Action to prevent stats being messed up by cheaters

Submitted by Quizmaster on March 26, 2025
I've identified over 1000 accounts that are almost certainly cheating. These accounts will not be punished (in case I'm wrong). But they will no longer count towards global stats. A script will run every day to identify cheating,
9 Comments
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Level 75
Mar 26, 2025
How was this group of 1000 identified?
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Level ∞
Mar 27, 2025
Wouldn't you like to know.
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Level 63
Apr 7, 2025
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Level 68
Mar 26, 2025
Cheating how? Like Googling answers?

But also congrats for successfully countering that!

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Level 78
Mar 27, 2025
Thank you!
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Level 68
Mar 27, 2025
Could we try having a public leaderboard for DTC again?

Is this post about DTC, or general quizzes?

I'm anti-cheater. But I'm also fine with a person dual-windowing something like States of Germany, or just about anything, I suppose. I think it's good to remove them from stats. I have cheated on JP in a variety of ways, but don't make a habit of it.

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Level ∞
Mar 27, 2025
No, we can't have a public leaderboard. Cheaters will just ruin it.
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Level ∞
Mar 27, 2025
And yeah, I don't have a problem with people Googling the answers.

But they shouldn't wreck the curve for others.

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Level 53
May 23, 2025
Why would you take a quiz and Google the answers while you're doing it, what's the point of that? After, sure; but during?