IMPORTANT: I know we used to be able to find the IP address of the commenters but that is no longer an option. Has this been disabled? NEED HELP.
***I was contacted by a detective (detective Matt Browning) who saw a comment left on one of my articles. I just spoke to him on the phone and he is legit. The anonymous commenter gave information on a cold case of a missing girl.
BUT THERE IS NO IP ADDRESS WHERE THE COMMENT CAME FROM.
THIS IS A 20 YEAR COLD CASE OF A MISSING CHILD.
If it could help the case, perhaps there is another way to determine where the comment originated.
Anyone know? This detective is dedicated to solving this case. I ASSURE YOU THIS IS LEGIT AND YOU CAN GOOGLE HIS NAME.
I would email team@hubpages.com directly with this, you're more likely to get a response from staff.
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I just noticed this. Is it new or has it always been there? What would be the reason for this posting?
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