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multiple accounts...

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PatboyX

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it has recently been revealed that a member here had two accounts, one of which was locked when this was discovered.

so, assuming i can ask this, how do the powers that be know when someone has a dual account?
is it just IPs?
 
Originally posted by: PatboyX
it has recently been revealed that a member here had two accounts, one of which was locked when this was discovered.

so, assuming i can ask this, how do the powers that be know when someone has a dual account?
is it just IPs?
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ip's, looking at the e-mails used, and the personalities.

<---what we do at the forum I mod
 
some dude pretended to be a girl. He got cought because he posted as the girl while on his guy account.

And there was someone who pretended to have a relationship with someone (on this board) and then that person died, he posted about, and later it was found out that they never actually existed and it was a hoax.

Why, you thinking about pulling a stunt?
 
seems like a pretty intense cross-referencing. i imagine IPs would work best...but...wouldnt personalities be pretty tough to determine?
 
Originally posted by: illusion88
some dude pretended to be a girl. He got cought because he posted as the girl while on his guy account. And there was someone who pretended to have a relationship with someone (on this board) and then that person died, he posted about, and later it was found out that they never actually existed and it was a hoax. Why, you thinking about pulling a stunt?
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wow. what kind of screwball would do something like that?

//me prepares to press logout button...
 
no, i wasnt thinking of trying it. i just went over to P&Ns and saw a PSA about a duplicate account and was interested to know how they knew...how they would "prove" it.
 
Originally posted by: PatboyX
no, i wasnt thinking of trying it. i just went over to P&Ns and saw a PSA about a duplicate account and was interested to know how they knew...how they would "prove" it.
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IPs is the easiest, but a slip of the tongue is all it would take to spark a full investigation. Sign one of your posts with the wrong handle, say something that "person" doesn't know ... eventually the web of lies trips them up.

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: PatboyX
seems like a pretty intense cross-referencing. i imagine IPs would work best...but...wouldnt personalities be pretty tough to determine?
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People tend to repeat the behavior that gets them banned in the first place, so it is not that hard. The forums I mod only have 5k members, but the material discussed requires intense security, so it makes sense.
 
Originally posted by: Broohaha
Originally posted by: illusion88
some dude pretended to be a girl. He got cought because he posted as the girl while on his guy account. And there was someone who pretended to have a relationship with someone (on this board) and then that person died, he posted about, and later it was found out that they never actually existed and it was a hoax. Why, you thinking about pulling a stunt?
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wow. what kind of screwball would do something like that?

//me prepares to press logout button...
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It happened before I got here. I just heard about it. It was posted on some news sites as well (like tech news, not CNN).
 
Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
Originally posted by: PatboyX
seems like a pretty intense cross-referencing. i imagine IPs would work best...but...wouldnt personalities be pretty tough to determine?
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People tend to repeat the behavior that gets them banned in the first place, so it is not that hard. The forums I mod only have 5k members, but the material discussed requires intense security, so it makes sense.
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do you discuss the wearabouts of our nuclear subs or something?
 
Originally posted by: illusion88
some dude pretended to be a girl. He got cought because he posted as the girl while on his guy account.

And there was someone who pretended to have a relationship with someone (on this board) and then that person died, he posted about, and later it was found out that they never actually existed and it was a hoax.

Why, you thinking about pulling a stunt?
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Still beats me how the matching IPs didn't gave that up. Possibly used a proxy?
 
Originally posted by: illusion88
Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
Originally posted by: PatboyX
seems like a pretty intense cross-referencing. i imagine IPs would work best...but...wouldnt personalities be pretty tough to determine?
Click to expand...

People tend to repeat the behavior that gets them banned in the first place, so it is not that hard. The forums I mod only have 5k members, but the material discussed requires intense security, so it makes sense.
Click to expand...

do you discuss the wearabouts of our nuclear subs or something?
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If it was being discussed somewhere, it would not suprise me🙂
 
Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
Originally posted by: illusion88
Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
Originally posted by: PatboyX
seems like a pretty intense cross-referencing. i imagine IPs would work best...but...wouldnt personalities be pretty tough to determine?
Click to expand...

People tend to repeat the behavior that gets them banned in the first place, so it is not that hard. The forums I mod only have 5k members, but the material discussed requires intense security, so it makes sense.
Click to expand...

do you discuss the wearabouts of our nuclear subs or something?
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If it was being discussed somewhere, it would not suprise me🙂
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link?
 
Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Originally posted by: illusion88
some dude pretended to be a girl. He got cought because he posted as the girl while on his guy account.

And there was someone who pretended to have a relationship with someone (on this board) and then that person died, he posted about, and later it was found out that they never actually existed and it was a hoax.

Why, you thinking about pulling a stunt?
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Still beats me how the matching IPs didn't gave that up. Possibly used a proxy?
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Don't a lot of people still have dynamic IPs?

 
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Originally posted by: illusion88
some dude pretended to be a girl. He got cought because he posted as the girl while on his guy account.

And there was someone who pretended to have a relationship with someone (on this board) and then that person died, he posted about, and later it was found out that they never actually existed and it was a hoax.

Why, you thinking about pulling a stunt?
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Still beats me how the matching IPs didn't gave that up. Possibly used a proxy?
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Don't a lot of people still have dynamic IPs?
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yes, they may be dynamic, but are often within the same IP block.
 
I hope I get the same attention if I ever pull a stunt like that. "Attention! This user is actually Gaard!" Plus having the thread stickied? Thanks for the PSA. 😉

 
my brother and I had our accounts temporarily locked for having the same password - i imagine they have capabilities in place for scanning all the passwords and cross-checking similarities.


=|
 
Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Originally posted by: illusion88
some dude pretended to be a girl. He got cought because he posted as the girl while on his guy account.

And there was someone who pretended to have a relationship with someone (on this board) and then that person died, he posted about, and later it was found out that they never actually existed and it was a hoax.

Why, you thinking about pulling a stunt?
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Still beats me how the matching IPs didn't gave that up. Possibly used a proxy?
Click to expand...
Don't a lot of people still have dynamic IPs?
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yes, they may be dynamic, but are often within the same IP block.
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I'm on Comcast, and I've had the third octet in my ip address change.. my WAN subnet mask is 255.255.252.0. I think the moderators here typically assume a 24-bit mask when that is not always the case.
 
Either

1) Drop it and forget about it but it will probably nag you forever.
2) Send a PM to Anandtech Moderator with the two user ID's, your observations including references to certain threads where they may have "slipped up".
3) If you want to remain anonymous, open a free Hotmail or Yahoo account send an anonymous e-mail to moderators@anandtech.com
 
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