This kid got owned by a Civic forum, its hilarious!

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~fsiddiqi/mrdoubtfire/page1.htm?Cat=0&Number=5389199&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

Well I dunno owned, but the kid is stupid.

Well I dunno owned, but the kid is stupid.Just another average American teenager.

Don't push it guy.

Makes you think about the maturity and responsibility of moderators on forums like this. It's one thing to blast someone for saying or posting something stupid but to post all the personal information and then suggest that people harrass them as they did, I think that's going a bit too far. I believe making false reports to the police is against the law in most municipalities.

Everyone says and does stupid things now and then. Not every one gets crucified for it. Some folk's idea of justice and retribution is a little scarry in my opinion.

It definitely makes one think about whether posting anything on a forum is worth the risk that someone may abuse their access to their personal info.

Something to ponder....

Don't push it guy.Don't take it so personal. I doubt that you have done anything any more foolish than I did when I was your age, or any one else here who is honest enough to admit their mistakes. People make foolish mistakes, some of us learn from them, some of us don't get the oportunity to.

That was funny!

Don't take it so personal. I doubt that you have done anything any more foolish than I did when I was your age, or any one else here who is honest enough to admit their mistakes. People make foolish mistakes, some of us learn from them, some of us don't get the oportunity to.
He's a teen. A lot of them are very insecure, and the more insecure you are, the more prone to take any given comment as a personal attack. Don't sweat it, he'll grow up.

That's "owned" if I've ever seen it.

Scary how FAST it all happened, too.

He's a teen. A lot of them are very insecure, and the more insecure you are, the more prone to take any given comment as a personal attack. Don't sweat it, he'll grow up.It's no sweat off my brow bro. That reply was purely for Rob's benefit. As an insecure teen it's sometimes nice to hear that the 'old farts' survived the same things that they are experiencing.

Sal,
After reading that link I have a greater appreciation for this site. I think you run a pretty clean site. I'm glad not to be accosted with gratuitous foul language. The level of restraint and maturity is comforting. Your moderators are doing a fine job. The membership here is to be commended as well. Even those times when we scrap, argue and flame each other there is a boundary that is seldom crossed.

Thanks for providing and maintaining a class act,

Kev

Don't think that our board is above this type of activity or that you will be protected by the admins or the moderators.

My user name was googled by a member of this forum and the 'flame' thread that included some of his silly accusations was left open by the admin.

Hell, an admin even jumped in and fueled it by adding some of his own personal paranoia to that thread.

So be warned. :suspect:

Don't think that our board is above this type of activity or that you will be protected by the admins or the moderators.

My user name was googled by a member of this forum and the 'flame' thread that included some of his silly accusations was left open by the admin.

Hell, an admin even jumped in and fueled it by adding some of his own personal paranoia to that thread.

So be warned. :suspect:Duly warned, thanks Jeff.

...goes back to twisting eyebrows and fighting feelings of paranoia and general anxiety....... :confused: :( :basketcas


D148L0, pass the tin foil buddy, I think I may need some too! :eek:

Don't think that our board is above this type of activity or that you will be protected by the admins or the moderators.

My user name was googled by a member of this forum and the 'flame' thread that included some of his silly accusations was left open by the admin.

Hell, an admin even jumped in and fueled it by adding some of his own personal paranoia to that thread.

So be warned. :suspect:

:helpless:

:histeric: Serves him right. What a dork.

All that was disclosed by a mod was an e-mail address. It's scary that some skilled individuals can find out so much so quickly with just an e-mail on their hands.

Don't think that our board is above this type of activity or that you will be protected by the admins or the moderators.

My user name was googled by a member of this forum and the 'flame' thread that included some of his silly accusations was left open by the admin.

Hell, an admin even jumped in and fueled it by adding some of his own personal paranoia to that thread.

So be warned. :suspect:
Is good to see I am not the only paranoid around... OMFG, your username was googled! come on, HRS... no point of comparison.

LOL!!

Yup, the word 'owned' seems ell suited for this case.....holy smokes.

If i may i might say a few things to defend ourselves (mods) here . Since a few of you have expresed concern over what information is availble to us as mods.

