by The Iron Rebel » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:36 pm
by Galiantus VII » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:18 pm
The side effects of hearing a view you disagree with can include confusion, nausea, and vomiting. Just try and listen to someone say anything politically incorrect without doing any of those things. Obviously, then, we have to consider the precious feelings of everyone we talk to. Some people don't want to be triggered, guys. It's their right as Americans.
by Consular » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:09 pm
by Fratt Armed Forces » Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:49 am
Galiantus VII wrote:3. Why is this not in Technical?
by Petyr » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:32 am
That is true if everyone is playing by the rules. There's a pretty common gameplay tactic to use an image to steal someone's IP without them even knowing, you can give your IP away if your browser so much as displays an image you didn't realize where was hosted.Galiantus VII wrote:1. Only moderators get to see that.
by Jonewest » Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:47 am
by Drop Your Pants » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:48 pm
by USS Monitor » Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:22 am
by Tim-Opolis » Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:30 am
USS Monitor wrote:If you're concerned about privacy, be careful of whose forums you visit and consider using proxies.
<Koth - 06/30/2020> I mean as far as GPers go, Tim is one of the most iconic
by USS Monitor » Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:37 am
Tim-Opolis wrote:USS Monitor wrote:If you're concerned about privacy, be careful of whose forums you visit and consider using proxies.
Since it's relevant to the conversation, I'd like to quickly address USS Monitor's suggestion in regards to proxies. On most of your well-established Gameplay Region off-site forums, especially if they're involved in any amount within R/D, using a proxy is going to get you banned on that forum unless you cease usage of it. Generally, you'll be told you're on a proxy and either need to provide a very valid excuse for it or have to cease usage of that proxy. Saying you're doing it for your "personal privacy" is a one-way ticket to being banned, given the ease with which someone could then infiltrate a region if we believed every half-baked excuse about wanting to use a proxy for privacy concerns.
Whether we like it or not, forum and operational security are major issues for GP Regions to address, and they're not going to stop addressing them any time soon. As much as I'd love to live in a world like The Iron Rebel describes, where the only thing we do with IP addresses is see if they're already registered on our forum, that's not going to happen. We run them through blacklists, we run them through proxy checks, and we run their geolocation data. If you're referring to those action being glorified stalking, you're going to have to address the fact that the entirety of R/D and beyond runs through similar security systems and is very unlikely to be stopping from doing that.
by Tim-Opolis » Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:41 am
USS Monitor wrote:Tim-Opolis wrote:Since it's relevant to the conversation, I'd like to quickly address USS Monitor's suggestion in regards to proxies. On most of your well-established Gameplay Region off-site forums, especially if they're involved in any amount within R/D, using a proxy is going to get you banned on that forum unless you cease usage of it. Generally, you'll be told you're on a proxy and either need to provide a very valid excuse for it or have to cease usage of that proxy. Saying you're doing it for your "personal privacy" is a one-way ticket to being banned, given the ease with which someone could then infiltrate a region if we believed every half-baked excuse about wanting to use a proxy for privacy concerns.
Whether we like it or not, forum and operational security are major issues for GP Regions to address, and they're not going to stop addressing them any time soon. As much as I'd love to live in a world like The Iron Rebel describes, where the only thing we do with IP addresses is see if they're already registered on our forum, that's not going to happen. We run them through blacklists, we run them through proxy checks, and we run their geolocation data. If you're referring to those action being glorified stalking, you're going to have to address the fact that the entirety of R/D and beyond runs through similar security systems and is very unlikely to be stopping from doing that.
If those are your rules, and someone finds them unacceptable, then they don't have to use your offsite forums.
<Koth - 06/30/2020> I mean as far as GPers go, Tim is one of the most iconic
by Vaculatestar64 » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:29 am
by Escade » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:58 pm
by Cresenthia » Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:51 am
Escade wrote:From what I understand here, an IP does not give a person your name\address\information that can help them appear at your house like a knife weilding psychopath.
An IP gives an approximate radius of a town or something?
The issue of doxing or the threat of doxing is separate from the issue of IPs and their general use on NS or forums, yes?
I am interested in the image thing, how would a standard user identify images or should you just avoid clicking on things from sketchy people? Also what about Discord? Does this apply on Discord as well?
by The Blaatschapen » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:13 am
Vaculatestar64 wrote:<snip> and we have to protect our regions from mod action by keeping out DOS players. <snip>
by Cerian Quilor » Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:53 am
by Mallorea and Riva » Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:20 am
Cerian Quilor wrote:But can't talking NS with DoS people quickly run the risk of running up against Modly action?
by Vaculatestar64 » Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:48 am
The Blaatschapen wrote:Vaculatestar64 wrote:<snip> and we have to protect our regions from mod action by keeping out DOS players. <snip>
We go after regions for having DOS people on their offsite forums?
To the best of my recollection, we don't.
After all, who you hang out with offsite is none of our concern. It becomes different when someone who has been disinvited from here, gets help from you(general you o7) to get onsite.
That said, it's not a bad practice to ban DOS people offsite
by Cerian Quilor » Sat Mar 11, 2017 5:07 pm
Mallorea and Riva wrote:Cerian Quilor wrote:But can't talking NS with DoS people quickly run the risk of running up against Modly action?
It's a judgment call. Talking about NS with a DOS may not in every case be problematic. It certainly can become problematic quickly though. Solution? Don't put yourself in a situation where things are getting problematic, and if you find yourself in such a situation despite best efforts to avoid it, let us know via GHR. Candor serves players well.
by Consular » Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:26 pm
Cerian Quilor wrote:That's what I figured, hence why regions try hard to make sure DoS people aren't on their forums.
by Biyah » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:07 am
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