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March 9[edit]

Is a circle check mark next to a user's name on social networking sites a form of authentication?[edit]

Is a circle check mark next to a user's name on social networking sites a form of authentication? I do notice some of the YouTube channels, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts that belongs to a celebrity or a large company that have a circle check mark next to a user's name. Is this to make sure the account really belongs to the intended entity? WJetChao (talk) 12:11, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. See here. Matt Deres (talk) 13:13, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Using someone else's plane ticket in Europe[edit]

I've noted that in Europe if you use self-service to check in, then there is no passport control, no one checks that the plane ticket number you enter is on your name. This means that if I wanted to rebook a flight, I can simply buy a new flight and sell the old ticket privately without having to pay any charges compared to doing the rebooking officially. But would it be illegal to do so? Count Iblis (talk) 16:22, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It might be possible for domestic flights but im pretty sure it is against the rules and I'm not sure it is legal. If you were caught the very least that would happen is you would not be able to fly on someone elses ticket. -- Q Chris (talk) 16:54, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And I am sure even if you use a self-service check in somebody will still check your identity card or passport before you board. MilborneOne (talk) 17:31, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I only needed to show the boarding pass before boarding planes on the few international flights within Europe I took. Only if you check in at a counter do they want to see your passport (and that only to see your booking, the ticket isn't necessary). From that point on, only the boarding pass is necessary. Count Iblis (talk) 18:35, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't the security agents check ID? —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 21:18, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What security agents? There generally aren't many around for internal travel. There is no official legal requirement for anyone to check your ID at airports when travelling between Schengen countries if you are a resident of one, but you are required to carry something with you in case of spot checks or heightened security. Airlines can ask to check your ID purely to identify you but that's about it, many don't and see a valid boarding card or eticket as proof of entitlement to travel. Hotels, on the other hand, do have to ask for valid ID for all foreigners - even those from other Schengen countries. Nanonic (talk) 00:10, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The guys who keep the baddies who want to blow up the plane from boarding? Nothing to do with immigration. —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 02:03, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

They just scan your boarding pass when you have your handluggage etc screened. Nanonic (talk) 20:31, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't recall what they did at Heathrow, but I have flow out of Lisbon many times. Before getting on the security line (which is for both Schengen and non-Schengen flights), they check the boarding pass against ID, as also happens at U.S. airports. Not doing so seems lax, blasé, and irresponsible. I can only speculate that the Malaysian Airlines flight could have gone differently had someone bothered to examine the passports properly. —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 10:35, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I only had to show my boarding pass at the security checks. Count Iblis (talk) 14:10, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Flying from where to where? I have flown throughout Europe around sixty times in the past five years and have to show my passport and boarding pass together at least once on every single occasion. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:16, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I know that within a country you don't have to - my daughter flew from Bristol to Leeds/Bradford by showing a student card along with her boarding pass. I think there is a long list of approved IDs which must have a photo and address. -- Q Chris (talk) 14:31, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

From Oslo to Frankfurt. If you fly to Britain from Oslo, you did need to pass through passport control, but to get to the gates for planes that fly to Germany, France etc., you don't need to poass through passport control. They are all lumped together with the domestic flights. Count Iblis (talk) 14:51, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To both above, true. I used a passport as it is the most acceptable ID for a US citizen abroad. My point is that some form of ID is required. One can't just use someone else's ticket. —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 01:32, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Automated Income Codes[edit]

I've two questions for which I am seeking answers. My first question is to determine the definition of Automated Income Codes. At first blush, it would sound like Automated Income Codes are simply a new phrase for dividends. However, references are made to testimonies of individuals receiving more than 100% return within the first twelve months and continuing on indefinitely. My second question I seek an answer to is to ask if this is a too good to be true scenario and thus a fraudulent presentation or scam.

SOURSE USE OF AUTOMATED INCOME CODES

Dear Reader:

While the stock market has more than doubled since 2009, "Automated Income Codes" have returned 287% to investors...

...and your first payment from them could arrive by April 30, 2014.

Those who have gotten on the "Automated Income Codes" bandwagon are doing extremely well...

Bruce is bringing in an average of $1,973.59 per month thanks to one of these "Automated Income Codes."

Another "Automated Income Code" is paying Thomas an average of $6,720.83 per month.

And David, well, he went big-time. He is bringing in the equivalent of $21,513.00 a month from a third "Automated Income Code."

Only in rare circumstances do these Codes ever expire, meaning a single Code could provide you with continuous income for years (but you must be 18 years of age or older to qualify for them).

In recent years, the "Automated Income Codes" have been sustained by none other than the Federal Reserve.

Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ushered in a "Golden Age" for these "Automated Income Codes" and his successor, Janet Yellen, might just outdo her predecessor in generating better returns for them.

To get the full story on "Automated Income Codes" and to get your own checks coming in from them monthly, click here now. Yours truly,

George Leong, B. Comm. Senior Analyst Lombardi Publishing Corporation — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toxophun (talk • contribs) 19:42, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My scam alarm is going berserk —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 21:17, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[EC]A simple google/bing/whatever search on the term "Automated Income" will yield a plethora of links either trying to sell one Automated Income Apps, or denouncing them as a scam. Having lived long enough to know that There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch and that things too good to be true usually aren't, I have already decided how much of my time I'm prepared to spend looking into this further – but, please, try it yourself and make up your own mind. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.13.146.183 (talk) 21:21, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An "analyst" working for an alleged publishing company? Would you get dental advice from your local car repair shop? If so, you need to get advice from a different kind of analyst ASAP lest you become a sap. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:34, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Be fair, Dow Jones is a publishing company. Still, it wouldn't hurt to websearch for "Lombardi Publishing Corporation". —Tamfang (talk) 06:49, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A search (at duckduckgo.com) for "Automated Income Codes" gives three links; the first is tagged "Trustworthiness Poor; Child safety Unsatisfactory", and the other two do not currently mention the word automated. None appear to have any connexion to the Federal Reserve. The singular "Automated Income Code" gives no results. —Tamfang (talk) 06:46, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]