TSR IS A SUCK-ASS SUCKY WEBSITE

[deathtotsr]

Tracking devices???

Yup, they have plenty of those but those are adwares and spybots and come from their site and advertisers sites, but there aren't any inside the zips. If there were your anti-virus software would detect them as soon as you scanned them as the CRC checksums wouldn't add up.

This BS was started probably by Thomas, to scare y'all to make you think twice before you shared their files - thinking that the person(s) doing the sharing would get scared of losing their accounts and stop sharing on account of these alleged tracking devices (which is all a bunch of hooey).

First he was saying that time date stamps allowed them to track who was sharing but when I pointed that was a bunch of BS out to someone, I guess he had to come up with a new idea on how they were tracked as a means of "knowing" (which is again is BS and just wild stabs in the dark really) who was sharing their software.

If you don't believe me that he's not doing that, just search the net using a seach engine for anything that could be used as a tracking device to track zips (without said "device" being detected by anti-virus software) you'll see that there isn't anything that does that *yet* unless he & Per created something like that but I doubt Thomas has the brains to do that.

[calalily]

If you don't believe me that he's not doing that, just search the net using a seach engine for anything that could be used as a tracking device to track zips (without said "device" being detected by anti-virus software) you'll see that there isn't anything that does that *yet* unless he & Per created something like that but I doubt Thomas has the brains to do that.

I don't believe you - many people at SFV have problems with this, and have instituted a method to clean them and safeguard their subscriptions.  Just because Tom Ass doesn't tell you all, doesn't mean he doesn't do it.  

As for him being smart enough, conservative estimates put gross earnings for TSR at $3 million a year - he's got the money to pay for someone with more brains than him.

[LilyLocksley]

What?!? 3 million? Is that after expenses? I mean I know it was probably high, but I figured on few hundred grand max. Sorry if I sound naive, but that is just insane.

[Quinctia]

Before we all get excessively paranoid, I just thought the "tracking device" was some sort of string included in the zip and/or package file to help identify the downloader?  Like a few characters?

Not anything like a tracking cookie or a trojan or anything that would get picked up in anti-viral or spyware software, because it's not tracking YOU, it's tracking the file.  And it's not tracking so much as them sticking a label on it somewhere and then hoping you don't find and remove it before you fileshare.

[calalily]

What?!? 3 million? Is that after expenses? I mean I know it was probably high, but I figured on few hundred grand max. Sorry if I sound naive, but that is just insane.

Gross - not net.  Gross figures, based on if 1% of the members totalled on the front page take out one 6 month subscription.  Gross figures based on that is about $3.7 million dollars.  Of course, he was twats to pay, so I'm sure that's not his take home pay packet.

Before we all get excessively paranoid, I just thought the "tracking device" was some sort of string included in the zip and/or package file to help identify the downloader? Like a few characters?

Even if I did know the full details, which I don't, not being a booty god, I wouldn't be so happy to dissect it here - TSR people read here, and I don't think that we should be helping them figure out how to stop us.

[keirra]

Calalily is right.  The last thing we want is for TSR to get any more info from us than they already do.

[alia]

I just noticed that Teko (Murano) is posting his previously free Asian set at TSR. I wanted to comment on his money-grabbing ways, and clicked on the comment tab. This text is now above the comment box.

DO NOT post comments about wanting free items, we will close your account if you abuse this rule.

So, we want you to comment, but everything you say should be just "Thisisgreatthx."

And how long has this been there, anyways?

TSR does indeed suck ass.  :evil:

[pinksmoke]

That's exactly what I thought too. All TSR wants you is to SUCK ass! The title is perfectly appropriate.

Also, Thoma$$' Diva Hair is not allowed to be recolored, but the textures really suck. IcedMango did some decent recolors, though.

[Paleoanth]

DO NOT post comments about wanting free items, we will close your account if you abuse this rule.

And how long has this been there, anyways?

That has been there as long as I can remember.  It isn't new.

[alia]

Really?  :oops:

I guess I should pay more attention, then.
I have commented before, I guess I just never read the blurb, or it just didn't register. :lol:

[Jojoba]

Even if I did know the full details, which I don't, not being a booty god, I wouldn't be so happy to dissect it here - TSR people read here, and I don't think that we should be helping them figure out how to stop us.

Yes, agreed. So please, no more questions about this...

Remember that this is not a private forum. Everything that is said here will be read by people like TSR. Do not make information like this public  

[Steerpike]

Remember that this is not a private forum. Everything that is said here will be read by people like TSR. Do not make information like this public  

*puts on tin foil hat*

TSR know where you live! And they killed JFK.

[Jojoba]

*dons tin foil hat*

Indeed...And such a lovely avi you have there  :wink:

[Steerpike]

Yes, what a strange coincidence  :wink:

[Minolia]

Did someone say tinfoil. :twisted: