What about people playing from the same IP? Seems like it may just cause unnecessary confrontation...

Ultimately, the people who need the info can get it; I think your solution would just cause different problems and clutter the interface with unneeded info.

IPs are not unique to individuals. If you were an IT person you would realize that. Xavier University (for isntance) has one IP address in each dorm, so if two people in the same dorm happen to both be playing, it would look like a multi.

because it's a security issue?

Dunecat, admins can already see your IP address... It would be a privacy issue to publish everyone's IP address for the public, you can get quite a bit of information about someone given their IP address.

why do you want to see someone's ip address? is something wrong with you

Is that how the mods perform their "witchcraft"?

@abgemacht: Very possible. However, how can an admin tell the difference between a multi-accounter and multiple people playing from the same IP address?

@Draugnar: I know IPs are not always unique to individuals, I know that 99% of people have dynamic IPs, and I know that a ton of people are behind a single IP using NAT. I also know that sometimes people play from a single computer with a single IP address. In those cases, I have the same question I asked above: how does an administrator determine the difference between a true multi-accounter and many people playing from the same IP?

@Chrispminis: I know, and I wouldn't want anyone's IP address to be published to everyone--just to the people currently playing a game with that user, and only if it were useful for defending the innocent and exposing the guilty.

@alamothe: I am actually asking for IP addresses so I can hack into everyone's home computers and steal all their money and identities. All I need to do this is an IP address and a 9-monitor setup like in Swordfish. I am Hugh Jackman.

I'd really prefer my IP address not be posted where people can read it... kthx.

Dunecat, IP address is only one of a raft of techniques we use. I don't want to publish them all, and generally provide an idiot's guide to multiing. What I will say, however, is that we can tell.

And this will, I can almost guarantee it, not be taken up.

OK. I was only asking if it made sense, and if it doesn't, it doesn't. The general indignance is more than misplaced--people should be more annoyed by how kludgy the forum is. But back to the subject, I don't even need IP addresses anymore to steal people's Internets. Just the 9-monitor setup from Swordfish. And I've already got 5 of the 9, so watch out, because this blackhat is ready to strike.

I would love everyone to know my ip adrress so they can find out all sorts of information about myself. maybe we should all post our phone numbers too!

And our addresses:]

"I know, and I wouldn't want anyone's IP address to be published to everyone--just to the people currently playing a game with that user, and only if it were useful for defending the innocent and exposing the guilty."

Still not worth it. Just trust in the moderators. If you have any suspicions, just send them to [email protected] and we'll check it out for you. And I like this forum. Kludgy... =(

Easy for you say Chris, your the one finding out where we all live and what our children's names are:p

Look me up, you can find loads on me easily. =)

Arg! Publishing IP addresses! You can't be serious...

Thanks for addressing my queries Chrisp!

Also, I already know your IP addresses, guys. I figured them out because I am pro with technology. Srsly.

jman777: 127.0.0.1
texasdeluxe: 127.0.0.1
OMGNSO: 127.0.0.1
rlumley: 127.0.0.1
alamothe: 127.0.0.1

Multi-accounters? You decide.

A little thing called privacy