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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 21, 2007 21:30:37 GMT -5
Is there something in place that lets you know if someone is running multiple accounts.
I was reading back through some of the past posts and I saw a few instances that lookes and read like the same guy agreeing with himself in an argument. I'm not actually saying that anyone here now is that sad but I was just wondering.
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Post by Doctor Bong on Apr 22, 2007 3:26:03 GMT -5
Is there something in place that lets you know if someone is running multiple accounts. I was reading back through some of the past posts and I saw a few instances that lookes and read like the same guy agreeing with himself in an argument. I'm not actually saying that anyone here now is that sad but I was just wondering.  That's quite interesting Nutcase because, at times, I've harbored the wild suspicion that Doctor Doom & you are one & the same...  |
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Post by Doctor Doom on Apr 22, 2007 3:46:57 GMT -5
...I have no earthly idea how you could possibly come to that conclusion. DO YOU THINK I HAVE TIME TO MAKE THE NUMBER OF POSTS HE DOES IN ADDITION TO MY OWN?  ?  |
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 22, 2007 5:06:34 GMT -5
We admit to having been each other, but never the same person.
I don't ever say 'God Save the Queen'
;D
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Post by Doctor Bong on Apr 22, 2007 6:24:08 GMT -5
We admit to having been each other, but never the same person. I don't ever say 'God Save the Queen' ;D Is your favorite color green...? Do you say "center" or "centre"...? What's the capital of South Carolina...?  |
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Post by Doctor Bong on Apr 22, 2007 6:26:26 GMT -5
...I have no earthly idea how you could possibly come to that conclusion. DO YOU THINK I HAVE TIME TO MAKE THE NUMBER OF POSTS HE DOES IN ADDITION TO MY OWN? ? Perhaps you're independently wealthy, or have inherited money... |
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Post by Doctor Doom on Apr 22, 2007 7:04:55 GMT -5
We admit to having been each other, but never the same person. I don't ever say 'God Save the Queen' ;D ...And I'm rather a lot LESS likely to say it My country has a much bigger beef with Britain than yours! |
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Post by The Night Phantom on Apr 22, 2007 22:18:18 GMT -5
I was reading back through some of the past posts and I saw a few instances that lookes and read like the same guy agreeing with himself in an argument. It’s because of that certain post of mine that Ultron commented on, isn’t it. |
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 23, 2007 0:11:09 GMT -5
no, it's more current than that and it definitely isn't thought about you. I'm most likely jumping at shodows anyhow. So I was just asking if it is possible to monitor.
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Post by Doctor Bong on Apr 23, 2007 0:43:28 GMT -5
Well. if it's possible to monitor it, then it must be possible to anti-monitor it as well...
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 23, 2007 4:41:35 GMT -5
Uhm, that's only partially possible.
The only way it can be done is by comparing IP addresses, but with the new dynamic IPs that companies have been using for a couple of years, IPs are not unique anymore, and change at each login, leaving only the first 2 or 3 numbers the same.
However, these numbers can belong to more than one person (it's a bit like finding the people behind a phone number when you only know the first 2 or 3 numbers).
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 23, 2007 7:59:22 GMT -5
That's what I was wondering. Thanks Shi.
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Post by dlw66 on Apr 23, 2007 12:06:37 GMT -5
Thank goodness this board changes the screen name throughout when someone enters a new ID; if not, we wouldn't have known what the heck was going on around here 3 weeks ago!!!
Multiple ID's...
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 23, 2007 14:09:05 GMT -5
 That's not what I'm talking about. I mean it seems that some may be running completely separate accounts. But it can't be proven so I'll just drop it.
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Post by The Night Phantom on Apr 23, 2007 16:27:11 GMT -5
I'm most likely jumping at shodows anyhow. Excellent… BWA HA HA HA HA!!! |
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 23, 2007 16:53:31 GMT -5
I'm most likely jumping at shodows anyhow. Excellent… BWA HA HA HA HA!!! Night Phantom is starting to remind me of the Vision, just before he took over. |
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 23, 2007 18:13:49 GMT -5
An interesting side note when I was double checking that. I found a command that let's me see the people who did / did not login in a given amount of time. This showed that, while not posting, a small but regular group of people login and look around regularly . However, it also showed that 46 (including a few who had been posting for a bit at the time) have not logged in in 365 days ( ) and that 95 ( ), including Ultron! ( ) have not logged in in 150 days  |
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Post by dlw66 on Apr 23, 2007 22:20:19 GMT -5
Those are some interesting stats!! Gives some credence to steed's post of several months ago "Stand Up and Be Counted!".
Of course, steed himself hasn't been around lately...
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 24, 2007 9:29:57 GMT -5
It's actually quite worrying to see that 95 out of 168 (more than 50%) have not accessed the forum in 5 months.
Obviously here everyone can read without login, so the figures may not completely reflect reality, but still...
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Post by dlw66 on Apr 25, 2007 13:16:38 GMT -5
As long as shiry (EDIT: May the typographical gods forgive me... SHIRYU!!) is tweaking some things on the site, and Van has adjusted the "status" of our posters, what about this:
It seems like 100 posts might be the hallmark of a really interesting or long-lived thread. Is there a way, when a topic hits the century mark, to change the color or font of that thread on it's main page (ie General, Classic Avengers...)?
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 25, 2007 18:19:53 GMT -5
I don't think so, but will look into it straight away. PS, "shiry" ? |
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 25, 2007 18:32:10 GMT -5
No, nothing like that. I can change the icon, but can't adapt it to the number of posts. (Actually, there would be a way: increasing to 100 the number of posts necessary for a "hot" topic and than change that icon, but sounds a bit extreme). Incidentally, I found a way to change the icon to something happier looking. What do you guys think, like this more or want the old one back ? |
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Post by dlw66 on Apr 25, 2007 19:21:12 GMT -5
I don't think so, but will look into it straight away. PS, "shiry" ? Oy!!!!!! Typo, I swear!! Who referred to imperiusrex as "Rexy" I guess I don't mind the new "sarcastic smiley", but I also liked the old one. Really, kind of a different meaning in a way between the two. |
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 25, 2007 19:33:12 GMT -5
Good, I'd rather not start to call you Douggy Unfortunately I still can't add emoticons, just substitute. The older one had a sad expression in the eyes, I suppose it was more like saying "yeah, right !", while this one is more obvious tongue-in-cheek. I'll see what the others think and leave it or bring back the other one, or alternate them from time to time. PS, I think it was W with Rex |
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Post by The Night Phantom on Apr 25, 2007 20:57:44 GMT -5
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 29, 2007 15:29:29 GMT -5
I have another suggestion
Would it be possible to have a page just for book reviews? That way if I go on another Friday book revie tear I'm not pushing all of the topical conversation threads down to another page.
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 29, 2007 15:58:45 GMT -5
It can certainly be done, I'm just uncertain if it's the case to do it, since reviews are quite interesting and highlight the whole section. I think the best way is to keep the reviews where they are, posting the new ones 1 or 2 at the time, and leaving 2 or 3 days in between before new ones, so everyone has time to post and old topics are not pushed away all of a sudden (the rush of new topics in this section over the week has further complicated my index for example :  |
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 29, 2007 16:18:27 GMT -5
well, this time I'm not but a little bit to blame |
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Post by The Night Phantom on Apr 29, 2007 16:41:56 GMT -5
You could also place related reviews into a single thread.
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That's quite interesting Nutcase because, at times, I've harbored the wild suspicion that Doctor Doom & you are one & the same... 
? 
That's not what I'm talking about. I mean it seems that some may be running completely separate accounts. But it can't be proven so I'll just drop it.
