I've said it a coupla times before, but I think Bodgahs idea isn't that bad. As mentioned it won't stop trolling, but it will make GOTW cheating a lot harder. You don't even have to make this time-based. Let's say an account has to be validated by an admin before it can do anything apart from posting? A new member is added to the "validation list", admins monitor his actions on the boards and if he doesn't seem to be a moron he gets his validation and is allowed to vote, rate, rant and rave.
Of course this is some extra work for the admins but it would stop a lot of the casual trolls and would make the game of creating good fake accounts a lot more fun.
FFS I just wrote out a lengthy fix-all but it logged me out nutshell time...
(copied from a forum I'm on)
- new users have to wait a week before voting in GOTW, before posting a project
- new users have to wait X amount of time before being able to post on the General and Misc boards.
-email verification. 1 or 2 accounts per IP. Banned IP=no account.
Originally Posted by Dr. James FFS I just wrote out a lengthy fix-all but it logged me out nutshell time...
(copied from a forum I'm on)
- new users have to wait a week before voting in GOTW, before posting a project
- new users have to wait X amount of time before being able to post on the General and Misc boards.
-email verification. 1 or 2 accounts per IP. Banned IP=no account.
IP bans doesn't work. All you have to do is find a proxy and then you have a new IP. I thought we had e-mail verification already? (it sends you the password to your mail, which you need to log in) Still, it doesn't help either as it's easy to just sign up a new mail.
And waiting before being able to post... Well, it might turn new members away from the site. Which IMO is worse than a few troll accounts.
- Ok, you must admit that was the most creative cussing this site have ever seen -
Originally Posted by alspal I think the best way would be for each new member to book an interview with an Admin where they have to answer a series of questions.
Seriously, do you think the admins don't have lives outside TDC? Besides, a person could register a fake account, have the admin interview, answer the questions right, get on TDC, then have a trolling time.
Conclusion: Not only have we not solved the problem, we've also wasted some of an admin's time.
- Ok, you must admit that was the most creative cussing this site have ever seen -
Sounds like some people here are all for fake accounts
The system works wonders on the site I stole the idea from. They have a politics and sales forum that requires the user reach 500 posts or have been a member of the site for 6 months. TDC is a much smaller place with less active topics so 500 posts would be much too many.
Well... i don't like the idea of not allowing new members to do certain things 'just in case' they cheat.
why not welcome everyone with open arms then just disable those functions for those found cheating or abusing the website.
Fake accounts have always been a part of TDC. Which is not necessarily a good thing I dunno, I think this is as quiet as TDC has ever been. Maybe later after it reaches its peak again. GOTW cheating is still not really much of a problem, since the admins do detect and punish it rather harshly. Although, there seems to be a flaw which I won't mention
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Originally Posted by Muz Trolls enjoy finding a way to overcome whatever methods have been used to stop them. They're usually the stupid kids or script kiddies who go, "If you yell at me to do my homework, I'm not going to do it!" Just ignore them. They give the TDC admins something to shoot at
I want to ask if you're being sarcastic but there's a disclaimer saying I can't so now I just don't know what to do, gosh darn it
1. Delete all existing accounts
2. Request any person making a new account to provide 10 types of ID
3. Shoot Trollers on site, or anyone failing to produce 10 types of ID
Originally Posted by Muz Trolls enjoy finding a way to overcome whatever methods have been used to stop them. They're usually the stupid kids or script kiddies who go, "If you yell at me to do my homework, I'm not going to do it!" Just ignore them. They give the TDC admins something to shoot at
I want to ask if you're being sarcastic but there's a disclaimer saying I can't so now I just don't know what to do, gosh darn it
That's OK. I'm not sure myself. Troll hunting is fun, though
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nutshell time...
Besides, a person could register a fake account, have the admin interview, answer the questions right, get on TDC, then have a trolling time.
