Un-Verified Accounts: What do you think about them? How long should one have to verify it?

2015-04-06T12:09:54-04:00

I believe that once a profile has not been verified within a certain time limit, that the said account should be pulled off of RallyPoint. What say you??

IF you don't know how to verify your account, go to

http://support.rallypoint.com/customer/portal/articles/1342956-how-do-i-verify-my-account-

Thank you!

How do I verify my account?

Regardless of the type of account you have (e.g. service member, veteran, retiree, etc.), verifying your account is an e...

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2015 12:13 PM

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Not everyone wants there picture to coincide with military information on the Internet. Just because we essentially started mass use of biometrics does not mean that our enemies do not. The less information on the web the better.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Apr 6 at 2015 12:19 PM

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I wholeheartedly agree.

At the very least, I think that un-verified accounts should come with limitations. For example, a person with an unverified account should not be able to up or down vote [or, should have a smaller number of up votes (less than verified members have) --- and no down votes --- at their disposal].

Good topic SGT Private RallyPoint Member --- thanks!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2015 12:20 PM

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I would agree. I have seen some accounts that are shady to be honest. First, I also believe that one should use their full name. Just as you and I do. It lends to responsibility of our statements. Using a pen name or just letters seems odd to me. It is really hard to take you serious. A picture is great also. I use my one in uniform. I think it only adds value to what I say. You can see that I am not just a new LT. I have a bit of flair that shows my experience. When the picture is blank it is just old to me too. I have seen some profiles that I was thrown off when I clicked them. I thought they were much younger. It is rare to see anyone retire as a 1LT. A picture would have clarified that.

I way to set a restriction to posting after a certain time frame would be a good idea.

Response by SFC Charles S. made Apr 6 at 2015 12:22 PM

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There is something to be said for privacy to the user who does not want to be verified just to give them that option. But being verified Should also give us the option to prevent seeing or being seen by those who are Unverified. There should be limits on what they have access, it's kind of like those piss poor pay site things... where if you don't pay they are very limited on functionality... which is what makes the losers pay to get the access and functionality. We should take that model and make it instead of payment....verification. Limited access and visibility until they are verified. The second part of this is How to get verified. When I joined RP. I still had access to my Army.mil e-mail account and could verify that way. Since the JackA$$ Gov spending cuts forced the Army into dropping access to Retiree's, so there is no way to e-verify through my e-mail domain. I have my mil account single sign on access but I'm not sure RP has access to that.

Response by SPC Angel Guma made Apr 6 at 2015 12:38 PM

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I would mostly agree yes. But I actually had a Rally Point account for a long time- I had made the account but then lost the password and just lost interest in RP until I returned. When I returned, I was lazy when I submitted my DD214. RP has definitely grown and changed since the days when I initially made the profile. There's a definite online 'culture' about the place and convinced me this was a worthwhile way to keep in touch with the military community. But this is after being disappointed in places like the VFW and with other veteran issues, communication here at least as a degree of honesty to it (albeit some people on here are absolutely vicious).

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Apr 6 at 2015 12:38 PM

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I think I found something we completely agree on! I would go a step further and say users need to be verified before doing anything. Fake accounts are a security issue and even a means to poison the community.

I tend to side with CPT Private RallyPoint Member as well on names. I've noticed that some of the most aggressive, unpleasant members I've encountered tend to have fake names. I also understand why some desire a little more anonymity, so don't think pictures are necessary.

Response by SSG Robert Burns made Apr 6 at 2015 12:57 PM

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I think unverified accounts are restricted in their ability to interact on the site. I could be wrong, but I never am, and if I am, then it should be changed immediately.

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Apr 6 at 2015 1:18 PM

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I agree also if you do not have a pic posted I won't speak or accept your friend request

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Apr 6 at 2015 1:25 PM

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SFC Mark Merino LTC Yinon Weiss The perennial topic returns.

Ladies and Gentlemen, there are some similar discussions where similar inquiries have been addressed. Some of them are linked here above and right under "similar discussions" ---> ^

I've suggested before an option on your own profile to "view as" various conditions of other users might help users understand how little unverified members get to see based on your security settings.

Finally, anything you type here in answers is fully searchable to any person on google. Your face will be blurred and your name obscured (probably) but keep that in mind. Nothing on the web is truly private.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2015 1:26 PM

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Outstanding question, SGT Private RallyPoint Member! I think 14 days is a sufficient amount of time to get your RP account verified. If you can't get it done in 14 days, you probably don't belong here!

