Can a member join and somehow set their join date to a few years back

[Notch7]

The reason I ask is because over the last couple of years I’ve seen a few people start commenting on GD, they seem to be old members so joining date 2022 but all the posts are new.

I wondered if it’s possible to edit the HTML to do it

 

[Deleted member 265726]

This is a query best asked of moderation or admin, I would have thought.

 

[Murdochcat]

This could be because Admin staff are resurrecting dormant members to create content ...........

 

[MNW67]

Most likely they joined several years ago to read about DIY, but never ended up posting. But then more recently they discovered the "joys" of GD.

Why does it bother you?

 

[Mottie]

The reason I ask is because over the last couple of years I’ve seen a few people start commenting on GD, they seem to be old members so joining date 2022 but all the posts are new.

I wondered if it’s possible to edit the HTML to do it

Is it because they are making you look silly?

 

[Deleted member 265726]

Most likely they joined several years ago to read about DIY, but never ended up posting. But then more recently they discovered the "joys" of GD.

That pretty much sums me up. I signed upto other online DIY sites at around the same time and ended up using the alternatives on the whole. This site has a more active chew the cud corner ime.

 

[motorbiking]

One of our regular "friends" seems to create several logins to keep as stock. The time stamp will be server time, so there is no ability to amend that, unless you can do an SQL injection attack.

 

[MNW67]

One of our regular "friends" seems to create several logins to keep as stock. The time stamp will be server time, so there is no ability to amend that, unless you can do an SQL injection attack.

Do you mean the legendary "Himmy" that some post about?

 

[Jurassicspark]

The reason I ask is because over the last couple of years I’ve seen a few people start commenting on GD, they seem to be old members so joining date 2022 but all the posts are new.

Not really.

Register 10 years ago and post one single question regarding DIY. Log out and never return back cos you already figured out the solution.

10 years later, bored browsing your emails and you stump across a message from this site. Reset your password and your back.


That's how it goes.

I wondered if it’s possible to edit the HTML to do it

If it was that easy, majority of the websites will be down by now.

 

[IT Minion]

One of our regular "friends" seems to create several logins to keep as stock. The time stamp will be server time, so there is no ability to amend that, unless you can do an SQL injection attack.

Similar to this some people will creat 'sock puppet' accounts that they just use to have someone to chime in with likes or "Yeah you tell em!" comments.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

do an SQL injection attack.

That's easy for you to say!

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Similar to this some people will creat 'sock puppet' accounts that they just use to have someone to chime in with likes or "Yeah you tell em!" comments.

Yeah you tell em!

 

[IT Minion]

For the record ReganAndCarter is one of my sock puppet accounts and I would like it removed and banned permanently.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

 

[Jurassicspark]

For the record ReganAndCarter is one of my sock puppet accounts and I would like it removed and banned permanently.

Hold my beer.