"Who is ILLEGAL" poll @ inBeatz

[MoonDragon]

I was looking through WS's finds and happened across this site.  There is currently a poll asking if paysites are the villians or we are.  There is also space to leave comments if you feel the need.  The current results are 142 to 19 in our favor.

[Witchboy]

Thanks for the link MoonDragon! I voted As it stands now.....

Who is Illegal?
Paysites with 147 votes
PMBD with 20 votes

[Helena]

If you wish to comment, please don't use apostrophs ( ' <-- this sign ), because my site engine is so dumb, that it erases all messages with ' ://

[Babbelsim]

i voted to

the stand is now: Paysites (200) (yay i was the 200th XD)
and: PMBD (28 )

[simplystella]

I'm now curious to find out who are the 29 jerks who voted against PSMBD.

(edit), I mean, you can support or not the idea of file sharing, you can support or not the idea of paysites, they're pretty much personal points of view. But pay sites ARE illegal, no matter what is your view on it. Free creators always said that, and now EA confirmed. So, wtf? How can sharing for free files that should be released for free at first, be *illegal* ?

[Anouk]

I'm now curious to find out who are the 29 jerks who voted against PSMBD.

Simply the ones that benefit from those illegal activities.

[Pucci]

I'm now curious to find out who are the 29 jerks who voted against PSMBD.

My bet is on LyricLee.

[Jojoba]

Its now:

Paysites (207)
 87.71%
 PMBD (29)
 12.29%
 Total votes: 236  

Thanks for the link!  

[alia]

Great poll, Helena!

Although since you are a known PMBD symphatizer, I think the results might not be reliable. You're bound to have more pirate friendly visitors on your site than paysite supporters.

Now, wouldn't that be interesting if the same poll was on S2C or MTS2. They have much more visitors from all walks of (simming) life, and the poll would reflect the feelings of the simming community more accurately.

[MoonDragon]

Great poll, Helena!

Although since you are a known PMBD symphatizer, I think the results might not be reliable. You're bound to have more pirate friendly visitors on your site than paysite supporters.

Now, wouldn't that be interesting if the same poll was on S2C or MTS2. They have much more visitors from all walks of (simming) life, and the poll would reflect the feelings of the simming community more accurately.

You could post a link to the poll in S2C's paysite thread ... or would that be against one of their rules?

[Helena]

Great poll, Helena!

Although since you are a known PMBD symphatizer, I think the results might not be reliable. You're bound to have more pirate friendly visitors on your site than paysite supporters.

Now, wouldn't that be interesting if the same poll was on S2C or MTS2. They have much more visitors from all walks of (simming) life, and the poll would reflect the feelings of the simming community more accurately.

Thanks, Alia.
Yeah, I guess that my poll won't be reliable at all, after this topic here :lol:  :lol:
At least till someone opens the same topic in some hidden-paysite-owners-community  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[alia]

You could post a link to the poll in S2C's paysite thread ... or would that be against one of their rules?

The results would still be unreliable, because of the context  where the link was posted. Almost all paysite supporters have disappeared from the paysites thread at SC2, so the great majority of the readers/posters in that thread would be anti-paysite.

The only way to get reliable results would be if it was on the opening page of S2C, outside of the pro/anti-paysite context.

Yeah, I guess that my poll won't be reliable at all, after this topic here :lol:  :lol:
At least till someone opens the same topic in some hidden-paysite-owners-community  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

That would probably be Simbella.

[SoggyFox]

Interestingly, the paysite supporters haven't posted comments.

And there are still people who consider downloading from the Booty as something they shouldn't do. *headshake*  Silly people.

[Helena]

But pay sites ARE illegal, no matter what is your view on it. Free creators always said that, and now EA confirmed.

EA haven't confirmed anything official. I know about all the letters, I even wrote them one myself.
So I'm not sure, that we can say  "EA confirmed", before they make say this official, not in private chats.

I've asked them if they are going to make an announcement against paysites.
That's what they replied :
Electronic Arts does plan to make an announcement regarding custom content and pay sites in the near future. Unfortunately, I can't say at what point that will be at this time as we are reviewing all aspects of custom content built outside of EA Tools. However, its say to say that any content created with Bodyshop or Homebuilder would fall under the EA Sims EULA.

It's like neither "yes" nor "no". I guess if everything was so simple - they were not thinking for so long.

[MoonDragon]

Thanks, Alia.
Yeah, I guess that my poll won't be reliable at all, after this topic here :lol:  :lol:
At least till someone opens the same topic in some hidden-paysite-owners-community  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I didn't mean to skew your results.  I just wanted to make sure people knew about it and I've heard TSR reads us.  Maybe if you leave it open for awhile word will get to the other side?  What site would let the poll be advertised and attract both camps?