Suction Testicle Man Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Tbh, there might as well be a pinned ripping report thread. 2 day old forum. I believe the pips have been stoled. Both users are active on these forums under the same names. If at first you don't succeed, you fail, and the test will be terminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demarest Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I was once asked to help a forum take off. When I arrived, I found that it (much like the offenders here as well as several others I've seen) seem to emulate GTAF to a fault. You don't faction your forums until the need arises. Just like you don't add staff until a need arises. 12 members and 5 being staff is NOT needed. Not really a rip report, just a tip for those other would-be rippers: It takes time to build. Why does everybody want their own forums anyways? Tis much easier to go with that which is established, especially if it's where everybody else interested in the subject goes. Good idea for the pinned topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suction Testicle Man Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 I agree; but it's also impossible to ever create anything like gtaf. With the modding developments currently archived (and hopefully soon to be reopened to the public) that have been worked through the last 4 years, you could simply never outdo it. Unless of course you stole the mysql databases. Simple GTA discussion however can be matched, which is what they are attempting here (sort of). But back on topic - I believe these new forums crop up because users are dissastisfied with gtaf. The guy who started these forums is labelled a Karma Whore here, so I'm not surprised. However he is very deserving of the title, and gtaf is not at fault in the slightest, though I phrased this paragraph as if it were. If at first you don't succeed, you fail, and the test will be terminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krusty. Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 LOL, its S.A.M from here.[/blatant] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggburt Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 err, did he go make that little forum just so that he could get his forum dictionary? eggburt chokes a giggle Also noting the catagory/forum names and a couple topic names share those with here, heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloStenRacing Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Nar log out and you will notice this forum isn't visible to guests or normal members only moderators and admins can view this forum. Hate to inform you, SAM, but I did not register and I can read it really well as a guest. Nice try champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWEETSAPRIK Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Meh, personally I think the pinned ripping report thread would be a good idea, but it probably doesn't happen often enough to warrant it. off-topic I think a "banned" thread would be nice. As in: Name: Date banned: Banned for: Banned by: Notes: But that might be just me. Back on-topic. Someone tell him to remove the ripped content. If it were up to me people who do this would be perma-banned on the spot, but I think staff usually doesn't bother over forums with almost no members. 13 members is nothing, so yeah, unless he refuses to remove it, meh. PяopagaиdaIиc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauron Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think a "banned" thread would be nice.As in: Name: Date banned: Banned for: Banned by: Notes: But that might be just me. I don't think you realise the amount of people that get banned in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelman Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think staff usually doesn't bother over forums with almost no members. Nah. In the past any hotlinked graphics have been changed for epilepsy-inducing full-screen flashing gta logos, various disgusting images, or whatever. Right before their account here gets banned for stealing from us. Incidentally, this time around we'd already (or rather, adam had already) spotted the ripped graphics, so it's already being dealt with. But cheers for the report nonetheless. I was once asked to help a forum take off. Was that the one with "the classroom"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWEETSAPRIK Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 @Sauron I've actually got a pretty good idea. Members with zero posts that join just to advertise, PM spam, etc., obviously wouldn't need to be on the list, since nobody would really recognize them anyway. But the amount of people that have been here for a while, might be recognizable to someone, and get banned per day isn't that high. Although making a sig edit mandatory, and adding the ability to sort by "date banned" on the member list would make this uneeded. (Again, not that anyone but me thinks it's needed as it is.) epilepsy-inducing full-screen flashing gta logos LMFAO. PяopagaиdaIиc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelman Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Looks like my previous post was a little hasty, seems the stolen graphics on that crappy forum were removed a good while before I posted. Nothing more to see here folks. @ sweet: a public list of banned members might be interesting reading but wouldn't really serve any actual purpose other than to create more work for the moderators. We used to have such lists and record-keeping in the mod cave, which fell into dis-use once the karma logs were introduced and each member had their own record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWEETSAPRIK Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 @ sweet: a public list of banned members might be interesting reading but wouldn't really serve any actual purpose other than to create more work for the moderators. We used to have such lists and record-keeping in the mod cave, which fell into dis-use once the karma logs were introduced and each member had their own record. Meh, I guess. I just thought that if there was a way for people to see a few of the different profiles shared by a single person in the past, that it would be easier for regular members to spot some of them for you. I actually brought it up in a GW once, but even then I was the only one who thought it was a good idea. I'm good at that, coming up with ideas that only I think are good. PяopagaиdaIиc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloStenRacing Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Looks like my previous post was a little hasty, seems the stolen graphics on that crappy forum were removed a good while before I posted. Nothing more to see here folks. Not that hasty seeing as your post was a little more than an hour after mine and they were still there when I posted. @ Sweet - I liked the idea but as Wheel pointed out