Comments on: Poll Code Writers Are Lazy and Stupid http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/ Random musings on Webapps. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:28:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: 13-Line Shell Script Votes for Mr. Splashy Pants 100s of Times | On Web Apps http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-8323 13-Line Shell Script Votes for Mr. Splashy Pants 100s of Times | On Web Apps Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:09:18 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-8323 [...] Sorry, Greenpeace, but apparently you may not have gotten the memo. [...] [...] Sorry, Greenpeace, but apparently you may not have gotten the memo. [...]

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]]> By: JimDesu http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6769 JimDesu Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:47:43 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6769 Almost: this will make you think there are stuffing attacks when you get multiple voters behind the same NAT. Almost: this will make you think there are stuffing attacks when you get multiple voters behind the same NAT.

]]> By: Shanti Braford http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6497 Shanti Braford Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:33:13 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6497 Hey Mark, first - thanks for stopping by. I addressed that above, and the answer is yes. Perhaps the ideal scenario would be to limit to X votes per IP per block of time. It really depends upon the sample size you're expecting. For a poll in the low thousands, there is a very small chance of any problems. I've experienced firsthand working at a large Fortune 500 company where a group of individuals decided to game an online poll. We had a large IP subnet space at our disposal and my coworkers literally flooded the results with 1,000s of votes, all without the use of scripting techniques. This is not the desired input from the average poll taker. Just like SPAM, there will be dolphins caught in the net of almost any solution you might take. For me, I'd rather stop 95% of sharks with a .01% chance an odd dolphin gets caught in my net. Hey Mark, first - thanks for stopping by.

I addressed that above, and the answer is yes.

Perhaps the ideal scenario would be to limit to X votes per IP per block of time.

It really depends upon the sample size you’re expecting. For a poll in the low thousands, there is a very small chance of any problems.

I’ve experienced firsthand working at a large Fortune 500 company where a group of individuals decided to game an online poll. We had a large IP subnet space at our disposal and my coworkers literally flooded the results with 1,000s of votes, all without the use of scripting techniques.

This is not the desired input from the average poll taker. Just like SPAM, there will be dolphins caught in the net of almost any solution you might take. For me, I’d rather stop 95% of sharks with a .01% chance an odd dolphin gets caught in my net.

]]> By: Mark Coleman http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6496 Mark Coleman Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:25:53 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6496 So how do you deal with the common scenerio of having multipul users with the same ip address? Wouldn't everyone after the first person be blocked from taking the poll? Also, what about isps that reassign ip addresses? So how do you deal with the common scenerio of having multipul users with the same ip address? Wouldn’t everyone after the first person be blocked from taking the poll? Also, what about isps that reassign ip addresses?

]]> By: I wanna spend all your money... http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6487 I wanna spend all your money... Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:18:43 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6487 <strong>Reply: Poll Code Writers Are Lazy?...</strong> I stumbled on an article today called "Poll Code Writers Are Lazy and Stupid". The article makes the excellent point that many polls on web sites are badly written and therefore open for cheating. They allow everyone to vote as much as he/she likes o... Reply: Poll Code Writers Are Lazy?…

I stumbled on an article today called “Poll Code Writers Are Lazy and Stupid”. The article makes the excellent point that many polls on web sites are badly written and therefore open for cheating. They allow everyone to vote as much as he/she likes o…

]]> By: tante http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6486 tante Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:14:39 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/poll-code-writers-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comment-6486 I've written a reply <a href="http://the-gay-bar.com/index.php?/archives/1045-Reply-Poll-Code-Writers-Are-Lazy.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I’ve written a reply here.

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