Your opinion: Consequences for creating a fake profile to "like" your own content and

Webmaster • · 2021-01-26T10:50:51+00:00

Someone has created a fake black belt profile and used it to like content on his/her own child's profile, as well as dislike/poop-smiley photos of a local opponent (also a child). To protect the child, we will not mention any names, nor will we accept anyone else mentioning/guessing names in this topic. It would be horrible to grow up, google your name one day and then find something like this. Please respect this. The fake profile managed to get his profile image verified using a photoshopped image of someone holding up the handwritten note. We check MANY of these every day and this one slipped the moderators' attention. He did not manage to pass ID verification. IP addresses in our logs, handwriting, browsing patterns etc. all match up and we could quickly identify who created the fake profile. We, of course, have all the "receipts" and can prove this without a doubt, although it would make little sense to lay that all out here. What do you think should be the consequences of this?…

Bridget Jack Jeffries

Blue beltVerified

621 forum posts3340/200

5 year(s) ago

I had a feeling I knew who it was, a feeling that has been confirmed by the disappearance of the only child who voted on my profile. I would hazard a guess that this person also left the "Arthur Snijders" reviews.

I just want the child(ren) in question to know that I wish him/her/them well and I hope I'm here and still rolling when they return to the site at age 13.

Thanks again to the mods for keeping this community great.

Yoshi

Brown beltVerified

61 forum posts2600/700

5 year(s) ago

Beltchecker also includes quite sophisticated (and free!) tools for academy administration, including logging class attendance, front desk check-in, and membership payment tracking. It is of utility for academy owners who use the system to be able to use it for all members.

it does? This is really good to know... hopefully opening up in a month or two.

on topic- it is crazy what some parents of kids competitors will do...all rationality and decency flies out the window. I'm not surprised this happened.

Tatu Piispanen

Black beltVerified

1355 forum posts10720/1000

5 year(s) ago

it does? This is really good to know... hopefully opening up in a month or two.

Yoshi, check out this video for starters: https://www.beltchecker.c[...]2680c846dd

Joe_wick

Blue beltVerified

183 forum posts4080/200

5 year(s) ago

I had a feeling I knew who it was.

I worry for any kids with a parent who would do that. Thats not a healthy environment and way too much pressure.

Tatu Piispanen

Black beltVerified

1355 forum posts10720/1000

5 year(s) ago

Also relevant to this discussion, the New Beltchecker Rules for Youth Martial Artists are detailed here:

https://www.beltchecker.c[...]2c6e4dab4d

The kids' profiles don't have the same social functionalities as the profiles for users aged 16 & up.

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Your opinion: Consequences for creating a fake profile to "like" your own content and "thumbs down" a local opponent??

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