Do Mentors on PF Have Access to User Locations?

[Hyperspace2]

Do mentors on the PF know my location or any other user's.?

 

[Andre]

Your IP can be traced.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

You are here.

 

[Andre]

You are here.

Where is the X on the map?

 

[Borek]

Where is the X on the map?

http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp

Enter IP, once details are listed, click on Map It on the right - there will be no cross (sorry), but the red dot.

 

[Ryan_m_b]

From our mighty fortress us mentors see all...

 

[Borek]

 

[rhody]

Do mentors on the PF know my location or any other user's.?

Hyperspace,

If need be, we can peek in your window...

Rhody...

 

[KingNothing]

IP's can be traced to some extent, but there's no guarantee that they are remotely accurate.

 

[Evo]

from our mighty fortress us mentors see all...

lol!

 

[Dembadon]

You are here.

No, I'm not. I'm here.

 

[phinds]

Do mentors on the PF know my location or any other user's.?

Why do you care? Do you owe one of them money?

 

[QuarkCharmer]

They can ban users, which I would assume includes banning specific IP's, and you can use an IP to get a very general location or region, so I don't see why they wouldn't.

 

[diazona]

Yeah, pretty much every forum or forum-like software gives its moderators access to IP addresses. If you have a static IP address, that IP address can be matched to a location. Generally static IP addresses correspond to cable, DSL, or other broadband internet connections, as well as institutional internet connections (businesses, schools, universities, etc.). The alternative is a dynamic IP address, which you probably have if you're using a dial-up modem. A dynamic IP address _may_ be traceable to a specific location under certain circumstances.

 

[diazona]

http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp

Enter IP, once details are listed, click on Map It on the right - there will be no cross (sorry), but the red dot.

Only 350 miles off ;-)

I generally prefer http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_demo_ip

 

[moejoe15]

You are here.

He isn't here, he's there. Clear your cookies if you want a new path to reality. I was under the impression that routers and cable or DSL modems did not have static addresses.

 

[lisab]

Clear your cookies if you want a new path to reality.

that made me laugh...