[wp-forums] Temp Bozo'd 'SwansonPhotos'

[Kathryn Presner]

FYI this is the original thread where the stuff was reported:

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sexybookmarks-email-bookmark-and-share-buttons-warning-unwanted-injection-of-tracking-code-selling-info-to-ad-networks?replies=5

kp

On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:
> Which doesn't excuse repeat 'Silence is golden, apparently' emails from a user ;)
>
> I'm always torn on what should be disclosed and what shouldn't. I mean, if it's a security vio (haxors!) then yeah, clearly folks should be told there was an issue and the dev was told. But if it's just rampant asshattery and spammy/bad behavior, it's not as huge a thing. FUD is such a tenuous thing.
>
> I'm goin' back to pie for breakfast.
>
> On 29 Jan 2012, at 8:51:19AM, Jane Wells wrote:
>
>> On 1/29/12 9:25 AM, Mika A Epstein wrote:
>>> SwansonPhotos is having a hissy. Sexybookmarks was pulled from the repo, the DEVELOPER replied they're working on it, and we get the usual crap of 'I'm gonna keep posting till WordPress replies!'
>>>
>>> I told SP to stop it and flagged it Bozo to see if that calms down some.
>>>
>>> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/sexybookmarks-1?replies=7
>>>
>> That plugin was breaking the rules in a big way, discovered when investigating user complaint about it. Mark is cataloging the bad stuff to send an email to the author.
>> j
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