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As a former investigative reporter, I'm strongly against organizations and people collecting information they don't need that could compromise other people's security.

However, as a former investigative reporter, I've been the target of harassment. :) So I can sympathize with anyone who turns on IP address logging if it's the only measure they can take to prevent harassing posts.

I've never turned on IP address logging, and my posts (both here and at LiveJournal) are open to anonymous posters. I've had a couple of spam posts that I dealt with through deletions; otherwise, I've had no problems - and I have half a dozen communities at LiveJournal with keywords that could attract spammers and random harassers. So, unless somebody has a real problem on their hands, I'd encourage folks not to log IP addresses, because having their IP addresses logged is a genuine security problem for some folks - say, somebody who uses a work computer to post their slashy stuff from. (In some workplaces, IP addresses identify specific computer terminals.) Those folks can be naturally reluctant to release that information to some stranger whose blog they want to post at.

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