When the internet was still a fairly new phenomenon for the public, there was a kind of understanding that what happened on there stayed on there.
This wasn't considered true if you were using it for anything illegal but unless your activity was suspicious enough to be investigated by a government agency, it was generally assumed that nobody else cared about it either.
Of course, that changed with the rise of social media and in the years since, more and more people have discovered that what they say online can carry some serious consequences out in the world.
But while high profile examples of this phenomenon have seen people lose their jobs and gain an army of detractors, a smaller case seemed to cost one man his wedding invitation.