will store your address, as well as some basic browser information. Some websites, such as Facebook go as far as tracking which websites you visit and reporting back. Unfortunately outside the UK, this is completely legal.

  • Poorsoft
    1st Jul 2012 Member 1 Permalink

    @Xenocide (View Post)

    This paragraph scares me.... LOLZ.

    So, I as a noob once... Went and voted up on my own save in a different account... So I'll be perma-banned?!?!? O_O

     

    Also, do the moderators and the admin(s) read convos of everyone?

  • cracker64
    1st Jul 2012 Developer 2 Permalink

    @Poorsoft (View Post)

    We aren't that scary, a few votes is fine, we only get the obvious abusers (generally 4+ accounts)

    I think Simon (the only admin) has access to convos, but he doesn't go around reading them unless there is a reported issue/spamming

  • R3APER
    1st Jul 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    @cracker64 (View Post)
    Like that Firefox dude. 15 accounts... wow. Did you IP ban him for life?
  • Poorsoft
    1st Jul 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    @R3APER (View Post)

    FiRE_FOX had great saves.. Too bad he was just a bit too greedy and sorta "went-over-the-edge". He sorta deserved that. Also, how did we come to know about the... extreme measures he took for fame?

    However, sort of off-topic (if not already ;D), is there a ban that can get people for just a year, or for at least 6 months? I know some would just do it all over again, but still, a permaban is pretty..... (nvm stupid me..)..

  • 420
    3rd Jul 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    @boxmein (View Post)

     ok im sorry 

  • GIGATeun
    6th Jul 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    I have 4 saves and I liked them all, but not on purpose. I don't even remember clicking that button once, so I don't know how it happened!