Question here,
I have 2 computers here and was thinking I might like to use both with my same account?the other computer is windows and I should be able to start posting pictures from it,while this computer is a chrome book and will not post pictures I think?
Can I use 2 different computers on RIU?
yes of course i use my phone my table and my computer for rollitup thats totally fine. tons of people use secondary devices
First of all, I can understand an interest in doing folks from having multiple accounts. However, to use ip addresses as anything other than just another tool and as a clue to potential fraud rather than as proof, is fraught with problems.
First of all, most folks don't have fixed ip addresses. Each time they reconnect they are assigned an address from a pool of addresses associated with their ISP.
Secondly, most people's routers use NAT (network address translation) so everyone on a home network appears to the outside world as if they're all using the same address, but the router keeps track of which device is associated with each data stream.
Moreover, what about folks who use public computers, say at a library? If someone else accessed the site from that device previously, both IDs would be linked to that same address.
most folks actually do have a fixed IP address,or one thats very similar in numbers, i look at IP addresses on here on a daily basis. It creates logs of any IP address the account has used , if the person is pretty stationary its usually all the same numbers
public computers as a library , i worked at a library this website was on the banned list. so its unlikely someone would be using their public library to surf rollitup
ive never seen anyone use a public computer for rollitup, let alone MULTIPLE people who use it who would come up in the SAME location to connect both accounts together
regardless even if someone did use a public computer what does that matter? They arent breaking rules, in that case their IP would move on.
But like i said ive never ever seen a case like that , and ive been here a long time.
Youre pondering the "what ifs" to challenge our use of banning sock puppet accounts...lets us do our job
believe me its very easy to see when someone creates multiple accounts for the purpose of spamming the forum or trolling which is what we use IP's for in terms of banning, which is what OP's friend got banned for at grasscity...
ive been doing this job for a really long time. Im pretty well adapt to what we use the IP's for.
Its also pretty rare we have 2 accounts here that are "family" accounts, where people have themselves, their spouse or their other family members all using different accounts for our website, we arent exactly
www.disney.com here.
So thank you for saying using IP is fraught with problems, but we rarely make mistakes and it works out extremely easy and for what we use IP's for.
Either than using IPs to determine "sock puppet " accounts which we are correct in determining almost all the time, we dont use IP's to give away like candy which was what OP was concerned about.
Every single forum and website tracks IP, your comments really have nothing to offer the OP who was worried about IP addresses and security issues and who sees them
The op was unaware that website track IP's at all.
