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Rika_Furude
12/30/19 7:49:29 AM
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Lets get this out of the way quick. Aint nobody hacking gamefaqs accounts

Who the hell is paying money just to troll gamefaqs when alts are free
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DeathDeathSong
12/30/19 7:51:30 AM
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its madfoot

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uwnim
12/30/19 7:51:59 AM
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People have stolen plenty of Gfaqs accounts before. That part isnt absurd. People actually buying one makes no sense whatsoever. Like who would waste money on that?

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Rika_Furude
12/30/19 7:55:13 AM
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I wont dismiss the idea of someone like xsquadder stealing like one account or something. But nobody is stealing accounts with any level of frequency just to troll. Especially not old accounts
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TwoDoorPC
12/30/19 7:56:05 AM
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i find it funny that some users act like there is some kind of black market for accounts on a "dying site"

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Wewillrocku
12/30/19 7:57:12 AM
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i had an account of mine hacked on a different website for no apparent reason a very long time ago. it happens.

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Rika_Furude
12/30/19 7:57:20 AM
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TwoDoorPC posted...
i find it funny that some users act like there is some kind of black market for accounts on a "dying site"

Explain the trend of 5k+ karma accounts with 1 amp posting controversial topics
Its been ongoing for a while
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Wewillrocku
12/30/19 8:01:24 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Explain the trend of 5k+ karma accounts with 1 amp posting controversial topics
Its been ongoing for a while
could be self control and yes there are people who have it

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NinjaBreakfast
12/30/19 8:07:38 AM
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I really would not put it past some of the absolute top tier weirdos on here to buy/hack accounts to troll people tbh

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Jiggy101011
12/30/19 8:08:47 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Explain the trend of 5k+ karma accounts with 1 amp posting controversial topics
Its been ongoing for a while

If it's a trend then surely you must have several examples you can provide

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FursonaNonGrata
12/30/19 8:12:48 AM
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@bover_87 had a really good explanation about this process last time it came up

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LampChop
12/30/19 8:15:45 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Explain the trend of 5k+ karma accounts with 1 amp posting controversial topics
Its been ongoing for a while
You think people with alot of karma are impervious from saying stupid shit? It happens all the time. Go see the Politics board. They do it more on those accounts because there's less chance of getting banned, and only sent into purgatory.

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Rika_Furude
12/30/19 8:22:24 AM
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Jiggy101011 posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Explain the trend of 5k+ karma accounts with 1 amp posting controversial topics
Its been ongoing for a while

If it's a trend then surely you must have several examples you can provide

Im on mobile but the topic on the front page of CE about dating a trans women, leaving her and making her pay the bill alone
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Rika_Furude
12/30/19 8:23:03 AM
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LampChop posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Explain the trend of 5k+ karma accounts with 1 amp posting controversial topics
Its been ongoing for a while
You think people with alot of karma are impervious from saying stupid shit? It happens all the time. Go see the Politics board. They do it more on those accounts because there's less chance of getting banned, and only sent into purgatory.

But like 1 amp? No way these are the original account owners
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BlackSheep715
12/30/19 8:24:43 AM
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Stolen accounts are absolutely a thing.
Bought/Sold accounts? I dunno.

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Wewillrocku
12/30/19 8:27:19 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
But like 1 amp? No way these are the original account owners
some are hacked, some aren't...

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Trigg3rH4ppy
12/30/19 8:43:19 AM
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I remember back in the day using gamefox you could autolog all your accounts daily for the karma. Could be some people just have an army of old alts. Surely some are hacked as well. There are some strange birds here.

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CreekCo
12/30/19 9:20:29 AM
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BlackSheep715 posted...
Stolen accounts are absolutely a thing.
Bought/Sold accounts? I dunno.

Its an odd topic to stumble across but I was having this conversation the other day

Stolen, bought and sold have all happened here. Personally, I wonder if its even weirder than that.. the truth usually is. But yeah, strange birds indeed.

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FoldingProjects
12/30/19 9:23:30 AM
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Bover did
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FoldingProjects
12/30/19 9:26:45 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Explain the trend of 5k+ karma accounts with 1 amp posting controversial topics
Its been ongoing for a while

People waking up and decide to post facts. Why is that so controversial?
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Cowthief
12/30/19 9:28:18 AM
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FoldingProjects posted...
People waking up and decide to post facts. Why is that so controversial?

