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This topic is about fandom ethics and it might cause agreements and disagreements. I decided to make a poll out of it so everyone could voice their opinion.
Logging IP addresses is an anti-harassment feature. Should they be logged, when and why? Personally, I dislike needless IP collections and won't comment in most journals what collect them. I may comment in communities which log IP addresses of registered users, but still dislike it.
So, what are the fandom ethics about logging IP addresses of registered users by journal owners users? Are there any rules? (All journals, IJ, LJ, any other Jay)
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Poll #1117 Logging IP Addresses of Registered Users
Open to: All, results viewable to: All
Do you log commenters' IP addresses in your journal (any journal; LJ, IJ etc)
No and not planning on doing so
9 (19.6%)
No, but thinking about doing that 1 (2.2%)
Yes, anonymous posters only 20 (43.5%)
Yes, all commenters' IPs are logged in my journal, registered users and anonymous 14 (30.4%)
No 1 (2.2%)
Yes 6 (13.0%)
Other (Explain) 1 (2.2%)
Explain if you marked "Other"
If you log IPs of registered users, then tell us the reason:
Never harassed but slightly paranoid 11 (47.8%)
I was never harassed but worry that it may happen in the future 1 (4.3%)
I was never harassed; it's just a cool setting 2 (8.7%)
I was harassed in the past and reported it to the journal abuse team 1 (4.3%)
I was harassed in the past by a user who kept getting new usernames to get me 3 (13.0%)
I was harassed in the past and banned someone from my journal 2 (8.7%)
I was never harassed 2 (8.7%)
I was harassed before 4 (17.4%)
Don't know 0 (0.0%)
Other (Explain) 6 (26.1%)
Explain if you marked "Other"
If you log IP addresses of anonymous posters only, tell us why:
I was abused by anonymous posters in the past 5 (17.9%)
I was not abused but would like to prevent that happening in the future 9 (32.1%)
I was not abused. I log IPs to discourage anonymous posting in my journal 6 (21.4%)
I dislike not knowing who the commenter is 11 (39.3%)
I was not abused 4 (14.3%)
I was abused in the past 0 (0.0%)
Other (Explain) 7 (25.0%)
Explain if you marked "Other"
How do you feel about your IP address being logged when you comment?
I comment so fast that I don't even know if my IP was logged 11 (25.0%)
I know it's being logged and don't care 22 (50.0%)
I know it's being logged and refuse to comment unless really know that person 1 (2.3%)
I know it's being logged and feel that there is no good reason for doing that by that person 2 (4.5%)
Having my IP logged by others puts me off commenting in most of those journals 6 (13.6%)
Having my IP logged puts me off commenting completely 1 (2.3%)
I feel nothing about that 16 (36.4%)
I feel good about that 0 (0.0%)
I feel negative about that 5 (11.4%)
Other (Explain) 3 (6.8%)
Explain if you marked "Other"
When should people start logging registered user's IP addresses?
As soon as possible because it’s so cool 1 (2.4%)
After banning the harassing registered user and them reappearing under a different name 13 (31.0%)
After reporting abuse to the Abuse Team 7 (16.7%)
Any time is a good time 13 (31.0%)
After experiencing actual harassment 13 (31.0%)
After someone they know was harassed 6 (14.3%)
Never if they can help it 5 (11.9%)
Other (Explain) 10 (23.8%)
Explain if you marked "Other"