Questions and innuendos about Moderators

[Famine]

Assuming we're not using proxy servers, how closely can you track our locations?

It varies. It can be to premises, or it could be to the nearest local (read 'city') exchange.

And do you routinely look at that kind of thing?

Not routinely, but if there's cause for suspicion then yes.

whether that information is always on the screen for every post or only when checked?

No, but it's one click away. It is automatically checked by the software for low post count members and compared against spam blacklists and our own banned user lists.

is that different for moderators, admins, & webmasters?

No.

Odd that this should come up today as earlier in the week a user self-destructed after we told him we knew he was in a different country than he claimed from his IP address, and threatened to sue GTPlanet for giving him 10 warning points because it was illegal to view IP addresses.

And no, that doesn't make any sense to me either.

 

[polysmut]

Odd that this should come up today as earlier in the week a user self-destructed after we told him we knew he was in a different country than he claimed from his IP address, and threatened to sue GTPlanet for giving him 10 warning points because it was illegal to view IP addresses.

Interesting stuff. Obviously I'm not hiding as I think you can tell. I just wondered was all.

You probably won't have the notification of tagging as I edited the post to include a question about when you're coming to the pub quiz.

Edit: Do we need to tell @Famine every time we go to the pub quiz or will he just turn up when he's ready?
Like when my mate worked at the council CCTV & met us wherever he already knew we were when he finished his shift.

We're there most weeks at the moment (till September) so give us a shout if you still fancy it.

 

[Obelisk]

Odd that this should come up today as earlier in the week a user self-destructed after we told him we knew he was in a different country than he claimed from his IP address, and threatened to sue GTPlanet for giving him 10 warning points because it was illegal to view IP addresses.

Threatening to sue - classic. Zuel did that too, didn't he?

 

[Famine]

Interesting stuff. Obviously I'm not hiding as I think you can tell. I just wondered was all.

I haven't checked - haven't needed to... until now...

We're there most weeks at the moment (till September) so give us a shout if you still fancy it.

Will do. PM me a pub and a day/time (you probably already did - I was on opiates for 2 months) and I'll let you know a couple of days beforehand.

Threatening to sue - classic. Zuel did that too, didn't he?

I don't think he did, but many have.

 

[Obelisk]

I don't think he did, but many have.

Zuel did, actually. He was "stocked" that GTP members harassed him outside of GTP and threatened to sue the website over it. That was the post that buried him.

 

[polysmut]

Odd that this should come up today as earlier in the week a user self-destructed after we told him we knew he was in a different country than he claimed from his IP address, and threatened to sue GTPlanet for giving him 10 warning points because it was illegal to view IP addresses.

And no, that doesn't make any sense to me either.

I take it that the illegality of viewing IP addresses was just a claim from the user & not actually something that's against the law?

Will do. PM me a pub and a day/time (you probably already did - I was on opiates for 2 months) and I'll let you know a couple of days beforehand.

I probably assumed you were tracking mine & @Beeblebrox237's movements automatically but we hadn't actually spelled anything out exactly. I'll send you a message anyway.

 

[Famine]

I take it that the illegality of viewing IP addresses was just a claim from the user & not actually something that's against the law?

Nah. He was just having a tantrum because he got 10 warning points and demanded they were removed because he didn't agree with why he got them.

 

[polysmut]

Nah. He was just having a tantrum because he got 10 warning points and demanded they were removed because he didn't agree with why he got them.

I suppose agreeing to the AUP didn't constitute entering into a contract in that person's mind. Which would be a flimsy understanding of the law.

 

[m8h3r]

Nah. He was just having a tantrum because he got 10 warning points and demanded they were removed because he didn't agree with why he got them.

2 questions about warning points:

1. Do they go over time like if you have 10 and go a year without breaking any rules and generally being a decent GTP Member do you remove any?

2. What's the ban number is is 50 points?

 

[Famine]

1. Do they go over time like if you have 10 and go a year without breaking any rules and generally being a decent GTP Member do you remove any?

They can be permanent or they can be set to expire (from one day [although it's likely we'd issue a 0pt warning for that] to years... I don't know how many years, but I'd guess some power of 2). I'm not aware of anyone having permanent points removed, as really there's no reason to - just us and the member in question can see them and if they don't screw up again they'll never be relevant to anything.

2. What's the ban number is is 50 points?

3 strikes - 30pt

 

[kikie]

Somehow, for whatever reason, I feel this urge to go bowling.

 

[daan]

Somehow, for whatever reason, I feel this urge to go bowling.

Remember to force your cousin to go with you.

[/GTA IV joke]

 

[Dan]

Remember to force your cousin to go with you.

[/GTA IV joke]

... By calling him at every inappropriate moment as possible.

 

[kikie]

I never played GTA IV, so I don't get it.

 

[kikie]

Also this post.


Didn't read the wiki page, just posted the link.

 

[kikie]

Let's edit it before a mod removes it.

 

[Jordan]

Let's edit it before a mod removes it.

*checks edit history...*

 

[kikie]

*checks edit history...*

Let me (us) know what you think, if it was appropriate or not.

 

[Jordan]

Let me (us) know what you think, if it was appropriate or not.

 

[Johnny1996]

I heard that BAN button alone costs $500 to install, is that true?

 

[daan]

I heard that BAN button alone costs $500 to install, is that true?

Can't recall. My BAN button is blank as I've worn out the writing on it through usage.

 

[Dan]

Can't recall. My BAN button is blank as I've worn out the writing on it through usage.

Sounds like it needs to be replaced. 💡

 

[Jordan]

Sounds like it needs to be replaced. 💡

His new one is in the mail. The latest models are wireless and much larger to make banning easier (and more fun!) than ever before.

 

[kikie]

Who is @GTPNewsWire ?

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Who is @GTPNewsWire ?

 

[ProjectWHaT]

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Wow, what a throwback. I haven't seen that guy in years.

 

[TB]

Secret's out, @Jordan. Time to find a new Chuck.

 

[kikie]

Now, I'm even more confused.

 

[Obelisk]

Now, I'm even more confused.

@GTPNewsWire is a bot account made by Jordan (who uses it sometimes to grief people talking about it). Not allowed to say much else about it.

 

[TB]

Not allowed to say much else about it.

Do you know much else about it?