Whois of (possible) submitters

[GeorgeTH]

Originally Posted by Linkster

[..]On the second point - this is a case where a little more looking will probably help - there are people out there that use "virtual hosting" that could end up on an IP with 500 other domains - although the only way to verify that the other domains do not belong to the same person is to check the other domains (do a reverse IP to see all of the domains and check their whois) to verify that they do not belong to the same person - or Group
Its a little time consuming, but once its done it is shared (at least from what Ive seen within both TGP and LL communities) with others to let them know of certain groups trying to load a bunch of domains at once.

Wouldn't most decent hosting services allocate at least one IP address to each of their clients - meaning that a virtual account on a box shared with 10 others would have at least one individual IP?
Nevertheless: this is only one more indication after other info gave me already the feeling that there's something 'fishy'... Not my only criteria.

Originally Posted by Linkster

the third point - for a tgp at least - you could use http://www.callpri.com/webmaster.html
to check a little easier

I think it was me who first listed the callpri link here! I'm still using it, but I believe the database hasn't been updated since October 2004, and more recently it seems it actually has been emptied - so sadly it's of not much use anymore!
The last few times I used it I cross-checked with my own listings and only found old submissions, now I can't find a single one of my own links despite submitting more (and getting better listings) than late last year...