Comments on: Preying on the Handicapped and Giving Geeks a Bad Name http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/ Connecting Ideas Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:55:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding hourly 1 By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174472 Mahmoud Al-Qudsi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:52:51 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174472 Perhaps there was moderation but no admins around? I don't know how their servers are configured, but on ours moderators can delete posts but not ban users - so it's possible the posts were being deleted but that they kept cropping back up. IIRC, the attackers used bots to fill the entire board up with posts - that's not something easy to keep on top of. Perhaps there was moderation but no admins around?

I don’t know how their servers are configured, but on ours moderators can delete posts but not ban users - so it’s possible the posts were being deleted but that they kept cropping back up. IIRC, the attackers used bots to fill the entire board up with posts - that’s not something easy to keep on top of.

]]> By: Dr. Mike Wendell http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174361 Dr. Mike Wendell Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:58:30 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174361 No, I understand your point but you may be missing mine. I do webhosting and have a very large and active forum there. We do have folks in place to deal with an issue if this was to occur. It just concerns me that the issue wasn't resolved for 12 hours. In "the world of the internet" for lack of a better term, that's a very long time where a lot of folks could have been harmed. No, I understand your point but you may be missing mine. I do webhosting and have a very large and active forum there. We do have folks in place to deal with an issue if this was to occur.

It just concerns me that the issue wasn’t resolved for 12 hours. In “the world of the internet” for lack of a better term, that’s a very long time where a lot of folks could have been harmed.

]]> By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174342 Mahmoud Al-Qudsi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:19:35 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174342 Defensio, actually :) We have <a href="http://neosmart.net/forums/" rel="nofollow">our own forums</a> actually with a couple of moderators, but you're missing the point of the post here.. It's not about the technical factors involved in preventing such an attack, its about the moral degradation required for someone to do such a thing in the first place. Defensio, actually :)

We have our own forums actually with a couple of moderators, but you’re missing the point of the post here.. It’s not about the technical factors involved in preventing such an attack, its about the moral degradation required for someone to do such a thing in the first place.

]]> By: Dr. Mike Wendell http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174338 Dr. Mike Wendell Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:10:43 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174338 You can't expect a single moderator to be in place 24/7. You can find a small group of them located in different parts of the globe or who are online at different times during the day to keep watch on things. It can be done. Many sites do it. (I'd give links but you're using wordpress and probably Akismet and that'll get me caught by the filters) Really sounds like a staffing issue. You can’t expect a single moderator to be in place 24/7.

You can find a small group of them located in different parts of the globe or who are online at different times during the day to keep watch on things.

It can be done. Many sites do it. (I’d give links but you’re using wordpress and probably Akismet and that’ll get me caught by the filters) Really sounds like a staffing issue.

]]> By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174288 Mahmoud Al-Qudsi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:40:39 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174288 People need to sleep. Especially on holidays - you can't expect the moderators to be on 24/7... People need to sleep. Especially on holidays - you can’t expect the moderators to be on 24/7…

]]> By: Dr. Mike Wendell http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174223 Dr. Mike Wendell Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:42:17 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-174223 Actually to me 12 hours seems more like they don't have enough moderators or other volunteers and/or staff members in place to watch over things. I moderate a large number of forums. It's just a matter of keeping some extra tabs open and watching the traffic. Actually to me 12 hours seems more like they don’t have enough moderators or other volunteers and/or staff members in place to watch over things. I moderate a large number of forums. It’s just a matter of keeping some extra tabs open and watching the traffic.

]]> By: Rebecca http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-161464 Rebecca Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:13:06 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-161464 This is a disgusting thing to do, they might as well force a person with pulmonary hypertension to run laps. Who ever is responsible for this dispicable act of coward torture should really understand the implication of such an act. I hope that no one got hurt but it could have really caused the death of someone (God Forbid). Then the persons responsible would be liable for manslaughter, just think about that again, I like many others find hackers comical at the best of time for example the Pakis closing you tube or the geeks renaming the microsoft web site, but this is just aweful, how could they sleep with themselves, they make me sick. God knows what youve done This is a disgusting thing to do, they might as well force a person with pulmonary hypertension to run laps. Who ever is responsible for this dispicable act of coward torture should really understand the implication of such an act. I hope that no one got hurt but it could have really caused the death of someone (God Forbid). Then the persons responsible would be liable for manslaughter, just think about that again, I like many others find hackers comical at the best of time for example the Pakis closing you tube or the geeks renaming the microsoft web site, but this is just aweful, how could they sleep with themselves, they make me sick. God knows what youve done

]]> By: Kahai http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-121595 Kahai Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:02:26 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/preying-on-the-handicapped-and-giving-geeks-a-bad-name/#comment-121595 Wow! thats is something that hits hard. I know that attacks like this are few and far apart but to think that they attacked these people (some who can even die from an Epileptic Attack). I am glad that it was resolved in such a quick time, I'm sure there was a lot of tampering to the site. Post Script: Remember that Anon is not entirely crackers, we even have Anon here on this site. For the most part Anon is just random users on a Channel image board. Those that happen to partake in crimes against man, don't even have to be Anon, they could be anyone that wishes to stay Anonymous. Wow!

thats is something that hits hard. I know that attacks like this are few and far apart but to think that they attacked these people (some who can even die from an Epileptic Attack).

I am glad that it was resolved in such a quick time, I’m sure there was a lot of tampering to the site.

Post Script: Remember that Anon is not entirely crackers, we even have Anon here on this site. For the most part Anon is just random users on a Channel image board. Those that happen to partake in crimes against man, don’t even have to be Anon, they could be anyone that wishes to stay Anonymous.

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