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Stuart · 2005-10-22 11:15:10

It has come to our attention that some users are circumventing certain safeguards we have in place to try and keep some kind of fairness when booking.

Now while users didn't specifically agree to any terms when signing up we assumed one account per person was too obvious a statement to even make.

Needless to say, some people have registered multiple times in order to book many slots in one go, something we're not happy about, and we will be unbooking any upcoming slots which stray over the 2 hour rule.

This is why we have added the option to delete your account under the user profile.

Users with multiple accounts will have afew days to decide which account they would like to keep and delete any others. If you still have multiple accounts by next week don't be surprised if you attempt to login and all your accounts are gone.

You have been warned !

Armageddon · 2005-10-22 20:01:32

Well, I guess that one of the users you're referring to is me. I'd just like to explain the situation. The thing is, there really were 4 hours booked by 2 users with the same show name, but we are really 2 diferent users. It's just that we are a group of friends who have created a radio, and we have different people doing shows. So, even though the show name was the same, the person using it is different. Well, I changed my show name so we don't create that kind of confusion. I hope you understand the situation, because we are not doing anything not allowed or not fair

Mosco_DJ · 2005-10-23 05:10:20

I am in a similar case, as it had already mentioned it in another post, the last week I had the problem of not being able to transmit by the incorrect password problem.

Well, I promised to my users (or listeners), that it would replace those hours in the following session...

The only way to replace these hours, it was creating another user and book the other two hours.

Anyway, I do not have the time like always transmitting 4 hours, this was the first and only time that I do it (to reserve of which the server fails again), proof of it: I have erased the secondary account.

Excuse that I did not warn, but it had promised it.

Sorry Again.

Andrew · 2005-10-23 10:31:15

Armageddon: That's fine, we had become a little suspicious about the four hours of slots with the same show name but as long as there are two different people registering them and doing the broadcasting then there isn't a problem. Thanks for the explanation

Mosco_DJ: In a special case like that please contact us, I think that's a pretty reasonable request and as it was caused by our mistakes we would have definitly tried to help you out. Thank you for the deletion and I apologise if I've caused you any inconvenience with your listeners.

Mosco_DJ · 2005-10-23 19:47:12

Ok, is no problem.

By the way, Next some of the members of my page could that register in order to make its own transmissions, it could be that some put within the name of the show "MoscoNet Radio" or "MoscoNet.com", since it is the name of my page.

I will try to inform to them with anticipation in order to avoid problems like which they arose in the last days.

Thx. Again.

retched · 2005-10-28 02:03:40

How about if you guys end up deleting them... banning them as well? Just an idea.

Mosco_DJ · 2005-10-28 20:44:43

I have tried to send this post approximately 5 times, but I have problems with the electricity and always light goes away before sending it, I hope that already it can.

Again to write...

A friend (user of my page too) has registered in freecast today. I write to you because we are going to transmit continuous hours apparently every Friday (saturdays in server time).

I do not believe that we pruned to use the 4 hours, but minimum if we will use 3 in order to do "continuous" electronic (house) live set.

I write this so that it is not going to have confusions with multiple accounts. She is registered with the "Andrea" name.

I hope that there are not disadvantages, and if there are them, please make me know.

Ah!, I tried to communicate to you by the IRC yesterday, but nobody was available.

Greetings!

PD:
The show name's are differents, but we have a "mosconet.com" legend there...

Last edited by Mosco_DJ (2005-10-28 20:48:14)

Andrew · 2005-10-28 21:29:56

As long as you are both different users everything is fine

Don't worry, we don't just blindly delete anything that looks slightly suspect. We check past I.P addresses, etc. for similarities.

Thankyou for the warning tough, it is appreciated!

Mosco_DJ · 2005-10-28 21:34:05

Here we entered another detail, the Cable connections to Internet in Mexico (with the company that we contracted) become by means of proxy...

Andrew · 2005-10-28 21:35:40

Ah, I will make sure to remember that. Thanks

Andrew · 2005-11-02 19:24:42

Just a quick note to anyone who thinks they're still getting away with this: you're not
There are a number of multiple accounts that we still haven't taken action on, at the moment we're only dealing with serious offenders who appear to be spoiling Freecast for other people. But as Freecast grows (which it is doing, and quite fast) as will the demand for slots, any non-serious multiple accounts will be dealt with. We're currently brainstorming ideas to deal with this in a more efficient way.

