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if you ignore them you'll be fine! i started on this site defending PS3. then defending every platform except (cell phones). now i just watch cause theres a troll or fanboy born everyday so don't stress your self worrying about it and you'll be fine.



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I don't think it is that bad.  Besides it's fun to see alt accounts get banned.



Legend11 said:

It's obvious when banned people are able to make multiple accounts that there is a problem with the way accounts are validated.  That's in addition to all the other trolls using alternate accounts to hide their main identities.  Maybe it's time to start using ISP email accounts to validate users on here otherwise why even bother having a ban system?


Yeah I agree.



 

Kantor said:

How many permabanned users, exactly, make alternate accounts?

Most people realise that they're not wanted.

Those who do stay and continue to troll, well, there's the IP ban for that.

Xoj, Steroid, people like that?

LOL you think the IP ban actually works? Oh Kantor ..



 

Seece said:
Kantor said:

How many permabanned users, exactly, make alternate accounts?

Most people realise that they're not wanted.

Those who do stay and continue to troll, well, there's the IP ban for that.

Xoj, Steroid, people like that?

LOL you think the IP ban actually works? Oh Kantor ..

It's a deterrent. 

Most people stop at having to find a proxy.

Of course, it's not 100% reliable, but then when you combine the proportion of people with the know-how to bypass an IP ban with the proportion who actually are IP-banned with good reason, you get quite a small figure. 

Oyv is the only member whom I recall bypassing an IP ban.



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No.. cause the WessleWoggle youtube videos were so awesome... I would have missed that if he was banned forever..



 

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zgamer5 said:
Beuli2 said:

Who would create a new account and lose all his VGCHartz points :P?


exactly!!!!


This, even though i am not sure what they are for.



nordlead said:

hmm... last time I checked most ISPs give 10 e-mails account per subscriber. Given our progressive ban system and the fact that no one actually uses ISP e-mails that gives every troll 10 accounts which they can switch between, or 120 different bans of the same type they have to sustain.

Anyways, this will always be a bad idea as VGC caters to everyone. If you want a website that caters to those who have good jobs or happen to know their ISP e-mail accounts you could try visiting neogaf if you can manage to get on.

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if I remember correctly zackblue used to agree with leo-j

absolutely true. In my country we don´t get those isp emails. and virtually  EVERYONE here uses free email accounts. I would not come here if it only accepted those type of email accounts.



Kantor said:

How many permabanned users, exactly, make alternate accounts?

Most people realise that they're not wanted.

Those who do stay and continue to troll, well, there's the IP ban for that.


Obviously not Wessle...



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19:44:36 Skeezer FAILURE
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19:45:01 Skeezer i meant
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people using Alt accounts aren't about to change there behavour so it is only a matter of time that that account will be banned as well , and if the stars align and there is harmony in the universe and  they actually post thoughfully and don't re offend no harm is done that way either .



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