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I'd like to see if it's safe to assume that virtually everyone on a gaming site like this has a Steam account.
I'm thinking about ways to block spammers and trolls from a forum. It's possible now to use the Steam API to allow people to log into a forum using their Steam ID, and it's also possible to lookup public information about their account. It would be possible to restrict forum access to only Steam members who have purchased games in their accounts (or at least put certain restrictions on members without Steam purchases, until they prove themselves as legit contributors).
This would make life very difficult for spammers and troll sock puppets, but it obviously risks excluding people too. I'd like to see how many people would have a problem.
EDIT:
Just to make it extra clear, I'm not proposing this for RPGWatch, and the chances of them listening to me if I did are zero. Please don't panic or form a disorderly mob.
I'm thinking about ways to block spammers and trolls from a forum. It's possible now to use the Steam API to allow people to log into a forum using their Steam ID, and it's also possible to lookup public information about their account. It would be possible to restrict forum access to only Steam members who have purchased games in their accounts (or at least put certain restrictions on members without Steam purchases, until they prove themselves as legit contributors).
This would make life very difficult for spammers and troll sock puppets, but it obviously risks excluding people too. I'd like to see how many people would have a problem.
EDIT:
Just to make it extra clear, I'm not proposing this for RPGWatch, and the chances of them listening to me if I did are zero. Please don't panic or form a disorderly mob.
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