TSR Sharing your infomation!

[SoggyFox]

Oh, I wasn't condoning it.  I think saying something nasty to try and look cool is as dumb as doing it for greed.  thing is, the root of the matter is that its neither.  Its for power and the feeling of superiority.  They are being nasty so they can feel good and righteous and oh so smug in how much better they are compared to us 'Pirates'.  The ones who posted aren't even doing it for greed.

And Thomas....he wasn't doing it as a 'Don't let these people have accounts' thing, like for a store with a bouncing check problem.  He was doing it to gloat.

[SnarkyShark]

* Points and laughs at the pathetic TSR clowns who foolishly thought their secret forum would stay a secret.

Nice to see them without the phony masks they wear for their idiot subscribers. Even the "quiet" ones prove why they're totally at home with the rest of the creepy twats. I really hope this is shared with as many simmers as possible.

Also, your commentary is EPIC WIN, Coconut.

[dietofworms]

Thanks for making this info public, Coconut.  I'm embarrassed to admit I was once close to some of those clowns.  It's pretty clear that no one there is thinking for herself.  They're too eager to belong to Tom's shitty little club.  It's a classic case of groupthink.

I'm most pissed at Simtomatic because she pwned us.  Hopefully we won't get fooled again.

[Paden]

We didn't get pwned, we sent that little bitch packing. As for their bullshit, wow, makes me realize that that we really must be making their asses hurt if they're going all chicken with the head cut off. Think about it: if we were not making a dent into their bank accounts, do you think they'd go to the lengths they have to identify and punish the people here and at the old SFV?

We've done some damage, we're still doing some damage. They've done some damage, but the difference between the two is that what they've done violates the PayPal terms of use and possibly some laws. And, I know for a fact that some of their employees don't shell out for the games, they go to places like Pirate Bay. I can't quote my source, but it's reliable. Hey, Thomass, who are the pirates now? The ones who follow the EULA of EA Games, or the ones that make a profit using free and stolen programs? Looks to me like you're on the pointy spiked fence, dude, and I hope those sharp things ruin your favorite form of entertainment. Wanker...

[SoggyFox]

 Paden pwns.

[KatrinaHighKick]

Total Pwnage

I have one thing to say:

ETA: I suck at BB coding

[Jojoba]

We've done some damage, we're still doing some damage.

TSR have done a lot of damage to themselves with that thread..when it was revealed about the sharing of information like that it made people very pissed, but now that the posts can fully be seen they are completely screwed. Its the language they use and the bitterness that is so offensive, because its offensive to non sharers, normal subscribers, normal members, and normal downloads in whatever website community. Really offensive. As per usual, TSR has forgotten that public opinion on them and awareness of what the site is like are very important. They are digging themselves their own grave. Every single time something like this is revealed about that site, I feel more and more strongly that they are doing 'our' job and destroying themselves..

And is ShinoKCR, who is shown posting in the screenshots, the same one who came to the Reflex thread and tried to convince people not to be harsh on the FAs because they were not involved??

Eta: it seems it is the same person, how extremely low of them...and very very stupid.

And good to see that Cal has already posted the link over on the Reflex thread. I hope the reaction sinks into TSR staff and FAs exactly what they've been doing, these posts particularly say it well:

Wowsers, those screenshots are quite shocking. It's sad to see the delight in so many FA's posts regarding peoples personal information being shared, thanks for keeping us informed Calalily x

It is shocking and some of those fa names on there really made me think differently about them.

Mm, has this made Sim_Wank yet at all? Or any other sites? I presume its already up at SimCave - I find it deeply ironic that two members who TSR gleed over for catching out (Charlotte and Ferris) then went and formed a file sharing site which has grown very well and is rather popular. Irony. Banning people does not mean they will stop file sharing - it means they get cleverer 

[Missbonbon]

I think it should be simsecreted as well. To try and reach as many people as possible. Hell, if we can even get this onto other forums, not even FSF forums, and spread the word. I think as many people as possible deserve to know about this.

As for what Paden and Cala said, I completely agree. They are all two faced and are doing whatever they can to try and protect their precious monies. I think this information is exactly what we needed to get in a few critical hits to TSR, and hell we didn't even do it! TSR did it to themselves.

[Grotesque Sharonicle]

Omg.   . I just read the IllegalPaypalInfo zip you guys uploaded.
What the hell is wrong with them? This isn't mean, it's freakin' idiotic. Even for them.

I hope someone of those in the "hall of shame" sue their asses.
(Hall of Shame; how creative, hear me roar with laughter : . . . . . . . . . . . . . )

Can somebody get a big juicy fine for this? Or I'm getting too dramatic   ?

P.s. Is there a link anywhere to the secret phorum?

[Sherry]

I can tell you for sure ONE of those FA's who posted in that thread is a pirate themselves.... from way back when PMBD didn't exist.  They are lucky I don't name names.  Hypocrite. 

[SnarkyShark]

What the hell is wrong with them? This isn't mean, it's freakin' idiotic. Even for them.

It's both mean and idiotic, Sharonicle. You have a group of total asshats cheering on Thomass as he freely shares the personal information of people who are NOT breaking any laws. It even became a form of entertainment over there (how sick and mean spirited is that?). All of the useless morons who participated in that thread deserve all of the shit they're going to get for it.

[sherrie]

WOW   I was hooked! The irony of it all is that a lot of the ones that are still in danger of having their personal data shared are the ones that are still financially supporting TSR. Little do they know how their loyalty gets rewarded, Here's hoping a lot of subscribers get to know the truth.

I wonder how long it will be before EA gets wind of this, and if they will look on TSR as the same 'professional' outfit that they pretended to be. It's pretty clear just browsing through a few of those screens, that TSR are exposed as a bunch of thugs, engaging in activities that are both illegal and immoral, by the time you get to the last post, you are left feeling sick to the pit of your stomach. Will EA laugh along with them while they all joke about the trojans they infect people with, even going to the lowest of lows of Atwat making 'trojan' screenshots, and TSR staff uploading and featuring them, while they all laughed in their own downloaders faces. Then we have Thomass smug at stealing 118 days worth of subscription money from ferris, it takes a special kind of smug bastard to brag about that. As expected both Tomass and Atwat seem to be the main ring leaders, but an eyeopener for some is there is certainly no shortage of willing criminals in the crowd, none of them showing an ounce of common decency nor a flicker of hope that your paypal data is safe with any of them.

*snags screenies*  

ETA

I can tell you for sure ONE of those FA's who posted in that thread is a pirate themselves.... from way back when PMBD didn't exist.  They are lucky I don't name names.  Hypocrite. 

That's TWO if you count fired old hags who get their peggy hair from the booty, ATWAT

[Redikolous]

Wank report here.

[Souvenirs]

What struck me most when reading that thread was just how damn stupid they all sound.  Pirates insulting TSR are almost always witty and clever, but everyone in that TSR thread sounded like a sycophantic idiot.  And these people are running a company?  No wonder it's crashing to the ground.

As unfortunate as the sharing of info was, I hope that this finally gives us "pirates" a legal leg to stand on.  The EULA thing may not get us anywhere (even though it should), but this is definitely illegal, and I bet PayPal is going to be more reactive than EA has been.  This isn't just pixels--it's people's real-life privacy.

[SoggyFox]

I just have one question - is anyone reporting them to Pay-pal.  Preferably the people on the list?