People making multiple accounts on LMG and affecting puzzle ratings

[Richard]

I cannot explain the mentioned accounts - but as my husband bismarck and me solve sometimes puzzles together, I also type them in together for both of us. So not every occurence of such a coincidence is fraud. Perhaps there are groups of people enjoying to solve puzzles together.

@Danielle: I Always smile if I see that the two of you enter the solution codes just after another and I imagine that you had fun together solving the same puzzle. And: I am pretty jealous, since my wife doesn't have any interest in solving puzzles at all!

In general: I noticed this habit too and had my suspicions as well. Maybe it will just go away; a few months ago there was also a group of players entering solution codes in a small time frame, but almost all puzzles were by one author. The beauty ratings sky rocketed after this group was finished. But I haven't seen any of them for a long time now, so they might have stopped visiting the portal.

Let's hope the portal will not be affected by bad habits too much!