Guest posts

[Sarah Vandegoor]

Hi,

I've read that guests can post without registering themselves. How does this work?
Shouldn't they need to provide a valid email address in their post or isn't this required either?
And what is the difference or relation with an "Anonymous" post (which is an add-on, where someone logs in, but can post under a different name, but the admins can see who the logged in person is)?

Thanks,
Sarah

 

[Paul B]

A valid email address isn't required for guest posting.

The difference with guest posting and the add-on you mention is there would no way of tying the guest post to a registered member, other than the IP address (which could be a shared/dynamic IP address).

 

[Sarah Vandegoor]

A valid email address isn't required for guest posting.

I found some interesting threads such as https://xenforo.com/community/threa...t-in-a-specific-forum-require-approval.53837/
I go on reading more in the forums about guest posting.

For now, just one quick question.

Are the guest-posts tied to the IP address or something else?

Thanks.

 

[Paul B]

Yes, the IP address.

 

[Mike]

Just to clarify, I'm not sure if I'd say "tied" to an IP, but an IP is recorded (like with a regular user replying) and it can be viewed with the post.

Essentially a guest just chooses a username for their posts (which has to not be an existing user). There wouldn't be anything to stop another guest from using the same name though, for example.

 

[Sarah Vandegoor]

Thanks guys. I'm not a forum-specialist, far from, but I cannot find a reason why a forum would allow guest posting. The idea behind a forum is giving people the ability to talk to each other. How in the world can a forum work properly when multiple people "talk" under the same name.