In those rare instances for our older Retirees or Veterans who may be encountering difficulty getting verified, that's when you scroll to the bottom, and click on that little hyperlink that says "support" and let the folks at RP who get paid to assist you do their jobs on your behalf! 14 days, or your locked out until such time as you can verify your eligibility to be here. No exceptions, no excuses.

I also feel GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad has a sound recommendation in regards to voting, only I would recommend making it a tad more restrictive and propose that until you are verified, you don't get to vote on anything, up or down. Nor do you get to start a new thread. You may comment and contribute to an existing or current post or thread, but if you wish to start post a new discussion or vote on anything, get verified first! This way, the integrity of the activity on the boards is protected from trolls and the establishment of fraudulent accounts. The profiles of verified members and their reputations on RP are safeguarded from those who may "drive by" and down vote their posts and comments on various threads.

To the greatest extent possible, we need to regard RP as an exclusive club, or gated community. The pathway to membership is well-established and easy to comply with; it is neither burdensome nor overly challenging. But if you want to enjoy the full benefits of RP, get yourself verified or be content with the limited access you have.

Response by SPC Edward Tapper made Apr 6 at 2015 1:27 PM

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SGT Private RallyPoint Member, outstanding topic for discussion.

For what it's worth, here are my thoughts on the subject.
1) 1 month max. to verify.
2) Verify by Form DD214 for veterans and retired, Active Duty Orders for Service Members, School Records for Cadets and some type of official paperwork for National Guard and Reserve. Military email address that is verified. NO VOUCHING FOR ANYONE.
3) Limited to READ ONLY until verified.
4) Remove if unverified for one month.
5) Rank and full name required.
6) For security purposes, make photo optional to protect identity for Special Operators, for example.

If by these standards one cannot comply, they must have something to hide, like stolen valor.

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 6 at 2015 3:11 PM

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I am glad that you didn't. I had a hard time with verifying my account. It took me a couple of months to actually get it verified. In the interest of full disclosure, I did not report any problems, or that my information was not pulling up when I tried to verify. Eventually it just worked, and here I am. As I said very glad that my account was not removed. This is one of the more active social media outlets I use.

Response by A1C Charles D Wilson made Apr 6 at 2015 4:46 PM

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I also think is should be verified at the same time I also do not want just anyone seeing or knowing my info to a point. I can list all my assignments from BMTS to my last station almost down to my tool chit # for the tool crib. I do think that I could give the proper info to the proper people at the same time who am I giving this info to? Sorry for any typos and spelling mistakes (disabled and old).

Response by SGT John Wesley made Apr 6 at 2015 5:31 PM

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I agree! And that time limit should be short.

Response by SSG John Erny made Apr 6 at 2015 5:32 PM

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I agree 100%, to many wanna be's out there

Response by SGT William Howell made Apr 6 at 2015 6:08 PM

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RP is a site that military professionals share our ideas and thoughts. We may not always agree, but we have a common bond and I respect each person on here. We do not need trolls that voice an opinion on something they know nothing about.

Response by MSgt Jamie Lyons made Apr 6 at 2015 6:18 PM

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I second that opinion ma'am. They should have the ability to verify within 30 days or they are out.

Response by PO3 Tanis Huston made Apr 6 at 2015 7:34 PM

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I completely agree, it only took me a couple days to pull my paperwork to send in. I hated being unverified, I worked hard and am extremely proud to have been in the Navy, I didn't like feeling like I was somehow a poser, a fake.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2015 7:43 PM

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A lot of opinions. It is certainly true that an unverified person my be a fake and some may not adhere to military standards. But, I must ask does every verified member adhere to military standards.

I think a set time frame to be verified is logical. If in the process an unverified member shows unacceptable behavior it is also logical to ban him/her.

Response by SGT Chris Reese made Apr 6 at 2015 8:35 PM

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I believe SGT Private RallyPoint Member should get 1000 points for getting everyone to agree on something!!! Lol great topic SGT and I think 14 days is sufficient unless maybe your on training or something like that. Then boot em off

Response by SrA Cee Hart made Apr 6 at 2015 9:19 PM

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I'm trying to verify by service record and it won't let me..I have no orders or I'd since I'm out will it take my veterans card??

