Should anonymous posting be banned?
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I agree.........lol
There is no reason why we should have to take that kind of stuff in our own yard!!!!
There is no reason why we should have to take that kind of stuff in our own yard!!!!
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At least if people actually have to go through a registration process, however simple, it will weed out the less-determined posters. Many people who like to throw stones are too lazy to do it if it appears that it will take some effort.
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Well, you can still ban them by IP address; that's an imperfect solution but one that would work to stop an attack. You can delete their registration and ban their email address. If you did all of those things, the troll just needs to disconnect from AOL (hehe!) and reconnect, create a new email address (can be done on AOL in like ten seconds), register again and they're back in business.
A true ban is pretty difficult. If they're on cable modem/DSL/something else always-on, the IP ban should do it, but other methods are imperfect at best without risking denying service for someone else.
A true ban is pretty difficult. If they're on cable modem/DSL/something else always-on, the IP ban should do it, but other methods are imperfect at best without risking denying service for someone else.
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How about removing the ability to post all-together, for anonymous users? Just a thought!!
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Jay, how do you propose that we force people to use their "real names"? Besides... does your birth certificate say "PetraFan007"? hehe
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Re: banning
Can't we ban a block of IP addresses? And doesn't Micah sort of run the server? If he has access to the space, we can just set up a firewall rule that would drop traffic from the offender's subnet block. That could mean dropping legit visitors, too, but...Michael wrote:A true ban is pretty difficult. If they're on cable modem/DSL/something else always-on, the IP ban should do it, but other methods are imperfect at best without risking denying service for someone else.
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