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[Tyrone Bigguns]

If that is the way they develop...they are, to be kind, way behind.

Which is why you won't hear anything conclusive on this.

The Packers.com staff looks pretty dumb either way. Either they are too dumb to allow someone to plant this fake page, or they are too dumb to handle a development project properly.

True dat.

I've never EVER heard of placing a developmental page on a live server (well, i've seen it done..but, you would really hide it...i remember taking over a job and finding that the previous guy had his fantasy stuff hidden on the server for his buddies..LOL). Geez, i'm sure they got a spare dell lying around that they can call the developmental server.

Something smells.

Maybe no one in IT would do it, but someone in page design might. How easy would it be to have it on the server and when the story came in, dump it in and turn it on. Maybe they are using software that automatically publishes instead of the user having to turn it on manually? And they did do a page quite similar to this one last year if you recall and occasionally do it when they have a feature they expect to generate a lot of traffic or something they are really looking to publicize--contests and events announcements. I'm willing to believe that the person who does design for them had the page around and moved both pages onto the server to turn on whichever one they needed when an announcement was made because we know one IS coming. Sooner or later.

Page design? You mean the graphic artist? I've been around enough companies that you never do that. You design on the test server then move it.

And, if the person was designing the page..why does it have specific dates on it? That would indicate that the story was going live.


No way does a company that has a director of IT let this happen the way you suggest. The website falls under PR, but i guarantee that the IT department doesn't let a bunch of PR "losers" fool around on the servers. That is why their is an internet coordinator...some person that has to do the website and work with IT.

This isn't rocket science. There would be no need to push a page on the live server..what?..you save 15 seconds? Makes no sense.

And, if we know it is sooner or later...don't you think this page was in development last year?

The whole thing stinks.

It was just a couple years ago that one of the major news services accidentally released a report that some famous person died (I don't remember who). They said the same thing. The were just updating canned stories they keep to get out quickly if and when it happened. They said they had hundreds of them, and one was revised and accidentally posted to the wrong location.

I have more understanding for a major service. The bigger the org, the more effed up it is.

The packers are a small org. Plus, as the js reported..it was a third party that does the work.

[MadtownPacker]

I have more understanding for a major service. The bigger the org, the more effed up it is.

The packers are a small org. Plus, as the js reported..it was a third party that does the work.

My attorney needs to speak to yours. Looks like Im suing you due to the carpal I have developed from all the DAMN SCROLLING!! Learn to quote lame ass!!

[MJZiggy]

And, if the person was designing the page..why does it have specific dates
This isn't rocket science. There would be no need to push a page on the live server..what?..you save 15 seconds? Makes no sense.

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And, if we know it is sooner or later...don't you think this page was in development last year?

The whole thing stinks.

It has specific dates because it's coded to the news list on the regular homepage. I may not know how to do it, but it's pretty obvious that's how it was done.

Yes, I do know this page was in development last year because that's what it said in the article. You drop the story in and go. This isn't rocket science and it isn't a conspiracy. There was no hack or everything else would have been screwed up as well--and you can assign an individual or an account limited access to your server that allows them to do certain tasks but not others. Third parties aren't going to hack beyond what they're allowed to do as that will get them fired and kill their corporate reputation.

That's how every shared server works. My site is on a shared server, and there are tons of people posting to sites on it, but that doesn't mean we can access each others' sites.

And can we make that a class action suit, Mad?

[Guiness]

Page design? You mean the graphic artist? I've been around enough companies that you never do that. You design on the test server then move it.

And, if the person was designing the page..why does it have specific dates on it? That would indicate that the story was going live.


No way does a company that has a director of IT let this happen the way you suggest. The website falls under PR, but i guarantee that the IT department doesn't let a bunch of PR "losers" fool around on the servers. That is why their is an internet coordinator...some person that has to do the website and work with IT.

This isn't rocket science. There would be no need to push a page on the live server..what?..you save 15 seconds? Makes no sense.

And, if we know it is sooner or later...don't you think this page was in development last year?

The whole thing stinks.

Cool! Rile him up and he speaks in complete sentences, with proper gramar!

Something stinks - and it's the TB just fell out of character

[cpk1994]

If that is the way they develop...they are, to be kind, way behind.

Which is why you won't hear anything conclusive on this.

The Packers.com staff looks pretty dumb either way. Either they are too dumb to allow someone to plant this fake page, or they are too dumb to handle a development project properly.

True dat.

I've never EVER heard of placing a developmental page on a live server (well, i've seen it done..but, you would really hide it...i remember taking over a job and finding that the previous guy had his fantasy stuff hidden on the server for his buddies..LOL). Geez, i'm sure they got a spare dell lying around that they can call the developmental server.

Something smells.

Maybe no one in IT would do it, but someone in page design might. How easy would it be to have it on the server and when the story came in, dump it in and turn it on. Maybe they are using software that automatically publishes instead of the user having to turn it on manually? And they did do a page quite similar to this one last year if you recall and occasionally do it when they have a feature they expect to generate a lot of traffic or something they are really looking to publicize--contests and events announcements. I'm willing to believe that the person who does design for them had the page around and moved both pages onto the server to turn on whichever one they needed when an announcement was made because we know one IS coming. Sooner or later.

Page design? You mean the graphic artist? I've been around enough companies that you never do that. You design on the test server then move it.

And, if the person was designing the page..why does it have specific dates on it? That would indicate that the story was going live.


No way does a company that has a director of IT let this happen the way you suggest. The website falls under PR, but i guarantee that the IT department doesn't let a bunch of PR "losers" fool around on the servers. That is why their is an internet coordinator...some person that has to do the website and work with IT.

This isn't rocket science. There would be no need to push a page on the live server..what?..you save 15 seconds? Makes no sense.

And, if we know it is sooner or later...don't you think this page was in development last year?

The whole thing stinks.

It was just a couple years ago that one of the major news services accidentally released a report that some famous person died (I don't remember who). They said the same thing. The were just updating canned stories they keep to get out quickly if and when it happened. They said they had hundreds of them, and one was revised and accidentally posted to the wrong location.

The man in question was Bob Hope. The news org I believe was NBC.

[KYPack]

Shorten the quotes, then post, mates.

[LL2]

On Fox Sports they are reporting that Favre will announce his decision next week.....stay tuned.