Is it possible for people with mod powers to start threads or make posts under someone else's username?

identity theft!

Yeah, but in that case someone at least used a different spelling, so people should've known it wasn't the real Tehresa. Wouldn't it be possible to stop anyone from using someone else's exact username? I can't see why even the mods would need such an option.

Inside the United States, where the [War on Terror] began, we must continue to give our homeland security and law enforcement personnel every tool they need to defend us. And one of those essential tools is the Patriot Act, which allows federal law enforcement to better share information, to track terrorists, to disrupt their cells, and to seize their assets. For years, we have used similar provisions to catch embezzlers and drug traffickers. If these methods are good for hunting criminals, they are even more important for hunting terrorists.

Key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next year. The terrorist threat will not expire on that schedule. Our law enforcement needs this vital legislation to protect our citizens. You need to renew the Patriot Act.

fake tuomas is really split-personality-disorder tuomas.

Is it possible to get some other than joke answers to this?

The answer is yes, Tuomas.

also, when you get banned, no one - not even admins - can see who it was who enacted the ban.

Yes, it is possible, Tuomas. The reason it's not come up as an issue is that nobody's actually done it before now. I can flag the message as being a spoof if you like, and I guess we'd better look into some way of preventing it in a future code update.

In the mneantime, can people not do this please.

Thanks for the answer. You don't have to flag the message, it's harmless, but if this could be prevented in the future, that'd be nice. Cheers!

:)

Tuomas lurks noise board

looks like pash covered all the bases