Please don’t post under different identities
CVK & JC
Hey MMW readers, we have a favor to ask of you. We really appreciate all the interesting discussions that go on in the comments section. However, we’ve also noticed a tendency for people to post under different handles, and even assume completely different identities. We know it’s from the same person because as moderators, we can see your I.P. addresses. (Y’all know who you are.)
You shouldn’t have to assume different racial identities for your opinions to be valid on a particular topic. We envision this blog as a way to spark open, honest discussion. And if you’re hiding behind various fake identities, that doesn’t really doesn’t contribute to our goal. Just pick a handle and post what you think - if you feel strongly about your opinions, you’ll be able to back them up, regardless of your age, race, gender, etc. Thanks for listening.
lyonside wrote:
I’ve suspected for a while that some of the more… shall we say, controversial (or in some cases, inane) posters were doubling as people who actually can type a logical sentence and engage in debate - after all, this site can’t have THAT many trolls, can it?
Suggestion: If a poster continues the Sybil behavior, can you two somehow stick your own handle for the poster on a given post? (there, that should be a deterrant… wow, you could be really evil if you wanted too… I’m glad you use your powers for good).
Posted 18 Jun 2006 at 8:25 am ¶
mtevc wrote:
maybe there should be a sign in method???
Posted 18 Jun 2006 at 9:07 am ¶
site admin wrote:
Hey lyonside and mtevc, we’ll see how it goes now that we’ve addressed the issue. I hope that people can be mature enough to abide by these rules but if it continues we’ll see what we’ll do about it. Another aspect of this “Sybil behavior,” as you put it lyonside, is that sometimes we’ll see someone post a comment, and then pose as a different person, agreeing with that comment. Come on, this type of fraud is really unnecessary and really kind of embarrassing to the person committing the act. –CVK
Posted 18 Jun 2006 at 1:17 pm ¶
Daniel J. Luke wrote:
While you’re probably correct in this case, keep in mind that multiple postings from single IP address doesn’t always imply that the same person is doing it (a common case being a corporate web proxy server).
Posted 18 Jun 2006 at 6:54 pm ¶
chuka wrote:
i’ve only been here a short while and i think i like it. its disgusting that someone could misuse a forum like this.
Posted 19 Jun 2006 at 5:04 am ¶