I was making some changes to the website, fixing pieces of the registration process, when I realised that Rokker and Boller are likely to be just ghosts. Talk about demotivation :(
There's a piece of the registration process that allows for a shortcut, and it was used in a particular way for the two accounts. Let's call it a "registation signature", and it matches other fake accounts. If I hadn't been working on that part of the website I wouldn't have noticed.
On the other hand, commendable attention as been paid to keep them "non-ghost": they look less like the same user than you and Zak for example. So I wrote "likely" --there is still 1 in 2<some large number> chances that I'm wrong.
And I'm still confused on the 'why'. Dunno, motivational ghosts?
The part that has been annoying me is that I've spent time to clean up the code, but if I put the new version on the website stuff like this might go unnoticed. So, why am I even doing it? :-\
Quote from: dreadnaut on November 16, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
On the other hand, commendable attention as been paid to keep them "non-ghost": they look less like the same user than you and Zak for example. So I wrote "likely" --there is still 1 in 2<some large number> chances that I'm wrong.
Maybe because the majority registered a long-long time ago...
Quote from: dreadnaut on November 16, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
The part that has been annoying me is that I've spent time to clean up the code, but if I put the new version on the website stuff like this might go unnoticed.
The laity won't notice an invisible stuff. But you had several other improvements on the site, which were visible and were appreciated by the community.
Quote from: dreadnaut on November 16, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
So, why am I even doing it? :-\
Why do you eat, if you get hungry again after a few hours? Why does Symantec code a new Internet Security software, if there are newer and newer viruses?
Quote from: dreadnaut on November 16, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
And I'm still confused on the 'why'. Dunno, motivational ghosts?
All the ghosts are motivational: another time result on the scoreboard to beat.
Quote from: CTG on November 16, 2014, 08:25:35 PM
Quote from: dreadnaut on November 16, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
The part that has been annoying me is that I've spent time to clean up the code, but if I put the new version on the website stuff like this might go unnoticed.
The laity won't notice an invisible stuff. But you had several other improvements on the site, which were visible and were appreciated by the community.
Sorry, my point being that if I fix the issue, we'll lose one way to tell ghosts apart --it's always fun to make small improvements, I don't brag about all of them :P
Are you sure dreadnaut? Who could do something like that?
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 17, 2014, 12:59:57 AM
Are you sure dreadnaut? Who could do something like that?
He's ALMOST sure. Take a guess.
Which are the fake accounts they match?
Why am I not surprised at all?
Sky is blue, grass is green.
They could refute this if they aren't ghosts. This isn't a flamewar or a jealous pipsqueak accusation.
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 17, 2014, 04:00:54 PM
They could refute this if they aren't ghosts. This isn't a flamewar or a jealous pipsqueak accusation.
Oh c'mon, refute? Ghost was nominated for 5 Oscars.
Jealous for what? You are already a champion, so I have to be jealous instead.
Sorry I don't undersand what you are saying.
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 17, 2014, 05:39:20 PM
Sorry I don't undersand what you are saying.
I guess it was a noble reference to your ISA/IRC titles.
No it wasn't.
Anyway,
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 17, 2014, 01:04:36 AM
Which are the fake accounts they match?
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 17, 2014, 08:11:20 PM
No it wasn't.
Anyway,
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 17, 2014, 01:04:36 AM
Which are the fake accounts they match?
Shall I leave the answer for dreadnaut? :D
kidding
or not
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 17, 2014, 01:04:36 AM
Which are the fake accounts they match?
"Some" --I'd rather not say, not pointing fingers when I am not 100% sure.
On the other hand I had enough of people pretending to be other people ten years ago, on newsgroups, so I decided to write about it here as "look, these names might be fake, pay attention." Anyone can then decide what they think.
If I'm right however, there is a person who is being immature and, at least in my opinion, offensive.
The usually fastest "finger-pointer" not saying anything? I wonder why...
Quote from: Chulk on November 21, 2014, 11:35:24 PM
The usually fastest "finger-pointer" not saying anything? I wonder why...
(http://www.luxuryloft.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/UncleSam_2.gif)
There, now clues and probabilities have been confirmed and I can point fingers. Unfortunately, as I would rather discover the opposite.
So thank you, CTG, for making up the Agro Motorsport team and making my 2014 season much less fun.
You are smart enough to understand that people are annoyed by your behaviour, then why do you persevere, year after year? >:(