@DragonLord: And there is always the positive option in this… That these folks are simply related and sharing the “Stack Experience” together positively.

@DragonLord @JakeGould heh. I don't see any obvious sign of a voting ring. Or voting (0 votes on both question and answer, and both are 1 rep users). Suggested he request an account merger but , but yeah, this seems a little strange

@JourneymanGeek There's a flag on the answer.

@DragonLord: cleared that as helpful. It is strange

Yeah, this is bizarre. My first instinct was that the user might have lost his logon.

I think that's plausible

maybe when his IP address changed, and he didn't realise he registered a cookie based account

Both accounts are registered.

That was what really puzzled me.

@JourneymanGeek Yeah, maybe? But it’s all weird. Even if the users are just related to each other—like cousins or uncle/nephew—it still is very odd?

Oh?

That makes a lot more sense.

Not a voting ring.

And by “this pic” I mean that pic; uploaded screenshot. Feel a bit “weird” doing that but still… Not a “voting ring” in the technical sense but one brother asks a very basic modem/network question and then a short while later his brother comes along and passes along the wrong advice?

lol

LOL? Or WTF?

I often point friends at SU. Usually tho, their questions are waaay too wierd for me.

I see wierdness not malice

@JourneymanGeek Yup. Agree. Now here is a chat question? Does what is said her get picked up by Google searches? Because while I wanted to share this info with moderators, no need for the rest of the world to pick up on it.

Yeah, it is.

I an clear it up tho

There?

“I an clear it up tho” You mean you “can clear it up”? Fine. I am happy to leave that “And by “this pic” I mean that pic; uploaded screenshot…” stuff since it is generic enough that it’s a nice reference without revealing much.

Oh, I mean I can delete things we don't want picked up. Most user/mod conversations outside mod messages are open tho

I assumed you meant the personally idenfifying information

@JourneymanGeek Yeah, that is what I meant is what you took out that personally identifies them I am happy it’s gone. The discussion that is left I am fine with. All good! Other than the weirdness of what started this.

Yeah. That will take a while to unravel!

@JourneymanGeek not possible :(

@AwalGarg you'd be suprised. Unless the question is gone, there's quite a lot you can do. I should know. I used to get a fair amount of rep sniping shitty answers ;p

@JakeGould @DragonLord superuser.com/questions/965482/… siblings it seems.

@JourneymanGeek Well, at least they confirmed it. But the interaction still seems… Weird. Anyway, now we know and they are public about it.