I'm "slightly" worried that I noticed with the name thing that they're making the same mistake that we initially did when we registered RYG.. putting up names that are not actually available. It took two weeks to sort out a name after we cleared that issue.  I've pointed it out but as I wasn't much of an Insim person (I just donated, never posted) I'll leave it to those guys to sort it out.

where are the people having kittens about last night? I'd love to read it..

  that thing of slapping securom on the demo floored EVERYONE.. And it backfired on them too, I'm sure that's why Spore was copied so bloody quickly.. Still haven't played it by the way, apparently I'm not missing anything.

is Insim down again? fuck it, I wanted to go there and change my email address to a disposible one... See, no censoring here.

pretty much, they also need to be careful about signalling what they're interested in to the lawyers on the other side, they don't want to give the game away.

We've got someone who's in regular communication with the lawyers on RYG, and he's recently updated the site page with regards to the lawsuits. http://reclaimyourgame.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=17&Itemid=57

*cheers Paden* I'm proud of you honey..

The thing that most of the guys need to be aware of is, putting back up a whole site can take time.. Pescado will have work to do in order to reconfigure the database and get it working, and the old Insim staff need to decide on a domain name. So we need to take a breath, be patient and give them time to sort it out.

I suppose it's the individual's choice what they do with their stuff.. But at least we know Pescado has a copy of the site, as it is. So there's not going to be any damage either way.

  finally posted in that thread.. I iz happy nao. 

damn! I get server busy messages.. I would have loved to have seen your post Skadi.

Meanie, I love that image..the only thing that my 'tiel regularly plays with is me.. His favourite thing when he gets in the mood is to randomly decide to hang upside down from my finger and stretch his wings out.. the thing about 'tiels when they do that? they strip the skin off your finger..

that's birds.. mine absolutely hates any form of toy. We bought several toys all to no effect.. He freaked out and ran away. They're full of personality and quirks.

I have a board that pulls out *chuckling* It's his favourite place to fall asleep. I pull the keyboard out, he gets on my knee, he bends his little head under his little wing, he falls asleep and my feet and legs gradually lose all feeling *giggles*

  oh lord, I went to listen to the current theme music and I got the trilling at the beginning of the mission impossible music and felt my cockatiel stir under my keyboard.. and hit his head on the desk.. *chuckle* Poor bugger..

Pescado, very excellent work.

I tend to donate based on how much I like a site.. I've been a regular MTS donator for over a year now (roughly) because I like the site and use a lot of their stuff.. But I only used to donate to Insim when it looked like things were critical.

I actually think discriminating is a good way to look at it.. and basing it on your gut is always good. If things feel dodgy they probably are.. I seem to remember some of the people were very unhappy with Kathy at the time for perceived emotional blackmail and last minute requests. With hindsight, they were probably right.

I think the key comes down to a couple of things.. how calmly the drive is handled.. How Pescado etc did the drive here was ideal. A specific drive handled calmly for a specific amount. Not constant panic and hitting people up once every few months.

Secondly, where possible if a site has the "donate-meter" that helps no end because it reduces the suspicion of draining money aside for personal reasons.