Because that's not what is happening

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Southernfatman
12/30/19 9:28:50 AM
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Bought or stolen, it's so pathetic that people do that shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUL7q8eyig8

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FoldingProjects
12/30/19 9:30:11 AM
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Cowthief posted...
Because that's not what is happening

Nah it is. People who used this site during their youth realizing they had an account and now as an adult, they'll post about things that matter more than games.

Now, you actually bought a high karma account lol
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Middle hope
12/30/19 9:30:46 AM
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The only account I could see getting bought is a LUEable account.

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bover_87
12/30/19 9:33:03 AM
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FursonaNonGrata posted...
@bover_87 had a really good explanation about this process last time it came up
C/P from the last time I saw this topic come up...

The extreme majority of account thefts on GameFAQs over the years have been for one or more of (1.) LUE access, (2.) the account is a mod, (3.) grudge against the owner (either posting embarrassing shit on the stolen account or just suiciding it), and (4.) pure entertainment (usually suiciding accounts en masse). People generally aren't going to go through the trouble of stealing an account for regular board access or anonymity when they can just make a few alts and level them enough to access whatever board.

I should also point out that account security has improved greatly since the days of GFAQs' mass jackings, both with the most popular email providers (TFA alone basically defeats 99% of attempted email thefts, which is by far the most common way to steal an account) and on GameFAQs itself. If there are still accounts floating around that aren't in the hands of their original owners, they were most likely either stolen a very long time ago (long enough ago that it would be nearly impossible to prove that the current holder is not the original owner at this point) or handed over willingly by the original owner (for money or otherwise).

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Cowthief
12/30/19 9:36:07 AM
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FoldingProjects posted...
Nah it is. People who used this site during their youth realizing they had an account and now as an adult, they'll post about things that matter more than games.

Now, you actually bought a high karma account lol

You are so full of shit. I just got a name change on my Sparksfanboy account.

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Wewillrocku
12/30/19 9:36:31 AM
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grudge against the owner lol

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FoldingProjects
12/30/19 9:37:43 AM
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Cowthief posted...
You are so full of shit. I just got a name change on my Sparksfanboy account.

No one is buying that lie, lol
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bover_87
12/30/19 9:45:49 AM
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Wewillrocku posted...
grudge against the owner lol
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/573081-hellhole/48795997

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BlockAddition
12/30/19 9:47:22 AM
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uwnim posted...
Like who would waste money on that?
I don't see how paying for a pre-2005 account with a space in the name is a waste of money but hey, maybe when you get a disposable income like me you can afford luxuries

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uwnim
12/30/19 12:28:39 PM
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BlockAddition posted...
I don't see how paying for a pre-2005 account with a space in the name is a waste of money but hey, maybe when you get a disposable income like me you can afford luxuries
It doesnt matter if you have 1 dollar or 100 billion. That would be a waste of money. It would be like if they were handing out free samples of like say Cheerios and you went and bought the small sample cup of them from the person behind you in line for the price of a full box. Absurdly pointless.

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Villain
12/30/19 12:30:22 PM
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I suppose you'd have to if you want LUE access

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PatrickMahomes
12/30/19 12:35:16 PM
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bover_87 posted...
C/P from the last time I saw this topic come up...

The extreme majority of account thefts on GameFAQs over the years have been for one or more of (1.) LUE access, (2.) the account is a mod, (3.) grudge against the owner (either posting embarrassing shit on the stolen account or just suiciding it), and (4.) pure entertainment (usually suiciding accounts en masse). People generally aren't going to go through the trouble of stealing an account for regular board access or anonymity when they can just make a few alts and level them enough to access whatever board.

I should also point out that account security has improved greatly since the days of GFAQs' mass jackings, both with the most popular email providers (TFA alone basically defeats 99% of attempted email thefts, which is by far the most common way to steal an account) and on GameFAQs itself. If there are still accounts floating around that aren't in the hands of their original owners, they were most likely either stolen a very long time ago (long enough ago that it would be nearly impossible to prove that the current holder is not the original owner at this point) or handed over willingly by the original owner (for money or otherwise).
How do you know all this?

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CreekCo
12/30/19 7:19:49 PM
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Its kinda public knowledge to older account holders who were active at the time / had real friends irl on here. Believe it or not, there was a time people would meet up from Gamefaqs or sometimes run into people with Gamefaqs shirts in the malls.

Sidenote... why they stopped Gamefaqs T-shirts Ill never understand. Free effective advertising....

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FL81
12/30/19 7:22:18 PM
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The Venezuelan gold farmers are all getting banned on Old School RuneScape, so now they're resorting to shitposting on a dying video game message board to make end's meet.
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