Reputation points

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by OneAngryDaisy

I disagree. If I was in his shoes, that would only encourage me to start an new account. What's preventing him from making a new name?

Nothing really stops someone from opening multiple accounts but I believe Brandon has measures in place to avoid this. For instance if someone is banned from CD Brandon can log the IP address of that person and possibly have a "red flag" go up if another name shows up from that particular IP or he can cross reference that IP to other users. If they do open another account he can simply delete it.

[Kel D]

Ok, this is kinda a weird question and I don't know why anyone would do this but can you give rep points to yourself? Don't know why I thought of that.

[Ashley Weed]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

Nothing really stops someone from opening multiple accounts but I believe Brandon has measures in place to avoid this. For instance if someone is banned from CD Brandon can log the IP address of that person and possibly have a "red flag" go up if another name shows up from that particular IP or he can cross reference that IP to other users. If they do open another account he can simply delete it.

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by Kel D

Ok, this is kinda a weird question and I don't know why anyone would do this but can you give rep points to yourself? Don't know why I thought of that.

You're not able to do that.

[Joshua May]

Originally Posted by Kel D

Ok, this is kinda a weird question and I don't know why anyone would do this but can you give rep points to yourself? Don't know why I thought of that.

No, you can't. If you hit the rep button on your posts, It will onyl show your rep from that post, it wont allow to to add/sub any.

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by Ashley Weed

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

I don't know. Only Brandon could answer that and I'm also sure he has other "tricks of the trade" in place that he may not divulge. As for HHSJosh's post about a certain someone (we all know who) having two accounts I heard that too. If it's true or not or why it hasn't been deleted isn't my business to get into. I just ignore that certain someone and don't let them bother me.

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by Ashley Weed

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

It is possible to get a persons MAC id, it all depends on the forums config... and I dont think Brandon wants to answer this question in public for obvious reasons...

Reg. changing IP addresses: most probably when you change IP addresses its in the same range, i.e. 233.25.192.198, basically if they do ban your IP, they ban 233.25.192.* , so it bans the whole range, rather than the single IP. It is not likely that two members will be in the same range...

Also, about that "certain someone", who has two accounts, I can bet that "certain some people" know who that "certain someone" really is...

I can just suggest that we stop worrying and let the mods do their jobs.. it all works out well

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by HHSJosh

This is already his second account anyways

That is untrue. How do I know? A little birdy told me...

[Marc P.]

Originally Posted by Ashley Weed

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

Technically yes, but I'd imagine it wouldn't change the external IP. If you can change your IP at will, chances are you're behind a router using NAT (network address translation). If that's the case, no matter what your internal IP is, it will always register on CD and other sites as your external IP (if you're on broadband... dial-up typically results in a different IP every time you connect... come to think of it, even cable and DSL change randomly, but are generally not under the user's control)

As a random note, to find out your external IP, or the IP that sites like CD will see, go to http://www.whatismyip.com.

[Ryan F.]

For some reason, I highly doubt that that "someone " has two acounts. My reasons are that he actively uses that account, and not using it just every time he wants to stir up some controversy. But who knows, for all you know, it could be any one of us.....and before andyone starts thinking it's him..no, I'm not.

[dez250]

personally i do not think that this is right that you are talking about other people like this. i know who you are talking about and even if they have said some bad things here and there, but they shouldnt be chastized for what they think. i mean take a look from their side for once maybe what they are saying is true (im not aggreeing or disagreeing here i just want to make a point) but please leave them alone. Also if you are now going to give me neg rep for standing up for them, then maybe you should take a step back away from your monitor, look in a mirror and ask how what you are doing there is any different then what they are doing in these threads...

PLEASE get this back on topic!

[Marc P.]

To try to get this back on topic- I don't think reputation should provoke a limiting factor on posting... I'm reminded of a quote which I think fits nicely here-

Originally Posted by Voltaire

"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by dez250

...i know who you are talking about and even if they have said some bad things here and there, but they shouldnt be chastized for what they think.

Agreed. There are obviously issues that are worth considering, even if they are presented by someone with an unpopular point of view.

But the way the opinions are presented could certainly use some critiquing.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

I don't like to bring back old topics, but I didn't want to start a new thread if there is one that this can fit in, so:

IMHO, Some people seem to give out Rep points for the sole purpose of recieving them back. I have recieved Rep points from different people either A) multiple times from the same person in a very short span, or B) For no reason.
I have recieved points for little/no reason. Most Rep points i have gotten have come from the Chit-Chat forum, which (again, IMHO) shouldn't deserve as much weighting as other forums.

Basiclly, It seems that some people give Rep points to get REp points.


But that doesn't mean I'm a bad guy.