Well, I don't know how much clearer it can get...

[AW]

Come on Mikey.  Can you really in all fairness compare your site to MTS2?  As for file hosting, we have people on this site who will host you at no cost.  You may put a donate button, but no pay or donation content.  As to minors, I got news for you.  With credit cards and debit cards that can be purchased as gifts with an amount of money already loaded, you could very well have minors in your site already.  Unfortunately, that is a fact of the internet.  I am sure that with all of the freesite owners within this community, something can be done that satisfactorily solves these issues.  Hecubus is the one that can help direct you in that and you will find that we may be a bunch of smart ass pirates, but we are also willing to come to the table and help a site that wants to offer content to the community.

EDIT:  There are kids in my neighborhood that have their own credit cards for expenses provided by their parents.  No, I am not that stupid.  But some parents don't care.

[Wrinkly Willy]

I applaud your handling of the child porn sickos, but you could have taken it further and provided their IP to authorities. Just an idea because I have some extreme views on child pornographers and the people who traffic in the spread of it. As for coming up for cost money, how bout setting up a donate button with no strings attatched? You know what I mean, donate money to help us keep going just for that warm fuzzy feeling. No perks, no bonus, just the knowledge that they are helping to keep a site going that they enjoy getting content from. MTS 2 does it, InSim does it, and I really think that your site could do it too. I'm sure there are wiser people here than me on this issue, so will turn it over to them and I for one hope that you find the way to a free site. Cheers!

We did give the IP, home address, telephone number, and all the rest of the info the the authorities in his home state of Wisconsin, and they did nothing.

A Donate button?  We thought about that but herein lies the rub; It would wholly depend on folks donating enough to cover our costs.  Which there would be no guarantee of, as right now I am in a group of almost 4000 people who think they have a right to have free access to anything there heart desires.  As well, then how do we maintain an iota of control of minors accessing our wares?

MTS2 does it, yes.  But they beg and plead for funds, and make promises that "can only be kept by your generosity".  I won't beg and solicit.  They may as well go pay with what they are doing.

I still say your 'claim' that you do it only to keep the kiddies from the adult stuff is horse shit.  If that was so, your pay stuff would be ONLY adult stuff.  But there is plenty of non-adult content in your pay area.  You are simply using this claim as a ruse to justify bilking your subscribers.

[MIKEY]

I get cookies and rum!  Well you've to admit MIKEY that it does sound like a kid's name.  Most men go by Mike or Michael.  

I just always think of the Life Cereal commercial when I think of Mikey.  I think I like your smart ass sense of humor though.  Interesting.  But, it was all done out in the open, not hidden and we have all been laughed at here at one time or another.

Because "MIKEY!!!" bespeaks a connotation of fun and mischief, is why.  As well, there were some things I was sorely tempted to say about 'armywife' and 'kitkat'in the name of humor.  But I held back.  LOL.

[RedLove]

Dude, right now you're just trolling. Your first post was fairly good and made sense, but the others where pointless.

The skinny: There is an edit button

I apologize if it appears I am trolling.  I was actually just amused, and surprised, that you folks were so surprised I would actually come here.

I mean, why not.  Some of you have obviously been to mine.

It's ok that you've come here and that you've offered to change if given the chance.

Edit is your friend my dear.

I've never even heard of your site but cheers if you decide to go free and damn your eyes if you don't.

[AW]

Go ahead.  I am an Army wife and proud to be one.

Edit:  I've never been to your site and had not heard of it until the post was made by Hecubus.

[MIKEY]

redneck klingon???  any relation to.......


yaardarm monkey??  Any relation to the monkey that crawled out of that guys ass in that Jim Carrey movie?  The resemblance is astounding.

[MIKEY]

Damn, this board just never gets dull. Exit Jan enter MIKEY. The sim community's answer to Larry Flynt.

Great.  Another Andrew Dice Clay/Jerry Seinfeld hybrid wanna-be!

[Yaardarm Monkey]

It would wholly depend on folks donating enough to cover our costs.

So explain what the costs are to the people.  If they think the site is worth it, the costs will get covered.

Which there would be no guarantee of, as right now I am in a group of almost 4000 people

So if even one percent of the people (40) donate 5 bucks, thats $200, and thats a lowball figure

who thinkthey have a right to have free access to anything there heart desires.

If you didnt want people to download your stuff, why make a site in the first place? or am I missing something here?

As well, then how do we maintain an iota of control of minors accessing our wares?

So you put a "I am over 18" button for them to click; other 'adult' sites have that...if some kid clicks it its their problem.  Hell, kids can see worse stuff that pixel nipples by simply doing a Google Image search.  :?
So I think this 'control over minors' is a red herring.

[Yaardarm Monkey]

redneck klingon???  any relation to.......


yaardarm monkey??  Any relation to the monkey that crawled out of that guys ass in that Jim Carrey movie?  The resemblance is astounding.

You actually started off somewhat half decent...but your trollish true colors didnt take long to come out it seems.

[MIKEY]

Come on Mikey.  Can you really in all fairness compare your site to MTS2?  As for file hosting, we have people on this site who will host you at no cost.  You may put a donate button, but no pay or donation content.  As to minors, I got news for you.  With credit cards and debit cards that can be purchased as gifts with an amount of money already loaded, you could very well have minors in your site already.  Unfortunately, that is a fact of the internet.<snipped for brevity>

EDIT:  There are kids in my neighborhood that have their own credit cards for expenses provided by their parents.  No, I am not that stupid.  But some parents don't care.

I never compared our site to MTS2.  Y'all did.  As for minors, if the parents give them credit cards and a means to pay for stuff over the internet, then it is ultimately them who will have to 'pay the piper' when their kid gets caught.  Meanwhile, out of all the options available to control minors, ours is the most efficient and effective at this time.

[AW]

Damn, this board just never gets dull. Exit Jan enter MIKEY. The sim community's answer to Larry Flynt.

Snarky - We need a zen moment

[AW]

DAMN DOUBLE POST

[AW]

I never compared our site to MTS2.

You're right, my bad.   :oops:

[MIKEY]

You actually started off somewhat half decent...but your trollish true colors didnt take long to come out it seems.[/quote]


Ahhhhh, I see.  So it's okay for all of you to hammer me with questions, but I'm a troll for trying to respond to all the posts directed at me at one time?

And it's okay for you to attempt to "make fun of me" (in the name of good fun, of course), but I'm not supposed to do it back?

You know, if you look at my posts, I am 'talking' to the ones that are being civil.  I am 'poking back' at the ones who are being aggressive, vindictive, and rude.

I'm sorry if you can't accept it, but with me, how you approach me begets how I come back at you.  In other words; "do unto others, as you would have done unto you"...Gee, I think someone said that before...

[AW]

OK. I am asking the pirates to knock it off for a moment, k?

Mikey, we have slammed back and forth.  Let's stop.  No good is coming of this whatsoever.  As entertaining as it can get, the end result is that we (freesite/file sharers - pick one) would like to support sites that want to go free.  If you are serious, and I hope you are, then let's discuss it.  Knock off the sarcastic remarks, quite typing so damn fast and posting.

If you read through this board in total, you will see that we do get trolled quite frequently.