does pokemaster and other mods know our email account?

Question

so say someone made and account lets call Shrek. his email is "[email protected]" now he makes and alt and names it micheal. but his email account is "[email protected]". does mods know this or do they know something else? its wierd how shinykabutops got banned for making alts and he had absolutely no sign of alts (for me at least).

Comments

I'm pretty sure they know the users IP address :P

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Their alt's email account should be called [email protected]

Answer 1

Your email address would be stored on one of Pokemaster's databases, as it is needed for the software to complete your sign-up, and for various other functions. However, nobody else has the ability to see emails.

The way we track connected accounts, and how I was able to deal with ShinyKabutops, is by tracking their IP address. These are unique numbers that are assigned to the network you use to connect to the internet, and are sent to virtually every website or service you visit. (Try typing 'IP' into Google -- it'll spit yours right back at you.)

We can see the IP you last used to login, as well as which you used for your 'last write action' as the software puts it (though it tracks more than just submitted posts). So if you have multiple accounts and you use them on the same network, we can find out very quickly. Fooling us with VPNs or dynamic addresses is difficult since you have to be aware of what IP was used for logins and interactions on both accounts -- and obviously we're a step ahead knowing what those are.

Comments

Wow, that's so cool!

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I can see email addresses, but on the whole I don’t think they are a good indication of duplicate accounts. Most people use one of few providers (Gmail, Hotmail etc) and two different people could easily have similar addresses.