note to self and everyone else

[rm]

You know when you get comment notifications?

You ever have the urge to just forward the comment to someone instead of digging around for the URL?

Don't do that.

Because if they're not paying attention instead of replying to you, they will type into the "reply to comment window" and then they will post as you.

This public service announcement brought to you by *Head* and *Desk*.

Comments

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, I helped someone test this same glitch on Dreamwidth a while back, and we couldn't get it to work. We know it HAS happened on DW, because that's why she had me test it, but when we tried to re-create it, I continually got a "not authorised" message.

Sorry that happened to you -- I hope both you and your friend won't get too much crap for it.

[afuna]

It was on DW as well, but we fixed it a while back -- sounds like the fix went out between the time your friend ran into it and the time you tried it.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Well, there you have it then :) That's likely what happened. One more thing to add to my impending essay about Dreamwidth's inherent moral superiority to LJ.