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RE: Socket puppets
March 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm
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(March 24, 2014 at 7:29 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Dude, what are the odds that another user of this forum is in the same city as you...Let alone the same library... ?
Exactly. I use my own internet. And the only other person I live with is my girlfriend. And I can provide evidence to the mods (as I did for LastPoet) that at least one of the other users sharing my IP cannot be me. It seems like this would be fairly simple to determine; just compare my posts to the others, our log times, etc.
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RE: Socket puppets
March 24, 2014 at 9:29 pm
(March 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: (March 24, 2014 at 7:29 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Dude, what are the odds that another user of this forum is in the same city as you...Let alone the same library... ?
Exactly. I use my own internet. And the only other person I live with is my girlfriend. And I can provide evidence to the mods (as I did for LastPoet) that at least one of the other users sharing my IP cannot be me. It seems like this would be fairly simple to determine; just compare my posts to the others, our log times, etc.
It would be nice if you could find out who this user is and where He/She lives.
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RE: Socket puppets
March 24, 2014 at 9:31 pm
(March 24, 2014 at 9:29 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: (March 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Exactly. I use my own internet. And the only other person I live with is my girlfriend. And I can provide evidence to the mods (as I did for LastPoet) that at least one of the other users sharing my IP cannot be me. It seems like this would be fairly simple to determine; just compare my posts to the others, our log times, etc.
It would be nice if you could find out who this user is and where He/She lives.
One of them told me. It isn't where I live.
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RE: Socket puppets
March 24, 2014 at 9:33 pm
(March 24, 2014 at 9:31 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: (March 24, 2014 at 9:29 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: It would be nice if you could find out who this user is and where He/She lives.
One of them told me. It isn't where I live.
WHat is the cause?
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RE: Socket puppets
March 24, 2014 at 9:35 pm
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(March 24, 2014 at 9:33 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: (March 24, 2014 at 9:31 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: One of them told me. It isn't where I live.
WHat is the cause?
Your guess is as good as mine. I don't really understand how IP addresses get assigned if mine is identical to these other users.
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RE: Socket puppets
March 25, 2014 at 11:02 pm
I don't want to start another thread asking as stupid question so I'll ask it here
Some people have the word posting freak, pompous ass, resident gaytheist and other titles above the stars near their name. WHat determines their title and are we allowed to edit it?
THanks!
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RE: Socket puppets
March 25, 2014 at 11:11 pm
(March 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: (March 24, 2014 at 7:29 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Dude, what are the odds that another user of this forum is in the same city as you...Let alone the same library... ?
Exactly. I use my own internet. And the only other person I live with is my girlfriend. And I can provide evidence to the mods (as I did for LastPoet) that at least one of the other users sharing my IP cannot be me. It seems like this would be fairly simple to determine; just compare my posts to the others, our log times, etc.
Nobody seriously thinks there's anything up with you, as far as I know. My hypothesis is that it's something your internet provider is doing.
Ain't nothing to worry about.
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RE: Socket puppets
March 25, 2014 at 11:12 pm
(March 24, 2014 at 9:35 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: (March 24, 2014 at 9:33 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: WHat is the cause?
Your guess is as good as mine. I don't really understand how IP addresses get assigned if mine is identical to these other users.
You probably have the same service provider and they have some kind of transparent proxy.
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RE: Socket puppets
March 25, 2014 at 11:14 pm
(March 25, 2014 at 11:02 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: I don't want to start another thread asking as stupid question so I'll ask it here
Some people have the word posting freak, pompous ass, resident gaytheist and other titles above the stars near their name. WHat determines their title and are we allowed to edit it?
THanks!
The default is set according to your primary "group" (Member, Moderator, or Admin) and your post count. You can change it the same place you edit your profile (User CP).
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RE: Socket puppets
March 26, 2014 at 12:04 am
(March 25, 2014 at 11:12 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (March 24, 2014 at 9:35 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Your guess is as good as mine. I don't really understand how IP addresses get assigned if mine is identical to these other users.
You probably have the same service provider and they have some kind of transparent proxy. Okay good. I don't often stick around too long on forums but I find everybody here enjoyable to engage with and it's sort of become my daily escape.
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