Originally posted by merman
How would that stop a user from creating a 2nd account if they're using 2 different emails?
I have 14 e-mail addresses.
8 for work (4 for companies I work with and 4 for my own company) and 3 private ones (one for general use, one for family and friends, and one for girlfriends). I also have 3 aliases. In theory (and even in practice) I could set up 13 more accounts, or even more by setting up a couple of dozen hotmail, gmail, yahoo, etc. accounts...
For some people, that would be an OK thing to do. For me, it just isn't. I come here for chess, and to try to play as good as I can. I play, make mistakes, win and lose, learn, make friends, have my own moderately successful clan, and try to be a valuable member of this society.
Some people just join to waste time, or because they've got nothing better to do. They want to try and buck the system, and prove themselves better than everyone else. They're the ones with multiple accounts, the ones who post stupid things in forums, and annoy everyone else. They also cause the most harm to other players, and the site itself.
I would like permission, Russ and Chris, and all you other bigwigs, to shoot these m*&%$£"?!s on sight. Stomp on them from a great height. Rid the world of them. I'm even considering setting up my own religion so that I can justify my actions...
Nuff said, I've got 3 games waiting...