Multiple Accounts for One User

DosDawg posted 25th of May 2009 in Community Voice. 17 comments.

I know there has been a problem with some, a few, who think they need to create multiple accounts on here. I think this is one thing that should be added to the rules section, that a user is only allowed one account. now what we can look for in the future, just as yahoo has it, you can have one account with 5 aliases, but one primary account. I think this is credible in asking for a one user account name, because as rules are implemented, and there will be those who have broken the rules, they will be suspended or banned, they can just create another account and continue their mayhem, of if they already have multiple accounts, they can just login and continue their same deeds. i have seem this more prevelant on expertzzzz, where a member would create a thread, and have multiple user accounts, and go back and forth with his own self to make the answers and inquiries, making it appear at first glance that this was something of a discusssion.

Sounds crazy i know, but i would like to hear the communties thoughts on setting the rule, one user, one account?

if you are currently a user who has multiple accounts, i am sure boonex can make provisions where your data from one account can be merged into a primary account. there is truly no need or benefit from having multiple accounts.

Regards,

DosDawg

 
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sammie
gets my vote we already know of people with upto 18 accouns here, and buckmagoo exposed one and i posted all his accounts here as he made them the same day it was easy to show he was using them to support himself
CALTRADE
It is already in the rules that Andrew posted- did you read them?
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3.3 You are only authorized to create one (1) user account at any given time. You are strictly prohibited from creating multiple user accounts under different usernames, identities and business entities. Any violations will result in full suspension of your user account(s) without any further notice. Accounts created by BoonEx employees are notable exception.
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He posted it on his blog post "Draft Constitution". I see more think that if anyone has issues with that rule they should respond there.
DosDawg
i did read that post, and it was not in there when i read it. and i dont have an issue with the rules, and i chose to post it here so it would be clear and not misplaced. you could be correct, if there are issues with the rules, then by all means that should be posted there. i read those rules clearly and decisively and that was not written there, otherwise you think i would have wasted my time writing this?

Regards,
DosDawg
Draxxon
I agree with one exception. I am a freelance programmer, and Draxxon is my personal (business) account, but I also maintain another account for one of my clients. (Who wanted to have their own licenses with it's own login/password) So in the case where (PAID) licenses are concerned, I think that it is vital to allow for more than one account.

I feel that this is especially important for integrators who are setting up Dolphin for other clients and want to have the ability to turn the license over see more to the client once the project is complete.

Otherwise I agree wholeheartedly.
DosDawg
in that instance, where its a monetary exchange, the account could be generated on your clients behalf, but you would not use that account to post to the forums and blogs. that is a separate account and is in no fashion actually linked to you other than as the manager, but i think that is still iffy, i think a client could create their own account, if not you can purchase the license for them, and just let boonex know the license owner is a client of yours and the license belongs to a client. i dont see more see any real reason why if your client is not going to participate in the forums and blogs or participate in the community at all, other than needing a license, then there is no real reason to create a profile, and if that was the only reason, then i would say you could purchase that license yourself for your client/

Regards,
DosDawg
CALTRADE
That should probably also be expressed on Andrew's "Draft Constitution" blog as that is a situation they may not have considered.
Draxxon
The only time that I use the client's account to post or send email is when it is related directly to their site.

For example, if I am sending a Unity Email to the Boonex Staff (for admin reasons) and want a trace of the thread available for my clients, I will use that account. Also, when posting bugs for the patches, I posted a few from that account (since I was on-site at the client location, and tracking down the bugs at the time), otherwise, I agree. All correspondence should be done through see more my personal account.

I also think that voting etc, should only be done through one account. Otherwise it is an abuse.
Draxxon
I guess basically the main reason to have a separate account is for sites that I create for my clients and may-or-may-not be administering myself. In this case, it is important to have a separate account for the client since the client *MAY* wish to post to UNITY or not. However, I don't wish my own posts/opinions to become related to those of the other site, and they may not wish the same.

Also, from an admin point of view, I need to be able to turn the account over to the site owner if I stop see more administering the site.

I feel that this is probably a rare exception to this rule, since there probably aren't a lot of developers doing the same work that I am, and most people will want to consolidate all of the licenses under one account.

Otherwise, as I said, with the exception of paid licenses, I see no other reason to create a new account.

I am just concerned that 3.3 in the constitution will ban this practice because it mentions "Business entitites", and I feel that a "Business Entity" is separate from an individual person.
DosDawg
draxxon,
i think caltrade may be correct, this needs to be brought up to andrew org@boonex.com and ask how that would be handled.

caltrade,i think that the draft was edited from the time i read it and that was the reason for my post. and i am sure that andrew is reading this as well, and its my presumption, could be wrong, that he read this and edited the draft.

without declaring it on its own blog IMHO, it can get caught up in the melee' and get lost. so i wanted to specify this not only see more as a suggestion, but something that i didnt see when i read the draft.

Regards,
DosDawg
Draxxon
DosDawg, I added it to the comments on the Boonex Blog. I'll see how it goes. At the moment it's almost a moot point since that account is pretty much handed over to my client, but it could be made into an issue at a later date if anyone tried to get nasty about it.
DosDawg
yes i agree, it needs to be addressed that is for sure.

Regards,
DosDawg
sammie
i think once the ip lookup is in place with Dolphin 7 taking over as the Unity software, then the abuse will soon come to light of anyone logging in different account from the same ip.

i have access to a lot of unity accounts it does not mean they are mine, i have never made a post with any, it is usually to get the licenses where there were 12 needed it confused people so they just gave me there login.
DosDawg
yes that is understandable, and as you know i have had access to many unity accounts for support and install purposes, but i have never actually created an account for a user.

we shall see where this goes. right now i am going to bed.

Regards,
DosDawg
tyke
I agree with 1 user 1 account, dont know why people need all these fake accounts. Perhaps in draxxon's case, and others like them, there should be a sort of special account that only allows 1 account for that person on here, but is linked to multiple sites (for those that have clients.) i dont even know if that made sense. Dooh! I know what i mean anyway LOL.
killerhaai
For me is 1 on 1 the best solution. If you need access for clients, then they have to make a own account, and give the details to you as manager. These accounts can be hide.

My poor 2 cents for this... :)
houstonlively
One account per person is ideal, but how on earth are you ever going to detect multiple accounts? Registration IP address is of no use, nor is email address. With out requiring users to submit personal info like Driver's license, passport, SSN, etc., and verifying those credentials on an individual basis, it's going to next to impossible to police all the accounts. I hate to be a skeptic, but I don't see an easy way to keep this from happening.
DosDawg
you are right, its not easy, but most of us are creatures of habit, and you can generally tell a person posting habits, after knowing them for some time. its not easy, and nothing worth doing is ever easy.

of course we would rely on the rules to be abided by to start with?

Regards,
DosDawg
 
 
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