Something is up with my account here

FxPx wrote on 8/3/2000, 1:47 PM
There are a couple messages posted here by "paul"
that I never posted.

Either someone has hacked my account, someone is using the
same name - is that possible with this type of BillBoard?
or someone has the name "paul " and the system doesn't show
it as different with an extra space - I've seen that done
in other forums to get people in trouble.

This other paul hasn't flamed anybody or anything but I may
discontinue use of this account if it comes to that, given
the behavior around here lately.

thanks.

Comments

pauly wrote on 8/3/2000, 3:25 PM
If you hole your cursor over the name it will show a user id# Mine
is different than yours.....very odd that they'd allow two identical
names! I am a nice guy so don't worry about it!

Pauly

paul wrote:
>>There are a couple messages posted here by "paul"
>>that I never posted.
>>
>>Either someone has hacked my account, someone is using the
>>same name - is that possible with this type of BillBoard?
>>or someone has the name "paul " and the system doesn't show
>>it as different with an extra space - I've seen that done
>>in other forums to get people in trouble.
>>
>>This other paul hasn't flamed anybody or anything but I may
>>discontinue use of this account if it comes to that, given
>>the behavior around here lately.
>>
>>thanks.
FxPx wrote on 8/3/2000, 4:07 PM
Paul,

Thanks for writing back. Right after writing that post it occured to
me to check for other posts from you, and it turns out you've been
here for a long time!

It is weird that we can both have the same name, but I won't abuse
our name either.

thanks,

the other one



paul wrote:
>>If you hole your cursor over the name it will show a user id# Mine
>>is different than yours.....very odd that they'd allow two
identical
>>names! I am a nice guy so don't worry about it!
>>
>>Pauly
>>
>>paul wrote:
>>>>There are a couple messages posted here by "paul"
>>>>that I never posted.
>>>>
>>>>Either someone has hacked my account, someone is using the
>>>>same name - is that possible with this type of BillBoard?
>>>>or someone has the name "paul " and the system doesn't show
>>>>it as different with an extra space - I've seen that done
>>>>in other forums to get people in trouble.
>>>>
>>>>This other paul hasn't flamed anybody or anything but I may
>>>>discontinue use of this account if it comes to that, given
>>>>the behavior around here lately.
>>>>
>>>>thanks.
karlc wrote on 8/3/2000, 5:16 PM
Along that same line, I went to EDIT one of MY messages I just posted
and I was presented with one of Dick Withers' messages to edit
instead of mine!

IOW, I could have easily put words in Dick's mouth that he might not
have been happy to have attributed to him.

So, until the forum software is back to being stable, you
can't be exactly sure who it is casting those flames your way.

KAC ...


paul wrote:
>>There are a couple messages posted here by "paul"
>>that I never posted.
>>
>>Either someone has hacked my account, someone is using the
>>same name - is that possible with this type of BillBoard?
>>or someone has the name "paul " and the system doesn't show
>>it as different with an extra space - I've seen that done
>>in other forums to get people in trouble.
>>
>>This other paul hasn't flamed anybody or anything but I may
>>discontinue use of this account if it comes to that, given
>>the behavior around here lately.
>>
>>thanks.