I know of at least one or two people who have admitted to me in the past that they have had fake profiles and/or pics up. Not necessarily forumites or on the forums these days....


Usually verification services like the one you describe mean it being a paid feature.

From another board I'm on, I know the admins or the senior mods had ways of finding out if someone had multiple accounts. I'm not quite sure how they did it, though.

This whole conflict thing seems ridiculous to me. Kind of burns me. Seems so unneccesary for adults. Especially when from what I have seen is most of us are really not all that different.

This site provides companionship, information, entertainment, self introspection, and sometimes I truely believe a life-line for some people. When relatinships crash and burn a lot of times you loose the majority of your support network. Can most of really just toss what we get from Mingle out of our life? Without missing it? Don't think so. So why are so many trying to sink the site?

Many of people today don't have the community that this site gives. It has nothing to do with being a winner or a looser. It has to do with being people. Sometimes busy, sometimes bored, sometimes lonely even in a crowd, sometimes hurting, and sadly sometimes competative jerks that only feel big when they make others feel small.

Life is hard enough without being paranoid and hateful about wheather someone is real, or fake, or just someone you need to block. Use common sense. Take your time and see if they are who you think they are. If it doesn't add up then you know that they are playing games. Then their words or whatever are meaningless. Give your friends a little credit if you have figured out someone is a non-starter so have they. Pinning the tail on the donkey isn't really necessary.

If someone gets under your skin don't give them that power long. Take a deep breath and act not react. Silence is the worst punishment for a fool. Negative name calling is a waste of your intelligence and energy.

I have no doubt there are a few fakes on here. No it is not fun when someone runs a con on you. Especially when it moves from idle conversation to personal. It is the real world sometimes that is going to mean you are stung now and then but you choose what you learn from any experience. You can be smarter and move forward or you can be angry and stall out.

The idea of trying to make the site more secure is not a bad one but often protocals just give people a false sense of security. One thing I have learned about cons is they can usually up their game to get through. Being reserved about what you say and do on the web is just smart. Your future is your responsibility. Don't risk more than you are willing to loose.

Createing and entirely fake identity is NOT tough to do on-line but in real life with light on the subject it gets a lot harder. Personally I don't need that security for forum conversations but to each their own. In my personal life meeting; at least on cam makes sense. If people can't come up with people to verify their identity you should wonder about them. Especially if they never let you access them without notice.

A bully will attack someone as long as they get a reaction. Let the admins do their thing, and ignore the twits. By even quoting a troll, they continue to exist long after their own posts have left.

i guess paint the city red with this one

I think there is some great ideas in here. I for one will not give in to the hysteria of calling someone a fake that is for the Admin to decide. I also will not stand in front of my computer and hold up a sign like I am some criminal.

There are some friends out here that I have webcammed with and I have some that know me personally.

I think I would be insulted to be asked to prove to the internet world that I am real when this is a commmunity of friends, while there are many I am fond of to those people I have nothing to prove the rest I don't give a damn.

If we give into the garbage of hysteria on this site then the fakes have one. Mingle will no longer be the same.
This site has so much to offer and is actually one of the best sites I have ever seen. I personally hope it doesn't get ruined by witch hunts.
I for one state right now I will not nor do I want to be involved.

You know...the person you quoted is really, really smart!

I have to "hack" up a loogie.

"Con" you believe it?

I was only suggesting possible optional features that could be offered on a pay per option basis for those of us who would feel safer using those features.

I was not suggesting it become a mandatory feature. I like that M2 is free and I love the forums. I like many of the people I've met on here. I've been on other sites and I have never felt more at home on any site like I do here.

So, I was not suggesting changing anything about M2, just merely responding to a question about possible security measures that would not change M2, but add some additional optional features.

I am not paranoid, but I may be too trusting. I have been the victim of lies, cheaters, deceptions and even being stabbed. Yet I still take people for their word. But I believe in being more cautious these days.

JMO - I won't comment any more on the subject. I did not mean to offend anyone.

They can do something about their IP adresses

But they'll be back anyways