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Originally Posted by Metalpnx

First let me say I am new here but with my background in information and data security couldn't resist adding my .02$. My degree is in computer science with a networking focus. I said all that to say this- The network admin should have no trouble once the vulnerability is identified filtering out any connections made exploiting the vulnerability. This is a big part of why server logs are kept. The server logs will have a date time stamp as well as ip address for every connection. This would also catch low volume cheaters as incognito mode and clearing cookies won't change your IP. You could still cheat using proxies or vpns but not on nearly as large a scale because they would still need to be changed each time you vote. All that being said as a rangers fan it seems people are taking it that if you vote against JDF he's calling you a hater...... I don't see that I see the few cheaters as being called haters. But take it how you want I'm voting for my fav's I hope you are too even if they aren't the same as mine.

TLDR: Yes they can catch cheaters.If your not cheating your not hating. Vote your heart or your hate whatever makes you happy.

In theory, yes. In practice, not always, in my experience. I've worked places that don't record IPs and places where they purge logs on a 24 cycle for a variety of reasons. They set this up to limit votes based on cookies which is the laziest way to have done it. Even if they can track IPs, it's not going to eliminate cheating from multiple machines. In all truthfulness, yes, they should be able to track cheaters, but it doesn't necessarily mean they are actually able to.

I'm totally with you on the not voting for a character not being the same as hating. People throw out the word haters like candy these days, labeling anyone who doesn't agree with them as that.

Also, welcome to the site!