I personally dont like how the VERY personal information of adresses, vin numbers , home telephone numbers and everything else were posted there. That is something i will NOT stand for. Those that rotuinely attack me and my fellow mods actions will agree that sort of information isnt posted around here.

We do however need acess to the IP adresses and such to uncover certain "undesireable" elements inherent in the forums. Just a few weeks ago we had a member that sold a aftermarket part. Customer service was questioned here so in order to "quell" the rumors of poor customer service this member made 2 other accounts and posted as satified customers. I relayed the problem to my fellow mods that had controll of that forum and they ran the IP adresses down and found out this person was "less than honest". Its one thing to clear your name the ol fashined way , but to decive our memebrs is quite another . That sort of thing burns my butt when someone wants to place information that is less than accurate when it comes to the techical side of this place . First and foremost we are a rescource for the cadillac owner , so the correctness of the information is paramount in my book.

As for the mentioning of what a memeber here does on another forums i find isnt as severe , if you post on the internet then its fair game for anyone bored enough to look you up. Esp if you continueally use the same username everywhere.Its the same degree of privacy invasion as staring at the "currently active users" to see what someone you have a beef with is doing. Your personal information however such as phone numbers and adresses should never be posted without the useers consent , even then it just shouldnt be posted.

In my opion those mods were WAY out of line.

Hopefully this adresses some of our members concerns. I like to think that we here at Cadillac Forums are a cut above the rest and live up to our motto of "The standard of the world wide web".

Hopefully my fellow mods and fellow cadillac fans agree with what i have said here.

If i may i might say a few things to defend ourselves (mods) here . Since a few of you have expresed concern over what information is availble to us as mods.

I personally dont like how the VERY personal information of adresses, vin numbers , home telephone numbers and everything else were posted there. That is something i will NOT stand for. Those that rotuinely attack me and my fellow mods actions will agree that sort of information isnt posted around here.

We do however need acess to the IP adresses and such to uncover certain "undesireable" elements inherent in the forums. Just a few weeks ago we had a member that sold a aftermarket part. Customer service was questioned here so in order to "quell" the rumors of poor customer service this member made 2 other accounts and posted as satified customers. I relayed the problem to my fellow mods that had controll of that forum and they ran the IP adresses down and found out this person was "less than honest". Its one thing to clear your name the ol fashined way , but to decive our memebrs is quite another . That sort of thing burns my butt when someone wants to place information that is less than accurate when it comes to the techical side of this place . First and foremost we are a rescource for the cadillac owner , so the correctness of the information is paramount in my book.

As for the mentioning of what a memeber here does on another forums i find isnt as severe , if you post on the internet then its fair game for anyone bored enough to look you up. Esp if you continueally use the same username everywhere.Its the same degree of privacy invasion as staring at the "currently active users" to see what someone you have a beef with is doing. Your personal information however such as phone numbers and adresses should never be posted without the useers consent , even then it just shouldnt be posted.

In my opion those mods were WAY out of line.

Hopefully this adresses some of our members concerns. I like to think that we here at Cadillac Forums are a cut above the rest and live up to our motto of "The standard of the world wide web".

Hopefully my fellow mods and fellow cadillac fans agree with what i have said here.

I fully agree buddy. :yup:

Brian

I fully agree buddy. :yup:

Brian


:yup:

Funny as it is, if that happened to me I would be livid.....not sure about the law but posting all that personal info without consent (like SSN/address etc)may be quasi-illegal.

Remember the "star wars kid"? (some fat loser who recorded himself acting like Jedi using a broomstick as sword)

his friends uploaded the video, people edited it, turned into a big deal made it onto CNN Msnbc etc....

in the end there was a lawsuit and it had something to do with posting personal info online without consent.....the kid had to move, drop out and get therapy) Funny though.

Is good to see I am not the only paranoid around... OMFG, your username was googled! come on, HRS... no point of comparison.

My point was that there are people here with the same low standards of conduct, whom if you disagree with them over some silly little issue will seek you out on the internet.

Since I was already paranoid after having been harrassed by a co-worker, I came here expecting to meet these same people and I have done what is reasonable, in a free law abiding society, to protect my identity.

