why is that on almost every ratio proof i see people blank out part of their ratio or upload/download. looks stupid to me.
heres a good example:
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/430...3213012_rs.jpg
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why is that on almost every ratio proof i see people blank out part of their ratio or upload/download. looks stupid to me.
heres a good example:
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/430...3213012_rs.jpg
I don't know... It is stupid...
i think ti's coz people think: if you show exact date, upl/down amount, ratio then staff can search you easy.
I don't think that they "think" that though. for crying out loud I swear the bitme staff have some hacker or something that steal ip's of ppl here and ban their new acc's @ bitme/bitmetvQuote:
Originally Posted by squirr3l
It becomes a habit as certain tracker staff look within these forums for accounts to disable, by removing as much as is necessary and leaving the finer details in, it becomes very difficult for them to 100% identify that user.Quote:
Originally Posted by lukee
Of course a better way would be to ask for ratio proofs and other items by PM without anything blanked out. Ratio proofs & speed tests mean nothing when inviting anyway, participation means much, much more.
No , system is just a smarter coder than you give him credit for............:whistlingQuote:
Originally Posted by zaa730I don't think that they "think" that though. for crying out loud I swear the bitme staff have some hacker or something that steal ip's of ppl here and ban their new acc's @ bitme/bitmetvQuote:
Originally Posted by squirr3l
Its for your protection, or at least that's what we like to think. I totally agree with the participation comment. Much more important in my book.
what about those who stilling froofs from others and then show it with all the details??Quote:
Originally Posted by SgtMajorIt becomes a habit as certain tracker staff look within these forums for accounts to disable, by removing as much as is necessary and leaving the finer details in, it becomes very difficult for them to 100% identify that user.Quote:
Originally Posted by lukee
Of course a better way would be to ask for ratio proofs and other items by PM without anything blanked out. Ratio proofs & speed tests mean nothing when inviting anyway, participation means much, much more.
that thing can make innocent get band
well how would he have gotten hold of that innocent guy's proof in the first place then? that innocent guy must have done something not so bright.
thats trueQuote:
Originally Posted by athenaesword
It's cause they all fear me :P
Lords is a scary dude. I am defientely scared of him lol
/me hidesQuote:
Originally Posted by LordS
well we dont do this, and i dont know any other tracker that does.
(i will probably give any member thats done this a heart attack, and every owner/staffer an idea here though lol)
If you send a PM on a tracker, where do you think it gets stored.
on the tracker database.
It would not take that much coding, to write a query that says something like.
Look for tracker, invite, trade, ratio, proof, (tracker names) etc in the PM column of the database, if any get flagged then they get put in a post in the staff forums.
Like i mentioned though, im not saying any tracker actually does this, but it is possible.
U can just monitor them all with tbdev mods lol.
But I don't think its a good idea, high server load and invasion of privacy.
yeah i agree Lords, ive only ever checked PMs between 2 members before.
that was because we got a report from one of them that they were getting threatened by the other, and it was some pretty nasty stuff.
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Originally Posted by stoi
you two just gave me another good reason not to write anything private or confidential in tracker pms.Quote:
Originally Posted by LordS
in my opinion only sysops should have access to member pms. i'm not saying this because of hidden trading or breaking rules. i just don't want every other mod to read conversations i have with friends, because their are private.
the fact that staff "can" read private messages is enough for me not to use them for private issues.
you stated that you don't do it, fine. i bet there are mods/admins who do a little pm browsing when there are bored.
how do you know they won't if they can? are there logs which pages were visited by staff members doing "their job"? i guess not.
better safe than sorry :D