idea for reducing DL's

[Tuberski]

Not now, you are marked and will be watched accordingly......



ACK!

[Tassadar500]

Damn!

[Dis]

so what if I create a DL called GhengisFarb's DL, I can escape scott free, right?

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Ming
... If someone creates a DL to troll... insult people... or get around a restriction, then we hunt them down

... and *DESTROY* them in GLORIOUS battle!!! Afterwards, we shall throw back a barrel of finely aged BLOODWINE!

Gatekeeper (it's the Klingon in me, I swear it is)

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb

Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb".

Maybe not, I might develop a complex......................

Charmon already been der and done dat.

And it was funnier than hell.

[DrSpike]

DL's aren't really a problem. You see the only real way a DL is fun is if you use it to do precisely the things that will attract attention, and then a Mingapulco trip.

[TheStinger]

Alot of DL's are created by Ming so he can then show everyone how good he is at tracking them down

[Harovan]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb".

I think DLs aren't much of a problem in the on topic fora. In fact, most of them are created there by posters, who just don't know that it is frowned upon to have a second handle and that it's possible to change the handle by asking a mod. Typically they just let their first handle die without causing any trouble. There were numerous examples, and nobody ever gave a damn. Look at one of the most famous Civ3 critics (aka "whiners" , to stir up a feel of the good old flamefests), Coracle, who also had the handle Encomium. And one of the most active Civ3 strategy forum regulars is de facto a DL too.

DLs in the off topic forum are mostly created to troll or to have fun otherwise. Some of the funniest stories I remember, or have heard of, involve DLs, mostly with funny names. Of course it's correct to hunt them down, once it's against the rules, but oh well... the OTF is trolled and spammed in an equal amount with or without DLs, so there! .

The DL dance is applied to almost all OTF newcomers, especially those who dare to create threads while having a brand new settler account. It's just good for a laugh and hardly meant bad. It's a part of Apolyton just like the Banana option.

That said,

[rah]

The easiest way to reduce DLs is to tell us about them. Since they're not allowed, they will be dealt with.

[centrifuge]

I think that the easiest way to reduce DLs would be to get those posters on some medication for their schizophrenia

[MattH]

Originally posted by centrifuge
get those posters on some medication for their schizophrenia

I think Schizo is when you hear voices/see things.... MPD is personality.

[Urban Ranger]

The best way is to ban Alexander's Horse's IP.

[Dis]

branching threads would reduce DL's

[alva]

It would reduce the amount of posters too...by quite a lot I would think.

[Dinner]

I honestly don't know. What are branching threads and how would they reduce the number of DLs?