Forum Post: A Call for IP Address Mapping
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 30, 2011, 8:30 p.m. EST by Rico
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Is it possible to map the IP address of people posting here and use it to provide their country of residence ?
I'm tired of reading anti-Jew/anti-Israel posts from folks by folks who clearly do not use English as their first language. I see similar posts advocating one party or candidate in our US elections, and I would like to know when I'm hearing a foreign opinion versus that of a fellow citizen.
It might also be interesting if we could see the city from which people are posting. I'd be suspicious of too many posts coming out of Washington DC, for example.
I don't care where in the world the honest and well intentioned posts come from, but I would bet my bottom dollar some of the more offensive posts originate from places with a clearly identifiable agenda.
Isn't that idea too police state for Occupy?
Simply informing people of the general location of the poster is 'police state' ? I didn't promote censorship. Many posts here advocate a position regarding US elections and foreign policy, and I would just like to know where the poster is from when considering their opinion. I might, for example, read with skepticism a post advocating globalism from China, a post blaming the Jews from Egypt, etc.
At a minimum, I like the idea of allowing 'like/dislike' at the post level with those heavily disliked pushed to the bottom of the post listings.
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If you're tired of reading anti-Jew/anti-Israel posts simply use the power of your mind & stop reading them.
I know I can, but the troll posts keep pushing good posts off the list. I just wish there were some way to control them.
Yes. It would be nice to be able to like or dislike posts, or search feature ...or something.
I spoke with a programmer connected with the forum a week or so ago. I was told this is a beta program and that there was work going on to insert a search feature. Hopefully this information helps.
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You could just mark all those [comments] - 1 to send your displeasure.
I don't see any way to vote on a post, only a comment. It would be nice if we vote on posts and have them "disappear" just like comments.
I'm on a dish, my location won't pop up, my IP will change. I'm from southeastern Georgia, in the US.
Yes, some folks will appear to wander, but it should always be relative stable. You're would likely show up where your service provider routes into the Internet.
The troll issue bothers a lot of people. Its a lot of junk for the most part. I don't know why they think its so important to keep something anti-semantic on the boards. I think a lot of Jews would agree with regulating the hell out of the bankers after this mess.
People can have a "clearly identifiable agenda" anywhere in the world.
True. I just want to know in general where folks are from. At a minimum, this would reveal any posts from foreigners attempting to influence the movement. We wouldn't censor anyone, we'd just be informed as to where they are posting from.
What're we talking about here, anyway. . .The Middle East? China?
Which Other are we afraid is trying to influence the Occupy message?
Oh, WAIT -- I know: feckin' Canadians, eh?!
By the way, I'm posting from Chula Vista, CA. . . . That's California, not Canada. Had you worried there for a second though, I'll bet.
I find it pretty interesting how many people object so strongly about having the nation from which they're posting displayed beside their comments.
Yes, Canadians, no matter how much I love them and their country, might have a different perspective on American politics, and it would be good to know when someone from outside the US is attempting to shape American opinion via OWS. They can speak all they want, I'd just like to know where they're from.
Wouldn't YOU like to know which posters are employed by the PR firms of big banks? The Democratic National Committee or the Republican National Committee? We have no good way to tell THAT, but we CAN pretty easily tell what country folks are from.
I'm anti-Nationalism in all its forms, and reject the idea that it would be helpful to know which Country a person is posting from, when we are discussing ideas.
I think we should be suspicious of anybody promoting any particular political framework, no matter where they're from.
So, failing being able to find out any useful background information, you'd like to know useless background information instead? When somebody named "Rick Al Sharaf" from Dubai says nasty things about our American government, we'll surely know not to trust him!
Seems like a plan.
If you select a location in your profile, it will show up next to your name when you post. I still like the idea of people being able to post anonymous if they want to though.
Why? What purpose does it serve for people to be able to conceal what nation or city they're posting from? It certainly serves a purpose for us to KNOW that information as it helps us understand the context of the post.
Hey Rico, what is your wife wearing right now? It would certainly serve us to know.
What my wife is wearing has no bearing on the opinions posted. The nationality of the poster does, particularly given the amount of material posted with the intent of influencing American policy via this movement.
Sure it does. If your wife is satisfying you, then you're less likely to be violent. If you're not violent, then you're welcome to show up at the protests. It is of utmost importance. Is your refrigerator running?
Right. What my wife is wearing has the same relevance as would knowing a poster advocating globalism is from China or a poster advocating we blame it all on the Jews is from Iran.
...a hungry man tends to be more upsettable...
Yes, you are right. It would be nice to know. Though, however much we would like spatial information, it is best that it be up to the user to determine if they want their location identified. We have to preserve the right to be anonymous, especially on the internet.
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interesting- lets censor everyone that isn't a red blooded flag waving American. lets make sure that they have a Birth Certificates . white protestant , not a black and make them take a lie detector test , to make sure that they don't hate Jews.
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Now you're taking things to the extreme. I didn't mention censoring anyone, I only suggested we get an approximate location tag. What are you afraid of ?
Anyone who runs a web site has the ability to see all the IP addresses of the machines that connect to the site.
Your idea won't stop people from posting stuff. People can always post through a proxy server and you will never know where those people are located.
If we ALSO require no more than one log-on name per IP address, the folks using proxy servers will have to go through quite a bit of effort. THis would also stop the silly practice of each user having 20 different aliases they use to vote their comments up and others down.
I really like that idea but unfortunately, my dish spits out new IPs all the time. It'll say I'm in Virgina and South Carolina.
The IP address is still pretty accurate for my purposes. As for people using multiple accounts, I wonder whether the MAC address would serve the need.
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those aren't foreigners, those are uneducated bigoted americans on the Left who hate jews. didn't you know that the Left is the home sweet home for rampant anti-Semitism these days?