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Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 11:00 #27430
Firefly
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I was interested to see this post on the session details:

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Sim: Edinburgh
Timetable: 1993
Sim Start Time: 0000

Real Start Time: 1730
Connections Open: 1720
Host: KevM
It may be innocent and this persons name may also be KevM or it could be that someone is pretending to be me?

Think I'll be changing my ID to match my username.

FF

Last edited: 16/01/2012 at 11:00 by Firefly
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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 11:18 #27431
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KevM has run a few sessions so i'm sure it's just purely co-incidence. I connected last night to see someone called "JH" controlling which is a handle a used for a while, but again I assume it was just chance given you only get 4 letters to play with.

Perhaps you should be 1K3V? That way we see your an express and you would get Priority

JGH
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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 11:31 #27432
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That particular username has a "real" name of Kev Mxxx and an email address with kev.mxxx@etc. So in this case just a coincidence!
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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 11:31 #27433
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Perhaps you should be 1K3V? That way we see your an express and you would get Priority
lol, think I'll go with FFLY.

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 11:33 #27434
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That particular username has a "real" name of Kev Mxxx and an email address with kev.mxxx@etc. So in this case just a coincidence!
Spooky

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 11:41 #27436
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Just for example we have 19 people registered in the name "Dave" albeit with different user names.

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 12:04 #27439
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That's just by Trigger from 'Fools & Horses'. :dry:
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either.
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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 12:05 #27440
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" said:
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That particular username has a "real" name of Kev Mxxx and an email address with kev.mxxx@etc. So in this case just a coincidence!
Spooky
Oh, and it's a different last name to yours!

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 12:40 #27444
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Yep, I had some complication with this... As I'm Dávid IRL. LOL
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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 16/01/2012 at 22:02 #27496
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" said:
I was interested to see this post on the session details:

Quote:

Sim: Edinburgh
Timetable: 1993
Sim Start Time: 0000

Real Start Time: 1730
Connections Open: 1720
Host: KevM
It may be innocent and this persons name may also be KevM or it could be that someone is pretending to be me?

Think I'll be changing my ID to match my username.

FF
I'm not pretending to be anyone. I have always hosted as KevM. I'm not a clone

Kev

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 17/01/2012 at 09:44 #27528
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Fair enough.

I wonder if people have had conversations with us thinking they're talking to the other KevM?

Kev

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 17/01/2012 at 23:26 #27590
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Actually, yes. When 'KEVM' came onto a game someone else was hosting just the other day, I immediately thought it was KymriskaDraken and didn't think nor was aware that it was Firefly. As far as I'm aware, 'FFLY' would be a unique player name so is a great choice....just glad you didn't go with 'FIRE' as may cause some form of confusion with someone else maybe thinking there was an actual fire somewhere.
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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 18/01/2012 at 01:08 #27607
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Actually, yes. When 'KEVM' came onto a game someone else was hosting just the other day, I immediately thought it was KymriskaDraken and didn't think nor was aware that it was Firefly. As far as I'm aware, 'FFLY' would be a unique player name so is a great choice....just glad you didn't go with 'FIRE' as may cause some form of confusion with someone else maybe thinking there was an actual fire somewhere. :unsure:
Especially if working Kings Cross

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 18/01/2012 at 01:20 #27611
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Something along the lines of...

Public address system/The tannoy:Quote:
Would Inspector Sands please head to the station control room.
?

:whistle:

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Re: Duplicate names or someone pretending to be Me? 18/01/2012 at 06:57 #27627
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" said:
Something along the lines of...

Public address system/The tannoy:Quote:
Would Inspector Sands please head to the station control room.
?

:whistle:

Ah the mysterious Inspector Sams, in constant demand in the control room.

Peter

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