View Full Version : Including board nicks in domain whois details
Head Boy
2005-06-17, 09:09 AM
As more and more cheaters seem to be appearing in the adult biz, I wondered if it would help LL and TGP owners if submitters started to include their board nicks in the registration details for their domains. I appreciate that you wouldn't have time to check everyone, but it may make things a bit easier if you wanted to get a feel for the character of a webmaster.
Ramster
2005-06-17, 09:53 AM
Nick would only help if they are a steady poster at many places but I doubt much as their submitter name would do the same thing.
And ALL new submitters I DO check the whois of. Every single time.
Linkster
2005-06-17, 01:02 PM
not only do we check the whois but we check it against a database of former submitters (former meaning they are no longer able to submit) - and confirmed cheater lists from many sources
Head Boy
2005-06-17, 02:01 PM
It was more to help get onto a white list than to detect cheaters. The submitter's id is obviously a good check, but I've seen those traded on some boards. I've been thinking that my domains must be difficult to check as I've got several hundred of my own, and I act as an authorised registration reseller to quite a few other webmasters. Many of those don't seem to update their details and leave a bastardised variant of my details there. I used to use "Sex Elf" as registrant, but now I use "Elf Domains", either of those should indicate that it's my domain. My registration service is "Domain Pairs" and I know that some of my clients were being rejected by LL owners until I got them to update their details.
What would be the easiest way for me to make checks easier for site owners?
vBulletin® v3.8.1, Copyright ©2000-2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.