04-04-2016, 12:00 AM
IPs reveal zip code and although it's not the same as a street address, that's a bit too specific for my likes. I don't mask my IP at Sorcery because I know some of you personally, but I often mask my IP. I vaguely recall Gonzo uses proxies and he's not a sock user. There are others like him, who value privacy.
You can do an anonymous IP ban, that would make it easier.
But there's a very simple way around using anonymous IPs too. That's not going to solve the sock issue.
Nothing can accommodate the issue of socks, that's what I'm saying. A Yuku ban may keep out some, but there's no way to ensure those you ban remain banned. There's alternatives to every scenario of banning.
The IP issue isn't so black and white or objective. You can try keeping the issue objective as possible but then you'd be like wolf. You assume you're banning completely, but it's false security.
There's no way to ensure a complete banning. No matter the protocol you eventually decide to use. I'm not saying don't ban, I'm just saying there's no way to ensure a ban sticks. Absolutely no sure-fire method.
Use what's easiest and makes sense for you. What keeps most socks away is the inconvenience of using their socks. Banning forces another sock to be deployed, after awhile that process gets boring and tedious for most.
You can do an anonymous IP ban, that would make it easier.
But there's a very simple way around using anonymous IPs too. That's not going to solve the sock issue.
Nothing can accommodate the issue of socks, that's what I'm saying. A Yuku ban may keep out some, but there's no way to ensure those you ban remain banned. There's alternatives to every scenario of banning.
The IP issue isn't so black and white or objective. You can try keeping the issue objective as possible but then you'd be like wolf. You assume you're banning completely, but it's false security.
There's no way to ensure a complete banning. No matter the protocol you eventually decide to use. I'm not saying don't ban, I'm just saying there's no way to ensure a ban sticks. Absolutely no sure-fire method.
Use what's easiest and makes sense for you. What keeps most socks away is the inconvenience of using their socks. Banning forces another sock to be deployed, after awhile that process gets boring and tedious for most.