Hey guys, I've got a little bit of a discussion for you. I wanna know what everyone thinks about Shared Accounts. It's a
bit of a wall of text... but incredibly important information!
What is a shared account?
A shared account is a single username being used by more than one person. It could be between members of the same
household, or people all over the world. It could just be between two people, or one large public account shared by dozens.
While this could be a lot of fun, it can also be incredibly dangerous to all involved. Even if a user logs into someone
else's account just one single time the account has been shared. If a user gives away or sells their account, it still
classifies as a shared account even if the original account owner never logs into it again.
Sharing your password with a house mate:
The least harmful of shared accounts; you have shared your log in information with a sibling, spouse or friend. There are
many reasons behind this; receiving help, showing off the game, going AFK and someone other than you plays in your absence.
In this case it is impossible for a mod to tell it was not you behind the keyboard; you take full responsibility for what
is done to your account while you are not using it. It is not uncommon for a sibling to hop on a person's account and say
and do wretched things; all under your name! The best way to avoid this is simply logging out when going AFK, or not
sharing your log in information with family members. Do not share accounts with siblings, each of you should have your own individual username.
Group accounts:
A group account is an account used to manage a roleplay group in game. The group's staff members are given the login
information to the group leader's account, often created for that purpose, so that they may manage group members by adding or removing them from the group. While this setup is incredibly efficient to operating a group, it could lead to serious problems should the wrong user be given this information! If one of the people on the account breaks a rule and receives a ban on that account, all the other users who have logged into that account risk being banned as well!
Someone shares their password over the net:
This is straight up dangerous. Never EVER use someone else's login information as it could lead to your personal account being banned. Do not believe anyone who is giving out their password for any reason. They may say it is because they "are quitting Feralheart","Want to show you their characters"," are banned and want to see if it works on someone else's computer". Any reason could lead to your account being banned, or their ban transfering to your account! Do not take someone elses account for any reason, it's simple enough to make a new account anyway.
Well there is a quick summery, and now I'm curious. Above is what I think....what do you think?
