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Is there anyway to find out who people are on a forum legally? I have heard that some private investigators can find out who people are for a small price. I am on a few forums where there is one person who stirs up lots of trouble through his posts. The admins are essentially absentee managers and don't intervene unless someone is named by real life name or other stuff that may put them at legal risk. So, any solutions out there?

I would venture to guess the forum admin could access their ip address. Other than that, I've no clue. There are a lot of IT people on here so I would think they would know better than I/me.

Don't worry. I don;t think they'll be able to track you down.

There's a way to do anything. It's all zeroes and ones.

They all know who I am.

My name is Flint. Literally.

Remember when YOU were that guy?

Anyway. An admin can get an IP address, but without that there's really little hope of tracing anything down to anyone; even with that, you're limited to a few details.

Remember?

Even if you knew exactly who he was, there's practically nothing you could do with that information that isn't illegal. What are you gonna do, show up at his doorstep and threaten him? Sign him up for embarrassing magazine subscriptions?

Order some pizza for him...every night for a week. :)

Block his IP.

kick his pee pee

Nah. Get yourself any George Hayduke book and have some real fun!

Or...try to care a little less.

I think you meant "legally find out" because I thought there was a way to sign up for a forum through criminal means, the way you have it worded: "on a forum legally."

And anyway, as has been said, I wouldn't worry about it. We've put up with you this long without having Guido nail your knees to the floor, so I'm sure your other forum won't kill you either.