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PuttItOut ago

We banned a bunch of accounts today and sent a tremendous amount of warnings.

I did accidently run a batch with a bad config setting and had to manually reverse things.

I think many that got warnings today may be from things up to two months ago.

We don't check warnings like we do bans, so you can get a warning pretty easily but it's nothing to worry about, just a way of us saying "hey, your account showed up on the naughty report."

ThisIsMyRealName ago

How does your script determine if someone is manipulating votes? Not asking for a friend, I just don't want to end up on the naughty list by using Voat in a weird way that makes the script flag me for whatever reason.

McFluffy ago

you know, in the IT world they never give out how something works specifically, if they did a "hacker" could tip toe their way around and avoid it.

even if you are 100% innocent in your question and dont want to end up on the naughty list, someone else could be reading the reply and use that information.

if you are that concerned about it you probably arnt anything to worry about.

HoneyTrap1488 ago

you know, in the IT world they never give out how something works specifically, if they did a "hacker" could tip toe their way around and avoid it.

Except, strangely enough, in cryptography, where everyone acknowledges that obscurity doesn't work against determined experts and leads to a false sense of security and lack of scrutiny.

WordCorrector ago

Obscurity is still a useful layer to have in security. Ideally, a secure system will be bullet proof enough that you can provide a pen tester with exactly how the system works without compromising security.

Look up the Vernam one-time pad cipher.

Goys-R-Us ago

If your security is bullet proof, obscurity adds nothing to the equation.

Show me bullet proof security on an IT system and I'll show you a powered off computer in a Fort Knox vault.

WordCorrector ago

If a turned off computer in a Fort Knox vault is still connected to the internet then there are ways to turn it on remotely, but I get the point you're making.