Folks, I have bad news about a very unfortunate situation.
A member here has multiple profiles/accounts here. This had been brought to my attention a few times. I had hoped it wasn't true. This violation is against the rules. As you know having two profiles is against the rules because it is deceitful, and may lead to hurt feelings. This isn't a minor infraction. One profile had over 75 postings, the other had over 900.
How was this caught?
The sharing of multiple IP addresses between the two, this is so rare, I consider it convincing evidence alone.
The fact that the alternate account lead to a profile that showed they were the real person. This has now been removed, but I did keep a screen shot of it on my home computer.
I have emailed this person a few times now and taken steps to disable postings and PMs for that person. I am undecided on if this should be an outright lifetime ban, or if another solution is possible. I feel this was a calculated betrayal of the trust of everyone on this board.
StephanieM
A member here has multiple profiles/accounts here. This had been brought to my attention a few times. I had hoped it wasn't true. This violation is against the rules. As you know having two profiles is against the rules because it is deceitful, and may lead to hurt feelings. This isn't a minor infraction. One profile had over 75 postings, the other had over 900.
How was this caught?
The sharing of multiple IP addresses between the two, this is so rare, I consider it convincing evidence alone.
The fact that the alternate account lead to a profile that showed they were the real person. This has now been removed, but I did keep a screen shot of it on my home computer.
I have emailed this person a few times now and taken steps to disable postings and PMs for that person. I am undecided on if this should be an outright lifetime ban, or if another solution is possible. I feel this was a calculated betrayal of the trust of everyone on this board.
StephanieM
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