[smacklan]

Originally Posted by da420

Yes, you are right - very bad analogy. I do not condone blaming the bartender for some idiot to get drunk and go driving on his own will.

The drunk doesn't need a babysitter, and neither does anyone else. It is common sense, and not hard to protect your own assets and I don't need, nor really want vBulletin to babysit me, and most customers would feel the same way. I purchased a product, and support for that base product, nothing more. If you are going out of your way to get coders to hack up something that vB makes very clear that it does not support, then why should they be in any way responsible?

First off, even though it's off topic, it is very much a punishable crime in most of the US if an establishment gets a person drunk then sends them on their way and they hurt someone...prosecutions occur all the time for that.

Secondly, I doubt very seriously most customers would take your position after having been the victim of fraud from a connection made via this site. Stating they are not responsible may or may not let them off the hook legally. My point is that it is good business to fix problems when there are simple things that can be done that would make a big difference...I know you can't argue with that