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#1   09-20-2008, 01:56 AM
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Have you heard about the practice of selling long-established accounts on, say, role-playing games, social netwoorking sites, and even occasionally forums? I probably wouldn't have believed it myself unlesss I'd seen a member of a different forum talk about having been offered some money for his account and the use of his name and persona (plus I've received a few offers for my old ICQ number myself). I don't know how common this is, but has anyone else heard about it going on on any of the forums you visit?
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#2   09-20-2008, 02:38 AM
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Wow...this is the first time I've heard anything like this.

I personally wouldn't want to post under someone elses alias but I can understand why it happens.

I had a member sign up on my forum with a username that is BIG in my niche. I know the member is European and when this new member signed up with his username and started posting, I knew it wasn't the real deal. Turns out my new member was in his teens and just wanted to be respected. I finally convinced him to use his own username and he is now a well respected member of our community.

I wouldn't think that admins would allow the trade to happen anyway, I wouldn't.
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Wow...this is the first time I've heard anything like this.

I personally wouldn't want to post under someone elses alias but I can understand why it happens.

I had a member sign up on my forum with a username that is BIG in my niche. I know the member is European and when this new member signed up with his username and started posting, I knew it wasn't the real deal. Turns out my new member was in his teens and just wanted to be respected. I finally convinced him to use his own username and he is now a well respected member of our community.

I wouldn't think that admins would allow the trade to happen anyway, I wouldn't.
the name wasn't Darkman by any chance?

I have came across such instances several times through the years. A good digg account would be worth buying as long as the account have hundreds of friends connected to it.
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the name wasn't Darkman by any chance?
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#5   09-20-2008, 09:47 AM
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I must have a gap in my cultural knowledge here... what's the significance of the name Darkman?
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I must have a gap in my cultural knowledge here... what's the significance of the name Darkman?
It's the person that my member was trying to be in my post above.
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#7   09-20-2008, 02:37 PM
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Oh, thought at first you were referring to some kind of Internet meme
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#8   09-22-2008, 06:05 AM
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never had a member sell a account and im not sure if i would allow it either.
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#9   09-22-2008, 12:35 PM
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yeah, I don't think I'd be happy if I ever heard of that going on on my forum. I'd rather they just created their own accounts and took time to build their reputation like everyone else.
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yeah i mean, you cant buy rep. if everyone found out, they would probably be shunned anyway
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