When you use someone else's password without consent...

[jlv]

...you just crossed the line from joke to crime. ADHK and Blitz have both been banned for two weeks for doing just that. That is _very_ lenient. In most places criminal activity would rightfully earn you a permanent ban.

[yzmxer608]

Password for the forums? Why would they do that ?

[jlv]

It was a joke. They made a thread called New Zealand where they used Mikey's account to say how much he loves New Zealand. They also changed his signature and avatar. Funny, but not so funny to be worth committing a crime.

[Kawasakis]

From where they got password? I dont think hacked his account or something.
And it was just a joke,even mikey know that.

[mxer_25]

Yeah, everyone on the forums got a laugh, and now looking back at it so did mikey...

[Mikey]

It was funny at the start then they persisted with it and put it on DJ, that isnt cool.

[brent26]

i liked your sig and now its gone

[Mikey]

yepp...

[jesplind]

"this guy is brighter then the sunshine" haha sorry mikey.

[dearnhardtfan7]

the definition of Identity Theft

•When an unauthorized party fraudulently represents themselves as another party



We definitely don't need to start getting into hacking one another's accounts. Like JLV said, a 2 week ban is very leniant. Hopefully that will go as a warning to the entire community.

[ddmx]

I really shouldn't be posting this, but the other side to this coin is this:

practical joke: A mischievous trick played on a person, especially one that causes the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort.

Although I do kinda think this crosses the line, or at least teeters on it.

[jlv]

Practical jokes are fine as long as they are legal. This one wasn't.