Verification to create diaries

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Why aren't moderators doing more to ban fake accounts and delete fake diaries?

If IP Addresses can't be checked then start a manual verification process.

Whenever someone creates a new diary, a moderator can PM them and ask them to send proof such as:

A short 30s call with a Mod

A specifically instructed video in which the patient shows their legs


Literally so many non invasive ways of verifying whether a patient's diary is real or not.

The patient should be given 1 week to verify themselves from when the diary's been created otherwise their post is deleted and they're banned.

Simple.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on January 29, 2023, 05:50:37 PMA lot of people are hesitant to post diaries at all.  So many patients have come here, asked a few questions, and then left without sharing their story.  I think a verification process would reduce the participation rate even more, unfortunately.

There can be many many easy ways to verify.

1. 30second video call/phone call
2. 30second video
3. Proof of Payment
4. 1 simple picture of their legs with a specific instructed pose

It's better to have 10 verified authentic diaries than having 20 unverified diaries mixed with fakes.

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Quote from: LengtheningDream on January 29, 2023, 08:44:53 PMMost people wont want to take the hassle to verify themselves and this would reduce the diaries significantly. If anything these steps are far too intrusive for a voluntuary website. Probably a picture of the forum page with their fixators on should suffice.

Yeah, even this would be enough. There's no way someone can think 1 picture is too intrusive.