So in conclusion, this type of behaviour does and has happened here and it's up to you to protect yourself from the unstable people you meet on the internet. :yup:

So in conclusion, this type of behaviour does and has happened here

no it doesnt. admins/mods never posted anyones personal info, or IP's or names. we wont even tell someones e-mail. feel free to toe-the-line as usual, but dont make things up. A member googled your screenname and thats somehow similar to this kids whole life being outed. the member wasnt even part of the admin team. good grief

If i may i might say a few things to defend ourselves (mods) here . Since a few of you have expresed concern over what information is availble to us as mods.

I personally dont like how the VERY personal information of adresses, vin numbers , home telephone numbers and everything else were posted there. That is something i will NOT stand for. Those that rotuinely attack me and my fellow mods actions will agree that sort of information isnt posted around here.

We do however need acess to the IP adresses and such to uncover certain "undesireable" elements inherent in the forums. Just a few weeks ago we had a member that sold a aftermarket part. Customer service was questioned here so in order to "quell" the rumors of poor customer service this member made 2 other accounts and posted as satified customers. I relayed the problem to my fellow mods that had controll of that forum and they ran the IP adresses down and found out this person was "less than honest". Its one thing to clear your name the ol fashined way , but to decive our memebrs is quite another . That sort of thing burns my butt when someone wants to place information that is less than accurate when it comes to the techical side of this place . First and foremost we are a rescource for the cadillac owner , so the correctness of the information is paramount in my book.

As for the mentioning of what a memeber here does on another forums i find isnt as severe , if you post on the internet then its fair game for anyone bored enough to look you up. Esp if you continueally use the same username everywhere.Its the same degree of privacy invasion as staring at the "currently active users" to see what someone you have a beef with is doing. Your personal information however such as phone numbers and adresses should never be posted without the useers consent , even then it just shouldnt be posted.

In my opion those mods were WAY out of line.

Hopefully this adresses some of our members concerns. I like to think that we here at Cadillac Forums are a cut above the rest and live up to our motto of "The standard of the world wide web".

Hopefully my fellow mods and fellow cadillac fans agree with what i have said here.

Ditto.

Ditto.Well said! Quite eloquent! A bit verbose, but eloquent non the less. And, try to watch your sentence structure, you want to try and avoid those run-on sentences. Good phraseology.
Good job! ;)

Well said! Quite eloquent! A bit verbose, but eloquent non the less. And, try to watch your sentence structure, you want to try and avoid those run-on sentences. Good phraseology.
Good job! ;)
Dear Kev, I don't know what are you smoking lately, but I want to try it...

Dear Kev, I don't know what are you smoking lately, but I want to try it...Oh, my dear D148L0, would that it were euphoric as you infer, however, I fear my reactions here are the result of a defensive mechanism the cause of which I would not wish upon anyone.

That being said, were it not for my aversion to substance dependency, I would welcome some form of chemical therapy, a synthetic vacation from the harsh reality of this pitiful existence so to speak.

Cheers.

no it doesnt. admins/mods never posted anyones personal info, or IP's or names. we wont even tell someones e-mail. feel free to toe-the-line as usual, but dont make things up.

I never said that a moderator/admin posted anything, accept fuel to a flame. So call me a liar, or story teller or line tower. At least I actually read the lines as they are written.

What I said was that against this boards stated policy, a thread with the sole intent to flame another member was left open by the admins and was even contributed to by an admin with fuel, not water.

This said thread, contained an admittedly very mild form of this same childish behavior. I do not, and did not, claim that the admins gave anyone my user e-mail, address or other information.

I do, and will claim, that the admins acted partially and against their own code of conduct in this particular instance. Which wasn't the first time.

And that, is my towed line. So don't get to close to it, because you might get tangled up in it.

Don't think that our board is above this type of activity or that you will be protected by the admins or the moderators.

what happened on that site would never be allowed here. you know that.

If i may i might say a few things to defend ourselves (mods) here . Since a few of you have expresed concern over what information is availble to us as mods.

