To: pappamoose%theman@hatnet.gov From: dontbother@firewall.set
Re: security question
Dear Administrator, I was wondering if you run I.P. traces to make sure that people are not posting under different usernames from the same source. As I am sure you are aware, readers of Card are quite familiar with the persuasive power of posting and responding under multiple personas. I would hate to have such a thing running rampant on Hatrack. I cannot be the only person to think of this which means either: steps have already been taken to prevent it, or it is, in fact, running rampant. In either case the suggestion couldn't hurt.
RamDac99
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Of course it's already happening, silly. Moose does it himself.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Yeah -- pretty much everyone but Tom does it. I suspected he might be that "Christy" character for a while, but the writing styles are too dissimilar. Probably someone using his wi-fi and he's just unaware -- he's so non-tech-savvy.
Posted by Ramdac99 (Member # 7264) on :
how disappointing Posted by Gryphonesse (Member # 6651) on :
wait a minute -
who has time to have multiple online personalities?? What purpose does that serve? I'm Gryph, always have been, and have no plans for being anyone else...(unless my username is taken, which usu isn't a problem)
how bizarre...
Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
People change names to avoid landmarks. Me, i think this loggin name is funner than my otherone, which is urbanx.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
The thing is, Ramdac, that majority doesn't rule here. It's also not really a debate forum so much as a discussion forum. In this, it sorta functions differently than OSC's Ornery American forum (regardless of whether or not that's how Ornery was intended, I believe that's what it now is), and thus operates under different rules and different assumptions.
Yes, I'm quite aware that people can post under multiple screennames. Smarter ones can falsify their source IP addresses, so even identifying those doesn't always help.
We've had some instances in the past where someone will create additional screennames to provide public support to an unpopular viewpoint -- one is truly legendary. Invariably either the perpetrator is revealed (by himself or others), or it becomes a non-issue because people stop listening to the names parroting one another's comments.
--Pop
Posted by Randi (Member # 7904) on :
Hi. I just want to mention that sometimes there are legit reasons for having multiple names from one source. My son and I are big OSC fans and we just registered for the forum. We registered separately using the same ip and email address.
Posted by Randi (Member # 7904) on :
"We've had some instances in the past where someone will create additional screennames to provide public support to an unpopular viewpoint" -- Papa Moose
Isn't this the same thing Peter was doing with Locke and Demosthenes in the Ender books?
Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
He actually did it again in SOTG with Lincoln and Martel.
Posted by no. 6 (Member # 7753) on :
People here are posting under alternate names?
--Couldn't happen.
Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
I'm still trying to figure out who you really are no. 6
Posted by Gryphonesse (Member # 6651) on :
avoiding landmarks?? I must not be hip enough to get that.. like rolling over 1k posts? That's something to avoid?
I need more coffee...
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*thwaps no.6 on general principles*
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
quote: To: pappamoose%theman@hatnet.gov From: dontbother@firewall.set
Eh? pappamoose mod theman? hatnet.gov?
Posted by Ramdac99 (Member # 7264) on :
yes Kaioshin00, I was acctually trying to send this message. I was certianly not simply making a parody of the letter style in the Shadow series. You got it!
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