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Edited by Recon Number 54:
4/5/2013 4:30:13 AM
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It's too easy to impersonate another user.
I can see this being a problem.
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5 RepliesSince the mute/report/hide buttons are in each post, that is what any/all members will be reporting/hiding/muting. The post that they considered undesirable. And that post is directly linked to the account who posted it. Imagine a thread with two Achilles1108. It's happened. Two people, same names. One of them is a "good guy" the other is a jerk. If I see a post that makes me think, "man, that is a real jerk the person who made that post" and I report them? The other Achilles can't be "hit" by mistake. If I later decide to mute one of the Achilles based on a terribly ass munching post that was made, when I mute from that post of theirs, I am muting the person/account who made that post. No one is in danger of being mistakenly hit. Because reports/hides/mutes are linked to post and account. Displayed names are as significant as avatars. Some people around here change them as often as the Kardassians change clothes, spouses and their minds. But their posts are what can be judged, are what can be hidden, muted or reported. No one is "at risk" of being banned due to the "misdeeds of an impersonator".
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if a name has been used, we should not be able to switch to it. But we should also be able to re-use past ones.
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Edited by Winy: 4/5/2013 7:06:49 PMConsidering that there's someone impersonating me right now (And, for that reason, I switched to my Reach Emblem to distinguish), I can attest to this.
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3 RepliesOnly dolts would dare to impersonate someone like me... I'll become aroused if there was a clone of me.
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1 ReplyYou can't impersonate someone rocking their Halo emblem. I'm copyproof. Ain't no turkey like the real HurtfulTurkey.
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No really does it.
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9 RepliesEdited by Spawn: 4/5/2013 4:22:37 AMActually it's impossible. > Display Name > Unique ID > Custom/Halo Avatar > Join Date > Follower Count > If you personally "follow" the member Any of these are quick indicators of detecting "impersonation" of other users. The best part (that I love) is that you can find out most of this information by simply clicking on a users display name that gives you an information box about their profile (without even visiting their profile page). Unique ID's are Unique among all members here. No two can be alike. Now with the new follower system, say I follow the "real" account. When I click on their display name, I get a checkbox next to "followed" indicating I follow them. If the said impersonator doesn't have that, than obviously they aren't who they say they are. Do what you want, but it's actually incredibly easy to distinguish "fake" accounts from "real" ones.
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I honestly wouldn't care less...
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the only people who are being impersonated are the 'popular' or controversial members, and you should know their real ID by now to tell if they are an imposter.
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Meh, not really a big deal. Impersonators are rather obvious. Besides, it's not like the webteam will actually do anything about it.
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Halo 3 models ftw
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It is a problem.