I personally dont like how the VERY personal information of adresses, vin numbers , home telephone numbers and everything else were posted there. That is something i will NOT stand for. Those that rotuinely attack me and my fellow mods actions will agree that sort of information isnt posted around here.

We do however need acess to the IP adresses and such to uncover certain "undesireable" elements inherent in the forums. Just a few weeks ago we had a member that sold a aftermarket part. Customer service was questioned here so in order to "quell" the rumors of poor customer service this member made 2 other accounts and posted as satified customers. I relayed the problem to my fellow mods that had controll of that forum and they ran the IP adresses down and found out this person was "less than honest". Its one thing to clear your name the ol fashined way , but to decive our memebrs is quite another . That sort of thing burns my butt when someone wants to place information that is less than accurate when it comes to the techical side of this place . First and foremost we are a rescource for the cadillac owner , so the correctness of the information is paramount in my book.

As for the mentioning of what a memeber here does on another forums i find isnt as severe , if you post on the internet then its fair game for anyone bored enough to look you up. Esp if you continueally use the same username everywhere.Its the same degree of privacy invasion as staring at the "currently active users" to see what someone you have a beef with is doing. Your personal information however such as phone numbers and adresses should never be posted without the useers consent , even then it just shouldnt be posted.

In my opion those mods were WAY out of line.

Hopefully this adresses some of our members concerns. I like to think that we here at Cadillac Forums are a cut above the rest and live up to our motto of "The standard of the world wide web".

Hopefully my fellow mods and fellow cadillac fans agree with what i have said here.

Well said. :thumbsup:

My point was that there are people here with the same low standards of conduct, whom if you disagree with them over some silly little issue will seek you out on the internet.

Since I was already paranoid after having been harrassed by a co-worker, I came here expecting to meet these same people and I have done what is reasonable, in a free law abiding society, to protect my identity.

So in conclusion, this type of behaviour does and has happened here and it's up to you to protect yourself from the unstable people you meet on the internet. :yup:

It's amazing how you have the balls to act like the innocent. As a recipient of YOUR stalker-like behavior here, I can say that beyond a shadow of a doubt, IMO, YOU are the member most likely to engage in this type of retribution on the internet. Hell, if I had to make a bet, I'd say the admin/mods have more headaches from YOUR exploits here than anyone else.
I think overall, Sal and the rest of the team have grown this place into a pretty damn nice site. Not an easy job at times I'm sure especially with the few loud-mouths they have to contend with from time to time (I know, I'm one of them :rolleyes2 ).

no offense guys i will have to ask to take it over to the PM box , please .....belive me i have .....LOL ....

id like to keep this thread open

what happened on that site would never be allowed here. you know that.

Until recently, I would have been your greatest defender on that point.

But this site never would have allowed members to start threads with the sole intent to flame others, until recently.

Maybe, if my reply wouldn't have been as carefully worded as it was and would have been hostile in tone, his reaction would have differed?

Could he have seen himself then as justified in providing personal information to the internet cop and his deputies, just as he felt he was justified in adding fuel to the flames that were already occuring?

I mean since he had already crossed the line of proper admin conduct by allowing the thread to remain open and by participating in it, how much further away is the line for this type of improper conduct?

I think that once you decide that certain people are not to be accorded with the same courtesey as others, or that some get extra slack, then it's really just a matter of how far you decide to go in your partial and biased decisions.

Would you like me to share a pm I received today from a moderator, that thought this was pushing him to take further action against me?

I made my comments, and I've clarified the misconception that some have had with that comment. If you want to discuss it further, PM me.

It's amazing how you have the balls to act like the innocent. As a recipient of YOUR stalker-like behavior here, I can say that beyond a shadow of a doubt, IMO, YOU are the member most likely to engage in this type of retribution on the internet. Hell, if I had to make a bet, I'd say the admin/mods have more headaches from YOUR exploits here than anyone else.

Whatever...

On second thought, you are most likely to be arrested for fondling small male children.

Now watch, my flame will be 'gasped' at, while yours will be coddled and cuddled and apologized for and re-explained and...

This isn't a stage for all to see your (no one in particular) insecurities. Take it to private messages or elsewhere.