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Cheating - Contest - Vote

matt094 Posted messages 54 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
 Al -
Hey, everyone.
Actually, it's very simple, I'm in a voting contest where you can vote only once every 10 minutes, per IP.
And I'm busting my ass trying to find voters, while some players are already at 7000 points... (votes are made 10 by 10) the average is 2100 points for now!
So I would like to know if this person is cheating or has done something shady to expose them...
I would like to know how this person is doing it.
Thanks!

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    Célien Posted messages 5702 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 995
     
    Hi,

    IP control is not reliable because you can change your IP as you wish with, for example, a VPN or Tor, and thus vote every 5 seconds instead of every 10 minutes. However, the organizers know this very well, so complaining about it won't do you any good. Forget about this pointless contest and move on to something else.
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    1. -helper- Posted messages 92 Status Member 27
       
      +++++++ Celien is RIGHT!
      (well not quite about the VPN because behind the tunnel it's the "proxy" IP that appears, the gateway that routes the packets through the tunnel) apparently...
      As for TOR yes, I hadn't thought of that... You just need to reconnect... (for those with a dynamic IP, it's also enough to restart the box for a new DHCP request to be made..)
      However, some of the "big" TOR servers are known, and it seems that certain heavyweights of the web industry refuse them....
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    2. matt094 Posted messages 54 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      an iPod to win anyway :)
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    3. Al
       
      I played along for my dog... Well, 4th in Normandy anyway... But we had to pay and even the family participated, you can imagine how much they believed in it... But honestly, seeing the first place winners, it's a shame and having the nerve to ask for votes on top of that. I hate inequality and seeing cheating.
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