I Deleted my Discussion
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
September 21, 2016 12:18pm CST
I had a good discussion going yesterday. There was a mystery figure someone videotaped on top of the beam of light at Ground Zero, the site of the Twin Towers terror attack on 911.
The first couple of responders to my post said there was malware when they clicked the link. I decided that in the best interests of others, I would delete this post.
It makes me sad that people are prone to messing up the Internet in hurtful ways. Have you ever posted a discussion with a bad link?
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Sep 16
Not that I'm aware of, but it's disappointing how many people want to cause harm on the internet. Think if they used their talents in positive ways. I'm sorry that happened to you.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
23 Sep 16
No, I have never used a link in a post. It is hard these days t trust just about anything on the Internet.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
23 Sep 16
@akalinus Very true, we all have to be on guard all the time.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
23 Sep 16
It is hard to know what to trust. The picture went viral so I thought it was good. It was good when I posted. I put it on my FB page and followed the link from there and it was good. Someone attached malware to the version I posted here. When I found out, I took care of it to protect my readers.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
@akalinus right! It's all about a great antivirus
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
26 Sep 16
@Drosophila I have an antivirus and a premium MalwareBytes. And stuff still slips through.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
21 Sep 16
I haven't posted a dodgy link as yet.
You could have just edited and removed the link or added a different one rather than removing the whole thing.
Maybe find a better link and re post it.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
21 Sep 16
@Mike197602 I don't know. Is it copyrighted? It does mention the name of the person who took the video. I don't remember it. I don't want to be tromping on someone else's rights, here. He did say that was the only frame that had the figure and that it was not photoshopped or enhanced.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
21 Sep 16
@akalinus you could just find a free to use picture of that beam of light and just use that rather than a link.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
21 Sep 16
Sometimes my posts aredeleted while I´m sending them
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
22 Sep 16
You should always check a link before you include it in a post or anywhere else for that matter.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
27 Sep 16
Knock on wood, so far I have never used a link to a picture I want to post on myLot, Jo Ann. I'm not real sure why you would do that, either.
Sometimes I will paste a link into my story, but I usually do that because I am directing people to that story or something in particular..... Maybe that is what you mean?
If I just want to show a picture, I just copy it and paste it into my discussion... if it is not copyrighted... which that one is!
Rich McCormack from Jersey City got more than he bargained for when he snapped the symbolic memorial in New York with many U.S. residents claiming the silhouette is a religious symbol.
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
27 Sep 16
@akalinus But he also made the mistake of putting it out on social media.... There have been judges who ruled against the owner of the copyright after doing that. Those judges have stated that if the owner cares no more for his copyrighted work than to place it in the public domain, then the public can use it.
I wouldn't, but under that ruling, could.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
27 Sep 16
@DaddyEvil I am not risking it for a few pennies here. He was there at the moment and got the picture. I give him credit for that. I know there are cyberpirates who think everything is their's for the taking. I have been the victim of this. I have found my articles from Helium on other sites under different names.
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