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Is someone usng multiple accounts to manipulate votes bannable if you can prove it?

Eedat··1 votes·1,385 views

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EDIT: To clarify I dont mean an in-game ban. I meant a boards ban.

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ModPrandine3 votes

Usually if a thread gets an unusual amount of upvotes or downvotes in a very short period of time then most likely it's a case of vote manipulation, in which case we lock or delete the thread. If I recall correctly vote manipulation is also something that can result in a punishment when someone is caught doing it.

Elite4Runner1 votes

On here?

I'm 100% positive that people do that all of the time. I had even done it to try and upvote my own posts before lol, but it is kinda dumb.

I highly doubt it is bannable, especially in terms of gameplay.

I don't think anything done on the boards could actually result in a ban in the client, aside from something very extreme, .. and I'm not going to put that to the test, myself.

Eedat1 votes

Oh sorry I should clarify. I dont mean get banned from in-game. That would be ridiculous. I meant have the other accounts be banned off this board only

Elite4Runner1 votes

I would still doubt it. It isn't going to really have a significant impact unless they have dozens of accounts, and that would be a lot of effort to troll people.

TheUrbanKitsune1 votes

I mean I don't see how you'd prove it. But it's pretty petty to do something like that-- also petty to care so much about a virtual number that you want to report someone for doing it, though.

Slythion1 votes

I can agree with the pettiness to do the action, but I feel it's justifiable to be upset if it gets bad enough to sway the conversation of the boards. Worth personal investigation and time? Probably not, but I wouldn't judge others if they had the time.

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