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Comments on: Protecting The Taxpayers? https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31360 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:18:00 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31360 The thing about trolls is that most are not competent enough to actually know how to be anonymous on the ‘Net, which is a PITA in any case. The IP address will always “rat you out.”

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By: Steve Bates https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31358 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:37:33 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31358 Does it require the Secure Socket-puppetry Layer?

Michael, IP addresses are provided by a lot of commenting systems, even low-end ones like HaloScan. I’ve used it to identify trolls who come back under different names and/or emails.

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By: sockpuppetry is good https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31344 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:20:16 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31344 😈

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By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31335 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:58:26 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31335 Most programs, like WordPress, don’t display the e-mail, although they request it. The IP address is always in the background, as well as site logs, all of which make spoofing and sockpuppetry fairly stupid enterprises.

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By: Michael https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31334 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:29:29 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31334 Yes, convenient. Though not a reliable identification, since anyone could submit your e-mail address, but then if it turns out not to be the person it’s not like IPs can’t be checked.

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By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31315 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:22:39 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31315 It’s based on your e-mail address, no matter what you use as a name.

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By: Michael https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31314 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:19:03 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31314 It’s nice that it shows up with all my older comments as Whig too.

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By: Michael https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31313 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:17:58 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31313 Well now I’ve put a Gravatar there so you can recognize me more easily.

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By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31307 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:22:19 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31307 Now I have to check to see which Michael is which. I rarely do endorsements anymore, as it tends to be lesser of two [or more] evils when it comes to politics. In much of the South it is an estimate on when the indictments will arrive.

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By: Michael https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-31300 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:25:36 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/11/13/protecting-the-taxpayers/#comment-31300 I also changed some other things, like my endorsements. 🙂

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