Response by 1SG Brian Allen made Apr 6 at 2015 9:47 PM

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I cannot get my account verified. I don't think it should be inactive. If someone would verify me I would be happy. I have tried at least 5 times to get verified.

Response by GySgt Joe Strong made Apr 6 at 2015 10:10 PM

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30 days?
During that period, no profile access, no down votes, topics only post after moderator review.
Verification removes all those restraints.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2015 10:40 PM

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I know PO2 Crowder gets a lot of grief but we have fake accounts stirring stuff up. Then they talk of critical thinking. They will not negotiate their own views meaning politically correct talk becomes a national obsession. It is almost neurotic. I am not going to say something is wrong as a preface and deference to liberals. Those can kiss my azz, because they never ever admit to being wrong.

They do have fake accounts and are relatively easy to tell. They are spiteful, disingenuous and vindictive. They make these accounts and then saturate debate with taunts. If a Christian believes something and does not cause problems for others... Leave that person alone! The same with Muslims, Jews, Athiests, etc.

If a Christian feels slightest the liberal always plays the devil's advocate but they are not an advocate but committing the actual sins. Christians are not perfect and most will admit that. But do not come into a debate with a totally irrelevant diatribe. If you want Christians to be tolerant, you be tolerant if they do not want to frost your fruitcake.

So those fake accounts and unverified accounts I do not acknowledge you purporting to be real, based on stolen valor of a kind and acting as enlightened person just wanting to bring peace to the world. You are not satisfied in your own skin or place in life so you inflict your own narrow brand of hate to marginalize and misrepresent. No wonder some of you diminish stolen valor. And by the way, one hater, I would love to meet you.

People. Use that critical thinking you talk of and let's show respect to feelings and opinions of others. That includes religion, political viewpoints, etc. And most Military are free thinking.

http://phys.org/news/2015-02-liberals-science-bias.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/ [login to see] 1.htm

http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/11/both-liberals-and-conservatives-can-have

Both liberals, conservatives can have science bias

New research suggests that liberals, as well as conservatives, can be biased against science that doesn't align with their political views.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2015 10:56 PM

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I feel like most of the unverified accounts are from people that created an account, but then never continued to build it. A lot of the ones that I have seen have only 10 influence points.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2015 11:04 PM

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I am in contact with a web site who will verify if you are real or fake. All she needs is a name and when they served and who with. I can contact her and ask her about it if it would help. I don't know how to prove someone is for real, because anything can be faked nowadays. It's really a good question SGT Veronica Fulgham - Blais. I thought two weeks would be long enough, but it's taking a month for some applicants, so I guess at least a month. After that Tango Sierra, unless there is a good reason. That would be up to the web site managers. The thing about anything can be faked is what's stumping me. II guess if someone applied, but didn't seem like the real deal, then I could ask about them to the web site I was talking about.

Response by Sgt Lauren Weigand made Apr 6 at 2015 11:49 PM

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I just created my rally point account today. How does one verify there account? Or does rally point do that for you?

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 12:46 AM

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Yes let's clean house. Pretty sure ISIS is on here.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 3:29 AM

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30 days to verify and then delete if not done

Response by Cpl Karl Gleason made Apr 7 at 2015 6:53 AM

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30 days is long enough. A few days was enough for me to call upstairs and have business office make me a digital copy of mine to send in.

Response by SGT Francis Wright made Apr 7 at 2015 7:00 AM

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That's why I sent in a copy of my 214. Because I wanted to be accepted.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 8:30 AM

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I think it is time to say Thank You to the folks that serve as Admins on Rally Point. They do an excellent job of policing while still allowing freedom of thought and expression.

I am sure it is a much harder and time consuming job than the rest of us realize.

THANK YOU

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 8:53 AM

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It was pretty painless for me as an active service member to verify my account. All I had to do was verify it through my "work" military E-Mail. I understand it is the nature of the beast but unverified service members make me suspicious. That means anyone in the world (regardless of actual military service) can get on here and create an account without accountability.

Maybe we can have a "sponsor" option to where verified members can vouch for unverified members that we personally know. This might offer a more enticing option for those reluctant to verify their accounts through the normal channels. Thoughts?

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Apr 7 at 2015 9:38 AM

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It took the RP crew some three odd months to verify me via DD214.

