Post by leapsbarnes on Feb 25, 2009 0:04:45 GMT -5
So, someone out S2WG posted a thread about paysites being illegal, which of course made me jump in (wtf wouldn't I? lol) and I was doing some research, and looking for Coconut's blog, and when I found it I finally read the thread about TSR sharing your info (LINK)
and it literally made me sick.
I just CANNOT understand how they are still getting subscribers. After browsing Coconut's blog, I am just...stunned. I mean, I always knew TSR was the lowest of the low, they are a major paysites, and considering the EULA, paysites are shady at best, but this. I mean, I don't know. I'm mysoginistic when it comes right down to it. The worst thing (okay, not the WORST, but still bad) a person can do is turn against their own. We are a community, and Thomas is taking advantage of those in the community who don't know better. Even if he can say "I'm only hurting known pirates" it still comes down to the fact that no, he's not. People have been banned, and had their information put on that damn blacklist, for speaking out against TSR, for being "too negative" or, even worse "for seeming too nice" because you know, nice people are obviously plotting something. Those people aren't pirates, those are just people who feel that being an active member in a community doesn't mean being under a dictatorship with no freedom of speech. If someone in S2WG wants to speak out against myself or one of our admins, I'm not going to post their personal information on the website. They've trusted me, and I'm not going to betray that trust. And that's what it comes down to. TSR is willing to betray trust, and not just willing, but gleeful, if you've coughed over your money, who cares what happens to you? It just makes me so angry. Seriously. I'm glad Pescado has given Coconut a safe place to continue to out TSR's lies and bullsh*t. I just hope Pescado hacks the whole frack'n site and takes them down like he did with inSim. He may be an..unmentionable word...but he at least is on our side.
*sigh* Okay, I'm done now. I just wanted to vent that to people who would uh..understand (my husband is not a simmer, so he just doesn't get the feeling of betrayal.) Thanks for listening? lol.
and it literally made me sick.
I just CANNOT understand how they are still getting subscribers. After browsing Coconut's blog, I am just...stunned. I mean, I always knew TSR was the lowest of the low, they are a major paysites, and considering the EULA, paysites are shady at best, but this. I mean, I don't know. I'm mysoginistic when it comes right down to it. The worst thing (okay, not the WORST, but still bad) a person can do is turn against their own. We are a community, and Thomas is taking advantage of those in the community who don't know better. Even if he can say "I'm only hurting known pirates" it still comes down to the fact that no, he's not. People have been banned, and had their information put on that damn blacklist, for speaking out against TSR, for being "too negative" or, even worse "for seeming too nice" because you know, nice people are obviously plotting something. Those people aren't pirates, those are just people who feel that being an active member in a community doesn't mean being under a dictatorship with no freedom of speech. If someone in S2WG wants to speak out against myself or one of our admins, I'm not going to post their personal information on the website. They've trusted me, and I'm not going to betray that trust. And that's what it comes down to. TSR is willing to betray trust, and not just willing, but gleeful, if you've coughed over your money, who cares what happens to you? It just makes me so angry. Seriously. I'm glad Pescado has given Coconut a safe place to continue to out TSR's lies and bullsh*t. I just hope Pescado hacks the whole frack'n site and takes them down like he did with inSim. He may be an..unmentionable word...but he at least is on our side.
*sigh* Okay, I'm done now. I just wanted to vent that to people who would uh..understand (my husband is not a simmer, so he just doesn't get the feeling of betrayal.) Thanks for listening? lol.
That is SO ridiculous! It is most definitely against EA's EULA for people to make money off of this game. Yet, EAxis not only overlooks that crap, but actually seems to endorse by interviewing the creators, etc. 
That's just NOT right at all!
I went there last night to look for hair and came away with about 50 clothing items. 
As for the other, I don't know.