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A car dealer was hot linking to pictures of our cars from a sports car forum I belong to and using them to sell his same models on eBay. We changed to pics of

• eric_the_read 13y ago
  In the very early days of lolcats, I nearly got fired because an image macro I referenced in an email got replaced, several months later, with.... let's just say it was the sort of image that rivals goatse for disgusting. Fortunately, my company's IT department had enough of a clue that when I explained what had happened, they agreed it was possible; it was a tense week, though, while they investigated. I'm not saying the sort of reaction in parent isn't always appropriate, but just be aware that people's lives can be ruined to save a few dollars. I think the OP's solution is ideal: it alerts people to the problem in a very professional way, and provides solutions for the most common cases.
  • cl8ton 13y ago
    100% agree with you, always weight damage it may cause. In the case I mentioned, this was a well known bad actor in the auto circles known for ripping first time buyers off with shady tactics and misrepresenting facts.
• eric_the_read 13y ago
  In the very early days of lolcats, I nearly got fired because an image macro I referenced in an email got replaced, several months later, with.... let's just say it was the sort of image that rivals goatse for disgusting. Fortunately, my company's IT department had enough of a clue that when I explained what had happened, they agreed it was possible; it was a tense week, though, while they investigated. I'm not saying the sort of reaction in parent isn't always appropriate, but just be aware that people's lives can be ruined to save a few dollars. I think the OP's solution is ideal: it alerts people to the problem in a very professional way, and provides solutions for the most common cases.