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Post by Julia on Nov 29, 2011 8:10:51 GMT -8
I dunno maybe some of us just feel as if we deserve an apology for these attacks instead of forum staff suggesting that we lock our forums and loose members. If you are referring to ProBoards issuing some kind of apology, I don't feel that is appropriate at all. We are obviously not associated with this person in any way and had absolutely nothing to do with their actions. We have no more control over what people do online than you do. However, we are taking the necessary steps to stop this person and I believe we have done so. We will continue to press this matter legally if there are any more attacks. Patrick I wasn't going to jump back into this thread, but I had to. I agree with Patrick. It's really not Proboards' fault, even though we were frustrated for a time. When it came down to it, they all did what they were able to do.
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Post by Coyote on Nov 29, 2011 8:46:03 GMT -8
Wow...people amaze me sometimes with their lack of logic and ability to comprehend. I've said what I have to say I think...and well...I'm pretty much just reading the discussion by this point.
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Post by Martyn Dale on Nov 29, 2011 8:49:51 GMT -8
I know there was a lot of talk of "hacking" going on, but that was people simply not understanding what was going on. The user was simply making new accounts with the same display name and avatar as existing users. At no point were those accounts compromised, so ProBoards was not hacked.
As Pat has already said though, we have identified the person, know where most of the postings were made from, and have already been in contact with the college (yes, a lot of the postings were from a college).
After this message in fact I will be sending a reply off to their legal department. Just because we may not have been making down to the minute statements as people complained, it didnt mean we weren't working behind the scenes contacting those needed to put a complete and total stop to this. Any statements we made could have changed the users behavior and made it much harder to identify, and therefore put a permanent end to their activity.
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Post by Julia on Nov 29, 2011 9:05:27 GMT -8
I know there was a lot of talk of "hacking" going on, but that was people simply not understanding what was going on. The user was simply making new accounts with the same display name and avatar as existing users. At no point were those accounts compromised, so ProBoards was not hacked.
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Post by VS Admin on Nov 29, 2011 9:06:06 GMT -8
Let me ask you this, is this the first time proboards has been spammed like this? Do you think it's really fair that we have to sit their and remove constant number of posts. Sites do get attacked with spammers sure, but it's been taking since August to be dealt with, in the mean time were sitting here loosing activity and all you guy's can suggest is to turn on limited reg and even then we still don't know if he rejoins or not. I thought Proboards was suppose to be hackers free. This is not a hacker. A hacker is someone who breaks into sites. This is just a person who registers on a website and sends or posts messages. That is not a hacker. That does not exist. Some proxy servers identify themselves as being a proxy. Most do not. There is no magical solution to block all proxies everywhere. I can turn my internet connection into a proxy in 15 seconds, and so could you. There is no definitive list of proxy servers and there is no way to block them with any level of certainty. This is technologically impossible. That doesn't mean anything will change with your new forum. What's to stop them from registering there as well and doing the same exact thing? Sony got hacked. Someone broke into their servers and stole personal customer information. ProBoards' servers have not been broken into. You are asking ProBoards to issue an apology for someone else's actions. This is exactly the same as me asking you to issue me an apology for the spammer's actions. Doesn't make sense, does it? No, because you had nothing to do with them. Likewise, ProBoards had nothing to do with this spammer. It is an unreasonable request. Patrick
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Post by -canaryXIII- on Nov 29, 2011 9:11:38 GMT -8
I personally agree with Patrick. I'm an admin on a site that got hit. I know there is really no way to keep them away, but I just banned/deleted the account and moved on with life. All of my members were notified and we are continuing on as always. It's not Proboards fault that this spammer has no life or consideration for other people. If you want an apology, get it from the spammer, not Proboards.
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Post by Martyn Dale on Nov 29, 2011 9:27:41 GMT -8
Since they are considering legal action against this troll, I doubt he will 'go away anytime soon'. Hopefully, if he is reading this, the legal action thing will scare him into stopping for awhile. Maybe this topic wasn't so bad after all. Im sure it has. I know the user has read this thread for example so he will have seen that
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Post by Julia on Nov 29, 2011 9:36:05 GMT -8
I personally agree with Patrick. I'm an admin on a site that got hit. I know there is really no way to keep them away, but I just banned/deleted the account and moved on with life. All of my members were notified and we are continuing on as always. It's not Proboards fault that this spammer has no life or consideration for other people. If you want an apology, get it from the spammer, not Proboards. Ditto
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Post by gfx25 on Nov 29, 2011 10:22:37 GMT -8
Alright I'm wrong happy GT?
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Post by Craig on Nov 29, 2011 10:50:01 GMT -8
Alright I'm wrong happy GT? I really don't think it was a case of that.
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Post by Coyote on Nov 29, 2011 10:53:18 GMT -8
Alright I'm wrong happy GT? I really don't think it was a case of that. *Agrees*
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Post by -canaryXIII- on Nov 29, 2011 10:56:17 GMT -8
It had nothing to do with who was wrong or right. Twas just an opinion.
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Post by gfx25 on Nov 29, 2011 10:59:54 GMT -8
Don't people post here to tell you your opinions wrong? 3 or 4 people quoted me within the next hour so I might as well tell them their right to keep them happy and move on. Meh. Keep quoting me so I can just tell you your right.
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Post by Thesealion on Nov 29, 2011 12:02:05 GMT -8
Don't people post here to tell you your opinions wrong? 3 or 4 people quoted me within the next hour so I might as well tell them their right to keep them happy and move on. Meh. Keep quoting me so I can just tell you your right. ...
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Post by Julia on Nov 29, 2011 12:03:25 GMT -8
Don't people post here to tell you your opinions wrong? 3 or 4 people quoted me within the next hour so I might as well tell them their right to keep them happy and move on. Meh. Keep quoting me so I can just tell you your right. ...
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