So for those of us that use a VPN at times how will that work for us? I use a VPN sometimes use various IP locations. Discontinue use of the VPN with this site after the deadline? Just curious thats all. All for foiling the spammers and thieves. If you really want to verify accounts the best way being is to have phone number authentication. Not necessarily would a member have to display this phone number publicly. EG sign up for an account it must be a working number you have access to. However this may not work worldwide an unobstructed IP address can be traced worldwide.

VPNs are traceable. There is much push to develop software or to mine data, to figure out ones location. This is already being done. You would have to bounce locations, and use puters w/o any of your traces on it. I dont know much about. technology changes all the time and fast.

Stop overthinking this, please. It's just a simple request to have you add a city and state to your profile.

User Control Panel > Profile > type it in and click "Submit" ... Easy.

We didn`t cause the problems, the hackers and scammers did, blame them.. Watch out..