Bad things
Feb. 4th, 2005 03:17 pmSome things really make me angry.
As you may know, I help run a Live Action Roleplay game, alongside
iamnotramphus.
We've recently had a situation where someone has faked an email from him. Basically he uses yahoo, this email came fromt the same name, at hotmail. To the point of copying the signature on the bottom.
And of course, it was a very inflammatory message "We the ref team, are going to take away all your stuff" sort of thing.
I'm absolutely furious about this. I mean, it's -got- to be someone that has been emailed by the ref team, and knows the game. So basically, someone I know.
We're going to be getting in touch with hotmail about it. And intend to get hold of a copy of the email in question, and dissect it in detail. And whoever it is, had better wish I never find out who they are. Taking the piss is one thing. Maliciously impersonating a ref, to 'get at' someone in a roleplay game is just so far out of order that I'm almost at a loss for words.
I'm not quite sure what I'll be doing about it mind, but I figure I'll start with a public posting 'name and shame' on one or two of the larger 'community forums'.
As you may know, I help run a Live Action Roleplay game, alongside
We've recently had a situation where someone has faked an email from him. Basically he uses yahoo, this email came fromt the same name, at hotmail. To the point of copying the signature on the bottom.
And of course, it was a very inflammatory message "We the ref team, are going to take away all your stuff" sort of thing.
I'm absolutely furious about this. I mean, it's -got- to be someone that has been emailed by the ref team, and knows the game. So basically, someone I know.
We're going to be getting in touch with hotmail about it. And intend to get hold of a copy of the email in question, and dissect it in detail. And whoever it is, had better wish I never find out who they are. Taking the piss is one thing. Maliciously impersonating a ref, to 'get at' someone in a roleplay game is just so far out of order that I'm almost at a loss for words.
I'm not quite sure what I'll be doing about it mind, but I figure I'll start with a public posting 'name and shame' on one or two of the larger 'community forums'.