Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
Mar 17th 2012, 6:14 pm
#16
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
You can usually spot the 'imposters' by their repetitive way of writing, their intent is to mock the forum, or for some other perverse reason.
I've noticed three or four, at least, whose vanity makes them attach some obscure video clip or something similar to their posts, forgetting that they have used it under a previous identity. These daft things are so obscure that the chances of two genuine posters using the same one are millions to one.
The mods are helpless because a lot of people use proxy servers nowadays to hide their IP address, perfectly legitimately for all sorts of reasons.
I've noticed three or four, at least, whose vanity makes them attach some obscure video clip or something similar to their posts, forgetting that they have used it under a previous identity. These daft things are so obscure that the chances of two genuine posters using the same one are millions to one.
The mods are helpless because a lot of people use proxy servers nowadays to hide their IP address, perfectly legitimately for all sorts of reasons.
Mar 17th 2012, 7:11 pm
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
Just a question about multiplr identities, have you ever tried to do it and been caught? 
Have you done it and not been caught?
Would yo ever bother to try?
Or like me, is 1 virtual persona enough?
What do you think about the people that try to fool the mods?
I personally think it is a waste of time, better to be a whole than 2 halves.
Have you done it and not been caught?
Would yo ever bother to try?
Or like me, is 1 virtual persona enough?
What do you think about the people that try to fool the mods?
I personally think it is a waste of time, better to be a whole than 2 halves.
Mar 17th 2012, 7:34 pm
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
That said, you would be amazed how many get knobbled very quickly.
It is very difficult to run two identities and not get spotted eventually.
Mar 17th 2012, 7:40 pm
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
Mar 17th 2012, 7:54 pm
#20
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
Let's face it, we pick the places we go to, to be among our own, pubs and bars full of nice people we want to talk and listen to, like forums.
But life intervenes and there will always be an arsehole lurking in the corner to spoil our fun.
But, as you said, you suss them out eventually, and deal with them. It's just a shame that along the way some innocents will get hurt. Some poor old lady will open her heart to a conman, and in real life may lose her fortune, luckily in forum life it will just be her dignity.
Mar 17th 2012, 8:35 pm
#21
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
I believe there is on on PDT but its the proving it
it is unusual for a poster to only post one thread, one subject, even the most boring of us have enough life in us to post on more than one subject.
it is unusual for a poster to only post one thread, one subject, even the most boring of us have enough life in us to post on more than one subject.
Mar 17th 2012, 8:54 pm
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
mine never changes since going to this spanish provider and only changed once, due to an adminstrative upgrade of all IP's in use, when I was with my UK provider.
Mar 17th 2012, 8:56 pm
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
Mar 18th 2012, 2:33 am
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
If you and I made a list of the suspects the lists would no doubt be the same!
Personally I couldn't be bothered with it!
I'm me here... and one is quite enough (I'm sure a few would agree), I'm also me elsewhere, sometimes using this name and sometimes not, but there is only ever one of me.
Those using multiple identities obviously have something to hide, they should "man up" and own up to their posts.
Mar 18th 2012, 6:09 am
#25
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
It amazes me that people who simply post on an internet forum think they know what goes on to a greater degree than say someone who have not only run the site since its inception but also owned it.
Over the years I have seen banned posters return, people have multiple identities and people try and get around the rules and by and large if its not admin who catch them out its themselves. Generally people start up second accounts or return after a banning because they have a score to settle, they think this is all real and its not long before they start up where they left off.
Here is an idea, if you think that someone is a double identity, don't interact with them, don't reply to them, don't give them what they want, attention.... but of course that will never happen will it? Oh no, everyone wants to police the forum!
Over the years I have seen banned posters return, people have multiple identities and people try and get around the rules and by and large if its not admin who catch them out its themselves. Generally people start up second accounts or return after a banning because they have a score to settle, they think this is all real and its not long before they start up where they left off.
Here is an idea, if you think that someone is a double identity, don't interact with them, don't reply to them, don't give them what they want, attention.... but of course that will never happen will it? Oh no, everyone wants to police the forum!
Mar 18th 2012, 6:45 am
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
I have enough trouble with the identity I have. I know I am 25 yrs old with legs to my armpits and size 0. Whenever I look in a mirror all I see is short fat 60 something getting in front of me. She even uses my credit cards! 
Mar 18th 2012, 8:13 am
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
Does it matter? 
Mar 18th 2012, 8:53 am
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
I think it does matter, there is no good reason for doing it.
Mar 18th 2012, 9:11 am
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Re: Multiple identities-have you tried it on BE or other forums?