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Apr 7 at 2015 9:44 AM

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I posted something along the same lines last year. I think RallyPoint has now grown to such a state that being verified is more important. We are seeing more and more trolls enter the forums and the admins can only get to them so quickly. I would agree that a time limit should be put on new accounts to verify their status. It isn't hard. I also think their access to the site should be locked down to just viewing the forum without having the ability to respond until their accounts are verified. If they don't verify within the time window given, their accounts should be flagged and then removed.

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Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 9:56 AM

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I think it bears mentioning to the Un-Verified Members reading this that I for one, and I do believe all RP verified members, want you to verify your membership and be a part of our community. We just don't know you are for real because your aren't verified. I've seen a lot of excuses made about not wanting personal info online, etc. Well guess what, this community runs on trust, trust that we are all professionals who serve or have served our country's armed forces. The way we know you've earned our trust is by verifying that you belong here.

If you want to hang out as an unverified and watch the conversations, etc. be my guest. Just don't expect that your comments will hold any weight, because for all I know you are some pimply ass-ed, teen-aged, neer-do-well whose phishing for enough info to hack me. You in turn can rest assured that I'm not out to get you because I did verify my account.

Anyway sorry to rant, somebody made a remark that got under my skin.

Response by SFC Christopher Perry made Apr 7 at 2015 11:10 AM

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Either your identity can be verified, or you simply need to move on. We are here for a reason. Either you belong here because you earned that by way of your service or you don't. It seems pretty darn simple to me.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 12:56 PM

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At first I didn't get on Rally Point very much at all, so I did not even realize that my account needed to be verified, but I also was not sure at first what kind of social media this app would turn out to be. I wasn't sure at first that I wanted to be a part of it. So I definitely took awhile to be verified, but I completely agree that we don't need any further stolen valor types or folks that were never "in".

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Apr 7 at 2015 1:33 PM

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So, I pose the question that if I signed up as an active duty member and was verified at that time, when I transition to retired life, do I need to RE-Verify? or just change my status from SM to R?? "I" won't change, just my military status.....

Response by MAJ Terry LaFrance made Apr 7 at 2015 2:06 PM

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meh

Response by SFC Michael Jackson, MBA made Apr 7 at 2015 3:01 PM

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For those that have military email or know someone on here. Getting verified can be problematic. I don't hold against the individual, personally. Besides, this is Rally Point with veterans and service members with 2 days to 40 years of experience in their prospective branches. an unverified fraud won't last long, most of us can talk to a person 2 minutes or less and determine they're full of nonsense and don't belong with us.

Response by SGT Steve Vincent made Apr 7 at 2015 3:20 PM

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Being as I am one of those illustrious unverified members, who has been quite active on here, I see it from both perspectives. From the perspective of someone who has been verified and everyone can see that, yes, they are who they claim to be, i see where it would be a bit disconcerting to have someone who might be anyone, posting about things. On the other hand, there are people like myself, who have responded to several emails asking for verification paperwork, and have yet to get a single reply back after asking a question or sending in documentation. Seems like admin has their hands full and I keep slipping through the cracks. Not surprising, as this is a military site. Why should the admin be any different than S1?? So, I will sit here patiently, and wait to be verified. Until such a time, I will continue to give my opinion, and if anyone dislikes it, go cry to someone who cares. My suggestion would be the anonymous Air Force dipweed who thinks they should get full Aafes benefits for the rest of their life, because they went outside the wire in Iraq at least 10 times in a deployment, so they're basically the same as a retired grunt... lol

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Apr 7 at 2015 3:59 PM

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The whole point of this site as that we're all military and to some degree professional (tee-hee-hee-hee) so why would you want to hide your identity or not complete your profile? I believe deep down that you should have a complete profile and actual picture and not the "anonymous service member" silhouette pic, but RP supports having this so whose to argue.

Could be a back door for first sergeants checking up on there troops or worse a CIA infiltration, but nah...

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 4:07 PM

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I agree, there should be a time limit.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 4:43 PM

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So.....how do you verify your account???

