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#2624424 19-Dec-2020 19:45

Would not let me do it on my mac, Allowed access to webcam but nothing would show up.

Moved over to my windows machine and went through same process and it worked a treat, Appears I am who I say I am 🥳

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#2624426 19-Dec-2020 19:48

Was too clunky and slow on my iPhone in Safari, on my PC I tried Firefox, kept saying couldn't access camera, eventually worked on MS Edge

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#2624428 19-Dec-2020 19:50

I tried on Chrome and Edge, Windows. Also tried Chrome on Android and Chrome OS.

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#2624431 19-Dec-2020 19:56

Yup chrome worked fine for me on windows but not chrome on macbook pro.

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#2624432 19-Dec-2020 19:57

Worked fine on Chrome on Win 10. Was a very simple and painless process, quite impressive really. Guess I better behave now.

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#2624448 19-Dec-2020 21:23

Happy to test it if you are still looking for more people :)

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#2624449 19-Dec-2020 21:25

taneb1:
Happy to test it if you are still looking for more people :)

Thanks... Just go to your profile page and follow the link to ID verification.

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#2624492 19-Dec-2020 21:42

freitasm: I tried on Chrome and Edge, Windows. Also tried Chrome on Android and Chrome OS.

All good - Firefox isn’t used much these days anyway

Apple iPhone needs to work smoothly tho

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#2624504 19-Dec-2020 22:00

Nice and easy, switched from my laptop to phone as lighting wasn't that great, but entire process was over and done with in 30 seconds!

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#2624505 19-Dec-2020 22:02

taneb1:
Nice and easy, switched from my laptop to phone as lighting wasn't that great, but entire process was over and done with in 30 seconds!

iPhone or Android?

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#2624543 20-Dec-2020 09:21

@freitasm: Is there a way to become trusted without a physical meeting? I live in the wop wops and don't get out or mix much at my age. I would be happy to take you out to lunch if you ever pass through Hastings, but what possibilities other than that are there? I have never met a mod in person, but I have visited and been visited by another trusted user who has done some work for me and I'm sure would be happy to vouch for me. I would also be happy to submit ID documents privately.

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#2624547 20-Dec-2020 09:46

Rikkitic:

@freitasm: Is there a way to become trusted without a physical meeting? I live in the wop wops and don't get out or mix much at my age. I would be happy to take you out to lunch if you ever pass through Hastings, but what possibilities other than that are there? I have never met a mod in person, but I have visited and been visited by another trusted user who has done some work for me and I'm sure would be happy to vouch for me. I would also be happy to submit ID documents privately.

Good question. The Trust status was given on having met someone in a real-life situation - possibly in a more lasting relationship than just a quick meeting (so that tracking is possible). This is a bit different than just meeting once as before.

The ID verification is a bit different and should cover the situation where trust is to be given but we haven't met. I did think of giving automatic trust to ID verified users but decided not to as these are really two different things.

Trusted and ID Verified users should have similar rights. For example I am thinking of allowing both to bypass minimum posts required for participation in some sub-forums, or to not lock their own topics so they can reply at any time without having to request unlock.

Another thing is the Trust and ID Verified allows us to have peace of mind when it comes to some areas of the forum - as I mentioned trying to make sure John Doe doesn't join posts ten times with superfluous comments and then go trying to sell stuff in Offers/Wanted (or people who sold stuff, got paid and never delivered). If you are Trusted or ID verified we have traceability.

Similarly, people wanting to play in the Politics sub-forum will have to reach a higher threshold to be allowed to post there - Trusted, ID Verified or have a very large number of posts. Geekzone is not a political or trading platform but we let people do it for the benefit of the community. And we have to protect this community, so everyone can feel safe.

We already do a lot of automated stuff in the background - check for bots, check for post content, IP addresses, etc. We still rely on human moderation though because we need it. Trusted and ID verification are just more signals for us to use in this task.

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#2624565 20-Dec-2020 10:53

It doesn't bother me that much but I guess I might feel annoyed if someone refused to sell to me or buy from me because I don't have a verified or trusted tag, in spite of having done multiple deals over the years with no issues. There is a possible danger that as these tags gain weight, those without them will be negatively impacted.

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