Voter identity protection

[SonicHogSpeed]

Well, we all know that people vote for others many times to either troll or just to do it. If possible, you guys should link the username to the password we use to log in Minecraft or for the Opticraft forums. Although, this will not only stop those trollers but also the people voting for others with permission.
Like, it's asking for your in-game username but it will also ask for your password.

[☣2crzy4uall☣]

That's not good.... But holy crap how about changing it to where you cant vote unless you supply your forum password!!! That would solve a lot of the people who spam vote everyone.

[hammysandwhich]

Yeah i agree, yesterday someone voted for like every person on the server...

[iGenerator]

I dont see the problem unless you are in such a diehard mindset about getting top voter it really shouldnt be such a huge deal

[SonicHogSpeed]

That's not good.... But holy crap how about changing it to where you cant vote unless you supply your forum password!!! That would solve a lot of the people who spam vote everyone.

Yeah, that was another thought; but I forgot to put that in. I'll edit it in now

[SonicHogSpeed]

I dont see the problem unless you are in such a diehard mindset about getting top voter it really shouldnt be such a huge deal

You never know if those people don't or do the actual voting on the websites.

[Hasan (Tabooti)]

But I don't want to give my Forum username & password to randoms so they can vote for meeeeeeee.

[SalsaInABowl]

But I don't want to give my Forum username & password to randoms so they can vote for meeeeeeee.

O_o E spam? But tabooti is right, sometimes I can't vote ATM and I need someone to do it for me.

[clawstrider]

But I don't want to give my Forum username & password to randoms so they can vote for meeeeeeee.

I dont see the problem unless you are in such a diehard mindset about getting top voter it really shouldnt be such a huge deal

These basically sum up my thoughts on this matter. Although I can see where Sonic is coming from, I think its making a big thing out of nothing, I don't see any real negative effects. (And Sonic, how do we know the real person does the actual voting on the website? We don't but its a risk we take, whoever the person is).

[Selkon_Hunter]

I would like to call to your attention to this quote from optical.


And I quote from the topic, "Password to Vote"

Adding a password to vote would deter users. Also, we have no real authentication between minecraft and forum right now, so it would require a bit of work to get done, which is not worth it right now.

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http://www.opticraft.net/index.php/topic,12321.0.html

[Nyssa]

The negative effects of having someone else vote for you is that the vote sites take one vote per ip, so if they vote for themselves and you, we lose a vote.. Now if they vote for 5 other people, we lose 5 votes. Voting may be annoying but we need them to grow and people who are voting for other people are not helping at all.

[☣2crzy4uall☣]

Just have it to where you can only vote if logged in... as that user.

[CazualxGrenade]

Just have it to where you can only vote if logged in... as that user.

Brilliant. That could stop people from voting for others, and so it makes other people unable for them to vote for ye.

[DeeKay]

Just have it to where you can only vote if logged in... as that user.

When scrolling down this page, I was about to suggest that =p
This could work because our forum username is linked to our Minecraft name, either when we signed up or used the existing member script.

[Felix]

But I don't want to give my Forum username & password to randoms so they can vote for meeeeeeee.

I dont see the problem unless you are in such a diehard mindset about getting top voter it really shouldnt be such a huge deal

These basically sum up my thoughts on this matter. Although I can see where Sonic is coming from, I think its making a big thing out of nothing, I don't see any real negative effects. (And Sonic, how do we know the real person does the actual voting on the website? We don't but its a risk we take, whoever the person is).

Unfortunately, I do see a "negative effect" - I mean, this is just my opinion of course, but WHY should someone benefit from the voting reward if THEY can not be bothered to voted for themselves?

We all want to vote for our favourite server (Opticraft) right? Well, time to do it for yourself (ourselves) and not expect/have someone to do it for us - You're at school/work/vacation - Tough.. wait it out, vote when you get home/online and THEN receive the reward... Why should those (like me (& the vast majority)) vote and dig for diamonds when others can be out shopping/swimming or whatever else people get up to and reap the same rewards?? Doesn't make sense does it!

I for one think it should be made more difficult (Username & Password required (IP Linked??) AND (if possible) the reward ONLY given once the user has actually voted on the sites following and not just clicking on the [Vote] link.

Disclaimer: This post is not directed at anyone in name or by reference. It is also not out of jealousy that someone is getting something for nothing. This reply is simply something that makes complete common sense (to me).