it would be more of a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red light Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Why does everyone say we are ripping stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT-1 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Why does everyone say we are ripping stuff? Simple but to the point answer; because you did rip the content. Remove all admin moderator pips, these is illegal, I did not realise but we are not allowed to have the, they are gtaforums, remove them immediantly. @ Sweet, it would also cause problems with members saying user1 was banned for spam but user2 has been spamming and is still not banned. Aswell as what Wheelman said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San andreas master Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 (edited) Sorry that was not intended I made sure they were removed as soon as I realised ect, sorry gtaforums and sorry members. You all have reason to be annoyed but ripping wan't the intent if it was why would I put a link to the site in my sig, no I'm not disatisified with gtaforums and can people please stop posting crap when they dont know the proper details, note that this wasn't ripping it was a mistake and it was taken care of as soon as I was aware, when wheelman sent me a pm much beofre this topic was here.- ѕ.а.м Edited September 12, 2005 by San andreas master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoxa Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 How is that a mistake getting the link to the pips and posting it in the Images, in the ACP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San andreas master Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I just explained that. - ѕ.а.м Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoxa Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 And again, how the f*ck was taht a mistake. In IF, you have to get the links to the images and put them in boxes. Ups, this was the wrong link. I think I copied this for no reason instead of my pips. Oh well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krusty. Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 IMHO, i think people that rip images and graphics should be banned. Only my opinion. But, someone spent their time to make the graphic, in this case, the admin/mod button, and S.A.M or Red Light or whoever runs the forum stole that graphic from here and put it on their own site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51L3N7 4554551N Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 red light did the stupid thing of making me admin. I alerted Mxy and MI7 and I went and deleted all the ripped stuff including Mxys secrets and easter eggs guide and a helluva lot of mods They gave up in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vALKYR Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I was once asked to help a forum take off. Was that the one with "the classroom"? Ha! The Classroom, don't remind me of that. I was Administrator there to help out, guess what, Dem comes along, deadmins me without a good reason, renames the whole board to GTA_Hell or whatever and yeh... in a matter of a week. Staff Abuse, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anuj Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I'm always surprised that invisionfree boards have 30+ forums when 25 of them will never have any posts. Hell, 2G has like... six I can think of, off the top of my head. As for the pips: Zip them up and sell them as "Invision Group Pips!" for $19.95. Throw in the karma stars with order, and you've got a thriving business, considering how many times these pipses have been ripped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demarest Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I was once asked to help a forum take off.Was that the one with "the classroom"? Ha! The Classroom, don't remind me of that. I was Administrator there to help out, guess what, Dem comes along, deadmins me without a good reasonThe good reason was that you posed a threat to the boards for orchestrating one of the attacks. Any staff would do the same and it was with the blessing of the guy in charge. But don't worry, if you only pose part of the info, make a little up, and cast it in a light concentric with previous rumors, you're sure to make a few sheep feel that much better armed on the subject @Wheelman & vALK: You guys missed the point entirely. Or got the point and chose to troll just the same. Fringe benefits of the name no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vALKYR Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I was once asked to help a forum take off.Was that the one with "the classroom"? Ha! The Classroom, don't remind me of that. I was Administrator there to help out, guess what, Dem comes along, deadmins me without a good reasonThe good reason was that you posed a threat to the boards for orchestrating one of the attacks. Any staff would do the same and it was with the blessing of the guy in charge. But don't worry, if you only pose part of the info, make a little up, and cast it in a light concentric with previous rumors, you're sure to make a few sheep feel that much better armed on the subject Aha, well, erm the pleasure was all mine, mister demarest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelman Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 red light did the stupid thing of making me admin. I alerted Mxy and MI7 and I went and deleted all the ripped stuff including Mxys secrets and easter eggs guide and a helluva lot of mods They gave up in the end Well according to a PM I received from san andreas master before this topic was created, you're a dirty hacker. M17 and silent assaisn recently came to our forums hacked into admin and banned us new moderators and admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcs Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 gotta love the intraweb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloStenRacing Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 M17 and silent assaisn recently came to our forums hacked into admin and banned us new moderators and admin I bet you'll make less obvious passwords next time. I still can't get over that you were banned from your own site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svip Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 @adamcs: Yeah, and it will be our death. :> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San andreas master Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 red light did the stupid thing of making me admin. I alerted Mxy and MI7 and I went and deleted all the ripped stuff including Mxys secrets and easter eggs guide and a helluva lot of mods They gave up in the end Don't lie, Mxy's guide wasn't there and there weren't any mods.- ѕ.а.м Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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