how do the admins know if someone was a member before

do you know...

how can you know if someone was lurking before

don't tell me that you actually try to compare IP's

certain characteristics maybe

If a new member joins, I write his/her IP down in my little notebook. I've been doing this since the very beginning, so I have a lot of little notebooks. 27 times a day, I write down all the IP's of all the members online at that moment, and compare them to the IP's in my little notebook.

and if he finds two the same he traces you comes round your house and eats your soul

[insert evil laugh here]


v_Ln

BWAAH!! BWAAH!! BWAHH!! <--- That's the bullshit alarm going off.

Dang Neg. you know that someone is going to believe you when you say stuff like that.

Hell I think that is why he does it, I think it is pretty funny actually.
:)

you mean it aint true???

but how else shall we ever safe gaurd ourselves against an influx of past......perhaps even banned members [pause for theatrical gasp]

ohhh yeah we have aps/mods etc to dal with people who get out of hand - huh silly me for forgetting

v_Ln

negative ... give me some of my previous nicks ... and you'll get a cookie

i asume that AO doesent really care, people can come back if their banned.... this is my third time back........ at least i hope they don't care

dont think many people do - only person i can think of that would be an exception is NFG
but wouldn't need ips to spot her - she gives her self away with the tortue she bestows upon the english language

v_Ln