Response by MAJ Matthew Arnold made Apr 7 at 2015 5:35 PM

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Hmmm, at the risk of revealing my stupidity, I divulge this. When I first started reading RP I did not know what verified or unverified meant. Maybe I wasn't paying attention. (ADD has that effect.) Then, when I figured out that I needed to get verified, it took me a while to figure out how to get verified. (Yeah, I know, pretty dumb.) Then, because I don't have one of the computer thingys where you insert your ID card, I had to scan and send in my DD214. Then, I waited, and waited, and waited, I think about 3 weeks, and voila, I was verified. My point is, please give us dummys plenty of time to get verified.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 6:40 PM

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Agree that un-verified accounts should be limited on how they can use the site, including having limited information on members that are verified. Taking it a step further, once a member becomes verified, they can no longer remain anonymous either.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2015 7:49 PM

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I think that's a good idea. That way we can better ensure that everyone here is active or past military.

Response by PO2 David Hagwood made Apr 7 at 2015 10:09 PM

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It's not that difficult to verify, why would it take so long for anyone to verify? I verified on sign-up. I think there should be a deadline to verify before the account is disabled.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Apr 7 at 2015 10:25 PM

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Someone please vote this thread up. Seeing a member with 49 up-votes makes my OCD go into overdrive....lol

Response by Sgt Adam Jennings made Apr 7 at 2015 11:01 PM

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I completely agree, if you take a long time to verify that you're a veteran there are two options on what the deal is. Either you're a very lazy veteran (doubtful) or not really a veteran/service member (most likely) and just hanging around to troll.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Apr 7 at 2015 11:23 PM

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All should be verified in a specific time, or shut down. Unverified accounts should be limited account.

Response by MSG Floyd Williams made Apr 7 at 2015 11:39 PM

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I agree!

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 12:59 AM

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I agree with you all about no down votes etc and I would say after two months should be de-activated limited access for sure.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 4:25 AM

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I agree , how hard is it to show a discharge dd 214 or VA card or active or reserve or retired id card ? If you can't scan it just use your cell phone's camera to take a photo and up load it . Only takes a minute. One or two days and it should be gone . And banded from making comments or connections until they have done so . What do you think ?

Response by SGT Brent Cann made Apr 8 at 2015 5:30 AM

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I do agree with the verification process however I currently work for a Global IT/Software Development Corporation currently and have learned a lot about OPSEC in the Civilian world of IT. I have a couple of personal contacts within this Military site who I have served with that could verify me. i.e. SSG Anthony (Tony) Pichoff. That still does not change the fact that one way verification is correct. Remember basic soldier skills? Challenge and Password? Basically, who is on the only end? Does anyone on this site know who the actual site "priniciple(s)" are? Who are we or you sharing your information with? I am sure you get my point. Looking forward to hearing from you. Have a Hooah! Day. :-)

Response by Cpl Christopher Bishop made Apr 8 at 2015 7:52 AM

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I think the first question lies in What Legal Authority does RP have to verify anything?...and if it ever does gain any, then do a bunch of us free-thinkers and generally more outspoken start more silencing ourselves, which kinda defeats the purpose of the site?

Just out of curiosity I went to MY OWN profile, and didn't see a thing about whether or not I was "Verified". Frankly I do not recall ever having to submit a copy of a DD-214, or photocopy a VA Card (which by the way, up until recently would have been another problem as the older VA Cards displayed a SSN) ... so I don't know if I am verified or not. And I pretty much am unconcerned about it. I'm confident that any other Marine on here would vouch that my existence on RP passes the sniff-test.

Don't get me wrong here, I know everybody is all more enthused about calling out those Stolen Valor types more than they are worried about the effort they put forth into their own damn jobs these days...but I hope you are all considering what bureaucratic steps you might put into place that stifle the free-flowing dialog of real Veterans while you are at it.

While we're teetering on the subject, I need to take this time to point out that my "Marine Brother" below, GySgt Ekbald, popped into RP a while back, sent me a personal message just as a greeting, yet I haven't really heard a personal peep since...and then I see the profile says Homeland Security, and/or Washington DC, and that alone could be interpreted as more of the "Eye in the Sky is watching" especially the timing of such being not far from some folks wanting to label Veterans as "domestic terrorists", etc.

Not that I'm doing anything I have to hide or apologize for...but the point is...While you are at the tasks of implementing whichever flavor of Verification Nation...try to remember the original purposes of RP, and try not to roadblock those very purposes.

That would be my CUE for the RP Admins to interject on those originally intended purposes.

This perhaps should be a topic for the RP-Town Hall ... what ever happened to that? Was there one? Did I miss it? If I did, then I apologize. When is the next one?

