Oh, the stupidity

[MattF]

(10-25-2010 08:17 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  

(10-25-2010 04:22 AM)MattR Wrote:  but there's not a list of them, which would ultimately cause a lot of problems for us.

Was I ever someone who was nice to others?
I fail to understand why I should go to the effort of reporting someone else's issue.  It's their problem for writing crap code, and whoever installed the plugin for actually trusting an idiot.  I've already tried once, and the guy totally ignored me.  I'm not going to bother trying this with every idiot kid out there who only cares about their ego.  Hardly my fault and hardly my responsibility to fix.

Must admit, I agree with the other Matt on this point. It's good form, if nothing else, to notify the author and give them a heads up if you find a problem. By all accounts, if a week or two has passed and there has been no response or update from the author, then make the exploit public to try and force some action, but to do so straight away is awfully bad form.

Everyone makes mistakes, whether through a simple numpty moment or merely through inexperience. Even if the latter is the case, there ought be an attempt to educate them before penalising/crucifying them. Condescending attitude towards people I can totally understand. Not having the decency to follow good form is a different thing altogether, however, and not something you ought be aiming for.

I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate the scenario happening in reverse if you happened to overlook something in your code at some point, (we all do), and somebody never notified you of it before making it public, so do unto others...