Need help with IP

I run a message board for softball players and we have has an issue for over a few years with a guy starting trouble. Alot of the people on this website post tournaments as a business and he is hi jacking every thread. We had made some threats to people ad we would really like this person to be exposed so he is no longer posting. Any help would be great. I was not sure where else to post this.

Mike

 

What software are you using for the board? I know in vBulletin (and I'm sure others, but vBulletin is the only one I'm familiar with), if you're an admin or an admin has given you the proper moderator powers, you can see an IP address on every post. From there you can ban the person by their account or by a full IP ban.

 

Yes I believe I have the ability to do this. But he has causes a lot of damage and we would like the person to be exposed so that he will no longer be able to associate himself with anything softball again.

 

Well, that's a whole other issue. Exposing him sounds like you want to tell people his personal information, which is generally verboten in online communities. I have to wonder if it's really up to you if he is ever allowed to associate himself with softball again in general, but you certainly can control your own online softball community that you run.

 

That is not it at all. This guy has been on the message board for years, saying stupid things, hi jacking threads that directors are trying to post tournaments on and making rude comments to everyone that posts. This is a softball player in our community and I would like to have this guy called out for the jerk that he is and exposed to everyone so everyone knows who it is and what he has done. I promise there is nothing more involved but I guess thanks for the information.

 

No matter if this guy is a good softball player or not, enforce the forum rules and softball rules. This kind of behavior shown on the forum would not be allowed on the softball field. Ban from the board and eject him off the field/from playing the game based on softball regulations you have.

 

And if you know him personally outside of the boards, why do you need to have him "called out for the jerk that he is and exposed to everyone so everyone knows who it is and what he has done"? If you all know him in real life, then I would think you all know what a jerk he is already.

 

Let me try one more time. I dont see anywhere on the message board to ban this IP address. The real owner of the board and not been involved in softball for years so he is probably not on there anyone or every checking anything that he can check. The person that is posting under several different user names but all from the same IP address is causing trouble. This board is for softball players to talk about the sport and tournament directors to post their tournaments. This guy makes post to all tournament directors posts bad mouthing the tournament or the director himself. What I am looking for is there any real way to find out an address, name, something on who this person is but looking at his IP address.

 

The board just makes you use a login in name and password, it does not ask for a email or anything to verify themselves. So WE do not know who this person is

 

IP Details for <snip>
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ISP: AT&T U-verse
Organization: AT&T U-verse
Services: None detected
Type: Broadband
Assignment: Static IP
Blacklist:




This is the information it gives me. Could I contact AT&T

 

Hi Mods, does this really need to be aired here?

I have installed and maintained VBulletin boards as owner and Admin and think the person here needs to contact the persons running the board.

The IP traces to Dayton, Ohio.

FWIW there are ways to prevent any ban from a board. It is one of the various reasons I gave up this means of social networking...

 

ATT wont give you customer information via ip, unless you legaly can subpoena it and i doubt it at that even, Honestly your only option is to ban the user and move on. An ip ban is beyond what most people can get around, and will pretty be the best solution you can find.

 

Yep, A.F.A.I.K., that's correct.
Is there a 'Ban' and 'Delete' Button(s)? If so - use them, and be done with it, like Tim said. Otherwise, as Laura said, contact Board owner, as he is 'prolly the only one who can I.P. Ban, anyway - depending on privileges set.