Hacked

We had a problem on MBC last week. Somebody hacked an account and posted some unpleasant comments on a discussion board.

To the person that had the account hacked:
I'm really sorry that this happened. We know that you did not make those comments. Now that you have a new password, it is doubtful that this ever will happen again. While there is one person that acted cruelly, remember that a whole bunch of kids immediately helped you by flagging the comments.

To the people that flagged the offensive comments:
Nice! You did exactly the right thing. You saw something wrong, and you acted immediately. Your decision to flag the comments helped us to quickly remove them. I know some of you would have liked to join in on the commenting, but the flag action was the right move. I'm proud of all of you that did this!

To the hacker:
Immature. Disrespectful. Cruel. Stupid. There are so many ways to describe the action you took. I hope that this moment of character lapse is just that… a moment. A single mistake. I hope that this doesn't happen again. I hope that the words that describe this action don't turn into words that describe you.

To everybody else:
Hacking isn't funny. Hacking is a violation of the Responsible Use Agreement. Good digital citizens don't even attempt to enter the accounts of others. Thanks to the 605 of the 606 of you that are following the rules.