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Thread #95075 Message #1845592
Posted By: GUEST,Guest, Anonymous or Not?
28-Sep-06 - 09:10 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Posting as Guest: Can Joe/Clones ID You
Subject: Tech: Posting as Guest: Can Joe/Clones ID You
If posting as a Guest, is one really anonymous or does the IP address info identify the poster?
I have seen other threads where people accuse a member of posting one view then come back as a Guest to lend support to his own original post. Is it possible to know when a member posts with a name then posts as a guest in the same thread or days later in another thread?
As a test, Joe or any Clone or moderator, etc. is welcome to give my member name to show a Guest is not really anonymous. If a member knew he was not completely anonymous he might choose NOT to post as a Guest.
In a related way, can a member that has many screen names on Mudcat be identified by the Clones etc. as being the same person?