# I admit it that I fucked up. Unintentionally. And I did something naive to begin with. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 15, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255 "2011-12-15T00:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/61 "2011-12-16T05:30:36Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I still say bullshit. If I leave my keys in my unlocked car then it makes it easy for people to steal it. It’s dumb of me to do that. But the fact that I made it easy to steal my car doesn’t mean that it’s okay to do it. The person who steals my car is still wrong. > > Did anyone really think that editing URL’s (which appears to be what happened) was a normal means of scrolling through pictures on the website? Of course not. They were looking for pictures that were clearly not on display. It is a normal way of looking for the “big picture” (no pun intended), whether I’m looking for pictures, recipes or auto parts. My computer, my cursor, my backspace key. They work the same on all websites. Her security was non-existent. Not my fault my backspace worked as intended. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/62 "2011-12-16T05:33:43Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I still say bullshit. If I leave my keys in my unlocked car then it makes it easy for people to steal it. It’s dumb of me to do that. But the fact that I made it easy to steal my car doesn’t mean that it’s okay to do it. The person who steals my car is still wrong.\ I don’t agree with your analogy - it makes it sound like putting x-rated pictures of yourself on the internet is something everyone has to do, sooner or later. Most people can live their entire lives without putting x-rated pictures of themselves on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Todd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8797f3/32.png) [@Wee\_Todd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Todd)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/63 "2011-12-16T05:39:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I still say bullshit. If I leave my keys in my unlocked car then it makes it easy for people to steal it. It’s dumb of me to do that. But the fact that I made it easy to steal my car doesn’t mean that it’s okay to do it. The person who steals my car is still wrong. Except this is more like you left your bucket of chicken wings on the community picnic table. Maybe you didn’t mean to do that, and when you get back you’re pissed that people ate your wings, but the people who ate them can hardly be blamed because it sure looked like you left them there for people to eat. ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/64 "2011-12-16T05:43:37Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > I know someone who broke into someone else’s web files and deleted every single web page (dozens, all painstakingly hand-coded), as well as every single image on them that hundreds of people were enjoying, and had a good laugh over it behind the person’s back. Do you think a certain kind of person like that would be subject to any “karmic” activity? Wasn’t this like a decade ago? Jesus Christ, I can hold a grudge like you wouldn’t believe but even I would be ashamed at holding on to such elderly internet dramas. And I don’t see how it’s analogous to having your private nudes posted and mocked. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/65 "2011-12-16T05:44:28Z")
> [@loshan](#): > > My computer, my cursor, my backspace key. They work the same on all websites. > > Her security was non-existent. Not my fault my backspace worked as intended. I agree. Terrible security. But I stand by my keys-in-an-unlocked-car analogy. Just because it’s easy to do something wrong doesn’t make it right. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/66 "2011-12-16T05:45:23Z")
Come back! Willie still loves you! ---
**Author:** ![Otara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Otara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otara)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/67 "2011-12-16T05:57:16Z")
I can understand finding them out of curiosity. But I cant imagine a scenario where Id be publicising them without intending to do something pretty hurtful to another person. In my view the only reasonable action was to let the person know that they were more accessible than they probably intended. Otara ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/68 "2011-12-16T06:00:12Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Leave it to the Dope to kick a gal when she’s down. Indeed. Opal, people are assholes. You, on the other hand, are good people. Don’t let 'em get you down, they’re SO not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/69 "2011-12-16T06:06:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I still say bullshit. If I leave my keys in my unlocked car then it makes it easy for people to steal it. It’s dumb of me to do that. But the fact that I made it easy to steal my car doesn’t mean that it’s okay to do it. The person who steals my car is still wrong. > > Did anyone really think that editing URL’s (which appears to be what happened) was a normal means of scrolling through pictures on the website? Of course not. They were looking for pictures that were clearly not on display. They are indexed via Google and Bing and Yahoo! and a whole host of other search engines. No one broke in. They were there, free and open, for the whole world to see, otherwise the search engines would not index them. The search engines don’t go munging URLs to find hidden shit. They were there, plain, simple, open, free to access for anyone. People need to get over the haxxored shit. They were not hacked. They were open. On the street. For anyone to see as they wandered past. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/70 "2011-12-16T06:06:48Z")
> [@Clockwork\_Jackal](#): > > What the hell did she do? > > And why is this only coming out now? Like I said, I’d like to give her an opportunity to explain it herself. Why is it only coming out now? Because I chose not to publicize it at the time, and now she’s proclaiming that she wants all the old-timers to know she’s changed. So let’s see how true that is. > [@Clockwork\_Jackal](#): > > And where the hell is my eyebrow raisy smiley when I need it? I think I found it! –\> :dubious: > [@Myrnalene](#): > > Wasn’t this like a decade ago? Jesus Christ, I can hold a grudge like you wouldn’t believe but even I would be ashamed at holding on to such elderly internet dramas. And I don’t see how it’s analogous to having your private nudes posted and mocked. LOL. Talk about a Drama Queen. There’s a difference between holding a grudge and having a working memory. ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/71 "2011-12-16T06:08:38Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > I know someone who broke into someone else’s web files and deleted every single web page (dozens, all painstakingly hand-coded), as well as every single image on them that hundreds of people were enjoying, and had a good laugh over it behind the person’s back. Do you think a certain kind of person like that would be subject to any “karmic” activity? Back up early, back up often. These should have all resided both on the web and off-site. I sympathise with the owner who probably didn’t do that, but seriously who keep their site on the web and only on the web? ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/72 "2011-12-16T06:10:46Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > Indeed. > > Opal, people are assholes. You, on the other hand, **are good people**. Don’t let 'em get you down, they’re SO not worth it. So, how many people are in OpalCat? One? More than one? Many? Tens? Hundreds? Could explain a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/73 "2011-12-16T06:12:56Z")
> [@Caught\_Work](#): > > Back up early, back up often. These should have all resided both on the web and off-site. I sympathise with the owner who probably didn’t do that, but seriously who keep their site on the web and only on the web? Someone who at the time thought the point of uploading them on someone else’s server was not to have to store them on their own meager hard drive. Someone who didn’t expect to have their account hacked and destroyed. And obviously someone who wouldn’t make that same mistake again (there are also dozens more options available today). ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255/74 "2011-12-16T06:14:29Z")
Oops. sorry, Ed said this should be locked. So I will do so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255.md?page=3)