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About Two People Sharing One IP Address...

Posted by DemonicClaymore
DemonicClaymore
member, 6 posts
Thu 19 Mar 2015
at 11:21
  • msg #1

About Two People Sharing One IP Address...

[Was originally posted in "Beginners"]

Hi there, everyone.

I had another question, but this one is much more specific.

I saw that no user is permitted to have more than one account. I need to ask if that extends out to my IP address.

I live in a motel and share an IP address with several other individuals, one of which I know wants to RP with me on this site. Is it possible for the two of us to RP on this site without getting banned?

If so, what are the rules governing that? Can we one-on-one or both be GMs? Do we need to show proof that we are two individuals?

I have had this problem with sites in the past that will ban the motel's IP address because me and others play together on the same site and communicate back and forth. I do not want to waste my time on this site if the same thing is just going to happen again.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope to hear back from someone soon.

~ Clay
Evil Empryss
member, 1281 posts
Because knowing
is half the battle!
Thu 19 Mar 2015
at 11:45
  • msg #2

Re: About Two People Sharing One IP Address...

You're not the only one in that situation around here.  I've seen this question come up before.  The short answer: Yes, it's possible for two or more people to use the same computer for their access to RPOL. You may each do with your own accounts everything one may do around here.

BUT, in the FAQs it does state:
quote:
Keep in mind that users, especially those from the same computer, should keep their accounts separate at all times; they should keep a unique password no one else knows, and they should never, under any circumstances, log into or use one another's accounts for any reason.  It should go without saying (but of course it doesn't) that anyone registering an account at RPoL needs to register the account to their own email address which they check regularly.


So make sure that you log out every time you finish your gaming and never use another person's login to access the site.

When in doubt -- or if you should get your account locked because the Mods suspect you've got multiple accounts -- keep calm and follow the Mods' instructions in order to straighten everything out.  The Mods here aren't tyrants, and so long as you're playing by the rules you should be able to get things straightened out in no time.
DemonicClaymore
member, 7 posts
Thu 19 Mar 2015
at 12:06
  • msg #3

Re: About Two People Sharing One IP Address...

In reply to Evil Empryss (msg # 2):

Thank you so very much for that!

Actually, we're not even using the same computer, just the same wi-fi router.

Regardless, this actually makes me feel much more comfortable RPing on here. I really appreciate the feedback and the quote. :) Thank you!

I will keep everything you said in mind in case anything does occur.
coffeejunkie
member, 7 posts
Fri 20 Mar 2015
at 16:33
  • msg #4

Re: About Two People Sharing One IP Address...

In reply to Evil Empryss (msg # 2):

 thanks for the info. I was curious about that myself. I dont have a lot of knowledge about technical stuff like that. I live in a house of three. We all have our own computer, but share the same router thing.(at least I think that is how it works)
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