by Woeler » October 17th, 2012, 9:31 am
[quote="DGFone"][quote="FlipMode"]The thing is some legit users have what is called a static IP (given a new ip with each visit) and those are recognised as proxies even though they aren't actually using a proxy server as such...[/quote]
Just to go all technical on you, I believe you are referring to a dynamic IP. Static means stable and unchanging, so an IP that changes is dynamic, not static. And there are different kinds of dynamic IPs, those that change rarely, to I've heard even once every fifteen minutes if not even more often.
Just checked: just as its name implies, a static IP never changes.
And my household uses a dynamic IP, so I assume that many innocent members can suffer if dynamic IPs will get blocked.[/quote]
Dynamic IP's do change. But they don't undergo major changes, just a few numbers. If traced, the ip will show the exact same location and information. This is impossible for proxies. We should look at people that log in at 6am from an ip in the US and at 8pm from an ip in India for example. Mods can easily see the difference between a dynamic ip and a proxy (if they do their homework lol)
Also, I misread something. You can in fact go around a blockage with proxies. However, If you're not supposed to go here, don't go here. Using proxies will confuse the mods and admins. If you use them, deal with the consequences.
I'm sorry but it's way to easy to say ''I need it in school'' while in fact this could be a duplicate account from people we don't want here.
We need to realize what damage proxies have done to this community. Various members have come back (silently). Last night was a nazi pm festival, Nazi pridepoints, Regular spam, abuse of members and the systematic trolling events.
I say: Make a rule that forbids proxies, but do educate yourself on the difference between dynamic ip addresses and proxies. There are differences and they can easily be seen.
There are those who complain about the wind, there are those who hope the wind will change, --though the wise-- the wise adjust their sails.