Mosco_DJ · 2005-11-03 07:09:50

Well, i can suggest something:

Maybe costs much work, but changing the scheme on the present handling of users, a modification could be made, so that instead of handling itself like users, are handled like stations or radios, and that of this form can add to its own DJ's...

This is only a suggestion...

Noctuary · 2005-12-05 02:44:20

I don't want tobe a snitch, but right now I see some accunts listed at the "now playing" thingy that look suspiciously like multiple accounts. hey, I may be wrong. But I play by the rules, and i wish others would, too!

Anyway, maybe I'm wrong.

-Oliver
aka Noctuary

RADIO SCHIZO: http://www.myspace.com/radio_schizo

Mosco_DJ · 2005-12-05 02:46:20

I see it too...

Stuart · 2005-12-05 13:33:12

What were the DJ names ?

Noctuary · 2005-12-05 14:30:46

Is there a list where I can look at the names? Mosco_DJ might be able to remember better. It was something like "djwithdrac" and then right after his slot was a slot booked by someone with a name like "dj_withdrac.' basically the exact same name but with an underscore in it, back to back slots -- one nick had two slots, the next similar nick had two slots immediately after. I just remember "dj" and "drac" were in the name.

Hope this helps,

Oliver aka Noctuary

Stuart · 2005-12-05 18:34:38

I've seen and deleted the accounts.

Thanks guys.

Noctuary · 2005-12-06 01:01:56

Right now, starting Monday 5th December 19:00 Central Standard Time USA is "Djsalfer." For two hours after him is "Djfercho." And then right after him is "Djdracuinthemix," the one that DJ_Mosco and I were complaining about.

That's 4 hours of air time total.

Maybe "djsalfer," "djfercho," and "Djdracuinthemix" are all completely diff. users -- I dunno -- but I am sort of suspicious. And wasn't djdracuinthemix banned or something?

I wouldn't be suspicious or complaining if I wasn't one of the good guys who follows the rules.....

--Noctuary aka Oliver

Mosco_DJ · 2005-12-06 01:42:39

If Im not mistaken, the administrators can see the IP of who it transmits, they can verify when trap becomes, like when it happened with me, but I already explain that happened in my case on IRC.

Well, Andrew or Stuart maybe know who is... single they must check logs.

Stuart · 2005-12-06 02:37:43

They don't look like dupes to me according to the account info... I'll ask andrew to take another look at the duplicate checker system we have.

djmicKy · 2005-12-21 23:30:32

Hey im a relatively new member but i decided to join the forum to report this. Often when I'm on freecast i see a dj by the name of dracu with multiple slots and believe this is very unfair. I've attached a picture with proof of this. I don't like snitching on people but it seems very unfair and dracu is getting away with it quite alot.

Anyway thanks for providing this service it really is great.

Mosco_DJ · 2005-12-21 23:35:49

I see it too...

Wednesday
23:00-00:00 - dj_dra_cu's Show
Booked

Thursday
00:00-01:00 - dj_dra_cu's Show
Booked
01:00-02:00 - Djdracu's Show
Booked
02:00-03:00 - Djdracu's Show
Booked
03:00-04:00 - Dj_dracu's Show
Booked
04:00-05:00 - Dj_dracu's Show
Booked
05:00-06:00 - Maciejnet
Booked
06:00-07:00 - Maciejnet
Booked

Portin · 2005-12-21 23:54:34

Yeah, me and retched are complaining about the same here.

Stuart · 2005-12-22 16:19:41

(this post is a duplicate, you may have already read it)

Sorry all... Andrew is on holiday for a bit, and i can't be awake all the time. Maybe when the community gets a bit bigger we can appoint a trusted representative every few timezones just to keep an eye on things and have the power to fix some of the more common problems.

I've taken some action, hopefully it will solve the problem. If there are anymore issues the best way to contact me is in IRC, if i'm at my computer then saying my name in the IRC channel is a dead cert way to get my attention. When Andrew gets back i'll ask him to look into why this script or that script isn't being more effective.

But seriously, IRC channel. Come in, hang around, chat and get to know the people of freecast. We supposedly have over 300 users, wouldn't think it looking around, i could count the IRC regulars on one hand. There's not a sense of community here yet, but there are people behind these aliases. I'll start some friendly threads over the next few days to try and get some community spirit going

Sorry again for certain people taking advantage of good nature.

Mosco_DJ · 2005-12-24 02:53:45

Today i book continuous 3 hours, but 1 hour are in different day, example:

23-00:00 Booked
00-01:00 Booked
01-02:00 Booked

Is allowed this or not?

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