What if...? Nah, they wouldn't!

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Adven39

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 01:57 pm Click here to edit this post
I was just thinking, what if one of the players has two memberships on this board - one inside the house and one outside? This would be extremely underhanded, dishonest and not in keeping with the spirit of the game. I mention this because it was what I had intended to do.

Katie

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 01:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Don't you think that Neil would know? He seems to be very careful.

Ocean_Islands

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 02:03 pm Click here to edit this post
Brilliant, Adven39.

The administration keeps all statistics on file, including your ISPN numbers and can tell when and if you log on.

You would be banished from the site for good if you did that.

Needmylifeback

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 02:09 pm Click here to edit this post
They'd have to login at a totally different site (like a school library) - to just read (don't need an identity for that!) (I volunteer in a library - and sometimes just have to come to this board...I of course if I wanted to post would identify myself correctly! )

Admin

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 02:15 pm Click here to edit this post
Please see other posts about this topic. But I'll repeat here.

Having more than one is against the board rules and the rules of the game. It's very hard to stop some people though, because we have a fairly open membership policy, which unfortunately, gets tighter all the time due to spammers and such. They have been asked not to do this and have been warned that if they are caught, they will face eviction from the game and possibly the board.

Digilady

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Twould be simple to do, have two - three - as many IDs as possible. And never leave home to do it... (nuff said)

Poor old Admin has 0 chance in hell of catching someone really determined to do so. FBI has been not successful at it neither.

Now, if the badguy screws up and posts something from the board - ya got him! Until then, give em a break.

Katie

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:16 pm Click here to edit this post
Digilady, How on earth could someone do that?
I am serious. I am very curious as to how that could be done. Don't need a lot of detail but a general idea please.

Annagator

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:19 pm Click here to edit this post
Adven, I think you just blew your chance to be in The Second Game (if there is one)

Nikkid

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:26 pm Click here to edit this post
Katie, I'll answer for digilady... :) and she can correct me. One option is multiple isps. I have 3 different accounts myself. In larger cities you have national isp's which have millions of users. Everytime an individual logs on a different proxy ip address is used. Another one is an IP spoofer which creates a random (I belive, never used one) untraceable ip address.

Katie

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:35 pm Click here to edit this post
Ok I see. That is interesting. Even the FBI couldn't figure it out?

Digilady

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:37 pm Click here to edit this post
Nik! ROFLMAO

(here's hoping folks ain't out learning to spoof now)

But the simplest is indeed the national ISP. @home gives up to 10 email addys. As you said, there is usually not a reserved IP: shut down the machine, turn on, poof! new IP.

While they're at it, set up accounts at Yahoo, Netscrape, etc.

Not to mention the obvious: coming INTO the game, someone already had two or more accounts here. Some folks do that, to stir up sh*t. Badguy/Goodguy thing.

Digilady

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:39 pm Click here to edit this post
Katie: they ultimately can. But a spoofer is the worst... bouncing off server after server. Tracking down the originating server is the 1st major step in finding out who is who. That's one of the steps in finding the low-lifes who write virii.

Katie

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 04:57 pm Click here to edit this post
Does anyone actually thinks some would do that to play this game?

Twiggyish

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 05:28 pm Click here to edit this post
You could run a trace route on them. The hardest to track is an aol account.

Katie

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 05:40 pm Click here to edit this post
Why is an AOL account the hardest?

Bunny

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 05:45 pm Click here to edit this post
OMG! they all know I have been lurking all this time?I have spent more time just reading than posting. Lots of time, so much my DH was VERY happy BB was over so I could cuddle with him. Now this Game which I am enthrald (sp?) with.
Now I find out you guys are watching my every move. cheers!

Adven39

Saturday, October 07, 2000 - 06:24 pm Click here to edit this post
Annagator,don't worry about me getting in the second game, if there is one. I plan to apply 80 times under 80 different names. With any luck at all, I'll be all 10 of them. I do tend to get on my own nerves and I will take it personally when I get banished 9 times, but I really could use a t-shirt.

Noslonna

Sunday, October 08, 2000 - 10:58 am Click here to edit this post
LOL Adven39. However they cut the apps off at around 74 last time so you may not get all your alter egos in.

Sugarlover

Sunday, October 08, 2000 - 11:52 am Click here to edit this post
Okay, here's a stupid question but I have an aol acct and so does my mom. I could go to my mom's and use her email addy to set up a new id with this club and no one would ever know. Could I do that? Not that I would but I was just thinking that's what a lot of folks could do, just go to their friends' home and use their friend's acct to set up another id. I am very computer illiterate but I was just wondering.