Author Topic: Important New Rules (Read 42855 times)

Black Mage · « **Reply #180 on:** December 06, 2005, 09:13:42 PM »

Heh, at least something good game out of the bump.

EDIT: Came, too.

Mr. Wiggles · « **Reply #181 on:** December 06, 2005, 09:43:54 PM »

Quote from: Alucard on May 01, 2004, 08:38:14 AM

Oh, and if your wondering why I was so mad is because Sapph busted me for cursing, but did she bust people who swear more than I do (*cough*Mr.Wiggles*cough*)? No, she didn't. Basically, I got steamed because she was not treating me fairly.

This post made me laugh. As does this.

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Mr. Wiggles: 0

HolyAarom · « **Reply #182 on:** December 10, 2005, 04:11:53 PM »

What's an IP ban?

Suffix · « **Reply #183 on:** December 10, 2005, 09:32:06 PM »

It means that you're the dead meat now, dog.

(It bans you from your profile and creating new ones. Case closed.)

ottermi619 · « **Reply #184 on:** December 16, 2005, 08:06:57 PM »

Sure, IP banning would be a great idea, but it isn't very helpful in most cases.
Many trolls that get banned could be using dynamic IP addresses. Plus, there is the possiblilty that once the troll's IP address is released, a legitimate user could claim it and get barred from accessing or making posts-even though he did nothing wrong.

Example-A user named Troll1 is using a dynamic IP address (Troll1 also goes under names such as 'nutcase' 'listenbuddy' 'trollmaster', etc). That troll then gets banned based upon IP address.
Troll1's IP address then gets released. Then, another user (example "Goodboy2") gets that IP address. "Goodboy2" tries to access this site. He gets a message saying that he's barred, even though he did nothing wrong.

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There you have it folks.

Suffix · « **Reply #185 on:** December 17, 2005, 12:04:58 AM »

I fail to see how "Goodboy2" gained somebody else's IP address-- and how likely this situation is.

MEGAß¥TE · « **Reply #186 on:** December 17, 2005, 02:16:15 AM »

No Suffix, ottermi619 knows what he is talking about. However, that scenario isn't terribly likely given our current number of users. In addition, what ottermi619 speaks of was more prevalent before broadband connections. Now, computers tend to receive longer-lasting, or permanent IP addresses.

ottermi619 · « **Reply #187 on:** December 17, 2005, 08:15:15 PM »

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permanent IP addresses.

Those would be referred to as "static" IP addresses.

MEGAß¥TE · « **Reply #188 on:** December 17, 2005, 11:21:02 PM »

Durrrrrrrr. don't get cocky.

Ultima Shadow · « **Reply #189 on:** December 17, 2005, 11:41:22 PM »

Quote from: ottermi619 on December 16, 2005, 08:06:57 PM

A user named Troll1 is using a dynamic IP address (Troll1 also goes under names such as 'nutcase' 'listenbuddy' 'trollmaster', etc). That troll then gets banned based upon IP address.
Troll1's IP address then gets released. Then, another user (example "Goodboy2") gets that IP address. "Goodboy2" tries to access this site. He gets a message saying that he's barred, even though he did nothing wrong.

Quote from: Suffix on December 17, 2005, 12:04:58 AM

I fail to see how "Goodboy2" gained somebody else's IP address-- and how likely this situation is.

It's happened to me once, on some other forum. The actual site closed down, so I was forced to visit the forum, and it said I was banned for being 'blueeyes'.

ottermi619 · « **Reply #190 on:** December 18, 2005, 04:11:20 PM »

It's happend to at least two that I know of that post onto a broadcasting site I also post to regularly, the Michigan Radio and TV Buzzboard, one including listenbuddy, the other is someone named "Keith"

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After "Keith" (Butkovich) was banned for the first time (which was under his real name), he then registered at least 2 other names, both banned also