Response by CPL Bill Siggelow made Apr 8 at 2015 12:41 PM

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Read Only for unverified.

Response by Cadet PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 4:15 PM

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In all honestly it's really hard to get verified as a cadet just putting it out there

Response by MSG Nick C. made Apr 8 at 2015 4:50 PM

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Gone in three weeks. I have no patience or stomach for trolls and infiltrators. This is for us, that's it. Send a final email reminding them to verify and then delete it. Very simple and no arguments. Done.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 5:22 PM

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They should be on probation for 30, 60, or 90 days and booted until the verify, we do not need any enemy insiders.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Apr 8 at 2015 5:35 PM

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There should be more restrictions to their access of the site. I have seen a few post in certain topics and based on their grammar and responses some seem like they aren't even military, some maybe not even old enough to join yet. Either that or more and more people are joining that have no idea how to use even half decent grammar. I may not be perfect but come one, this is a forum style site, not a mass text message. U dnt need 2 type lk dis.

Response by SGT Mark Rhodes made Apr 8 at 2015 7:14 PM

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I disagree I have not verified mine yet one main reason is security. Although I highly recommend the sight I am not sure that I want to give my dd214 online. I think there should be an other way maybe being verified through JST site. I'm not sure of the correct answer but I still am apprehensive and I have been a member for a long time now.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 9:27 PM

2015-04-08T21:27:01-04:00

Depends on the circumstances but I agree there should be a little Ike limit,

Response by SGT Rick Ash made Apr 9 at 2015 7:36 AM

2015-04-09T07:36:41-04:00

14 days is enough. Scan in your DD214 and in a day or so you are verified. I think even a scan of an Honorable Discharge will verify as well.

Thanks,

Rick

Response by PV2 Violet Case made Apr 9 at 2015 8:32 AM

2015-04-09T08:32:59-04:00

I feel in agreement with this that the administration should give some time to do this in. I have had some that I have looked at with hardly no information on them some no pictures and no verified accounts. I am not in a hurry to connect with them. I just saw a picture of one guy that looks like he is about 16 in a uniform with areas he says he served I did not want to connect there either. So yes I think this is an important role. These people could be anyone from anywhere trying to pick up information on how good the veteran and military system is still connecting and information about us.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2015 2:21 PM

2015-04-09T14:21:06-04:00

I miss the relative anonymity of the early web years.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2015 6:20 PM

2015-04-09T18:20:55-04:00

I've openly said at least twice in discussion that my name isn't Pete Mitchell, and that I'm not a major. I'm not disrespectful to anyone of actual lower or higher rank. It's a forum. It's not wearing unearned awards for the official DA photo. Common sense rules would apply. Service members are people as well. They are entitled to their opinion without reprisal for such. Anyone recall the SMA Chandler is watching you segment from the army times? I would not discipline soldiers of any rank for a posting on a social media forum, unless it was something exceptionally unconscionable and egregious. Is this not a free country?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 22 at 2015 12:59 PM

2015-04-22T12:59:09-04:00

30 days then delete

Response by Cpl Chris Cargile made Sep 6 at 2015 7:01 PM

2015-09-06T19:01:49-04:00

I am an (as yet) unverified member. The reason I have not verified my account yet is because of identity theft concerns due to the sensitive information they require. Has anyone had a problem with this? Does anyone on here know the origin of this website? I enjoy the discussions and the ability to fully participate, but I try to be careful what I put on the web. Any info would be appreciated.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Sep 6 at 2015 7:45 PM

2015-09-06T19:45:43-04:00

It took me awhile to get verified but that was my laziness I guess. I kept submitting my social security number as it requested and it kept telling me that I couldn't be verified. Finally I sent in my honorable discharge and it only took a day.

Response by SSgt Tim Brock made Sep 6 at 2015 7:56 PM

2015-09-06T19:56:04-04:00

I am verified now, but i had to wait quite some time. The verifications date only went back to 1985. I entered the USAF in 1979 so previously the system could not recognize me. I believe this has been remedied. We should make sure the verification system works for everyone before we kick them out.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2018 6:39 PM

2018-09-08T18:39:34-04:00

Knees weak moms spaghetti...ravioli on my shirt already

Response by SP6 Steven Bannister made Jan 22 at 2023 2:02 PM

2023-01-22T14:02:20-05:00

I went to the site to verify today and the site is offline