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FAQ Hosting Sites. Good Or Bad?
| sephirosuy | Posted 8/1/2006 4:20:04 AM | message detail |
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Wait a minute!! NeoSeeker = Copycat~! some portal editors take the guides as reference to create their own portal without credit, that's why I've remove everything from there. --- -------= S e p h i r o s u y =------- -[ Board User Level ]- 31.5: Gilgamesh |
| falconesque | Posted 8/1/2006 10:16:11 PM | message detail |
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Less than 24 hours after posting my first guide, I too received e-mail
from supercheats.com. They may be reputable -- they were able to
extract my e-mail address from my guide; not impossible, but I didn't
make it plain either -- but I've seen their interface and content
duplicated on too many other sites. Erring to caution, I'm declining any site listed at (or linking to) http://www.cheatserver.com/ for now. FWIW. --- "That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out." --Sephiroth, Kingdom Hearts II |
| Drunky | Posted 8/2/2006 4:49:50 AM | message detail |
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I think SuperCheats is one of those sites who keeps an eye on GameFAQs What's New page to find new FAQs. Whats wrong with CheatsServer? --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| falconesque | Posted 8/2/2006 2:55:12 PM | message detail |
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Probably nothing wrong with Cheat Server. They're only serving links. It's just that every one of the sites they list, Supercheats among them, has nearly the same content, word for word, without attributing the origins or source. The web and the games I looked up aren't old enough to presume legal "Public Domain" status (and if it's a stipulation of some site's ToS, I want nothing to do with it), so the missing attribution sets off alarm bells for me. That's all. --- "That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out." --Sephiroth, Kingdom Hearts II |
| honestgamer | Posted 8/23/2006 2:35:00 AM | message detail |
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I would be leery of any site that doesn't work to properly credit its
contributors. It takes more work on the part of the webmaster--and more
coding--but it's the least a site can do in return for the content you
work so hard to provide. --- http://www.honestgamers.com/ If we're not on the list of sites you contribute to, there's something wrong in the world. |
| I-M-INDIAN18 | Posted 8/23/2006 4:00:58 AM | message detail |
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but if they don't change the content, then the readers will know about the creator of the faq/guide. Wouldn't they??? --- Err more people die from AIDS in india everyday than from Terrorists....(Ancientsmirf trying to defend the terrorists) |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 8/23/2006 4:09:46 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, but only the lazy thieves don't change the content to some extent
to hide their thievery. On the other hand, most thieves are lazy, so it
sort of works out. --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. |
| Paperlink64 | Posted 9/12/2006 11:50:22 PM | message detail |
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Meh, I got a bad experience from GamerHelp, but I hope it doesn't happen again. --- Go! Fight! Cheer Squad! |
| JPaterson | Posted 9/18/2006 12:16:29 AM | message detail |
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Anybody heard of a site called For Gamers By Gamers?
I received a really professional sounding e-mail from the owner. I
checked it out, and it looks horrible. It looks like it is a cross
between an online retailer (who he claims is government recognized as a
legitimate business), and a FAQs section. Would you recommend a yes or
no for this site? The URL is: http://www.fgbgamers.com --- CRP: 8939 | FAQs: 29 Website: http://www.jpatworld.com/ |
| DontLookAtThis | Posted 9/18/2006 12:33:37 AM | message detail |
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| Shotgunnova | Posted 9/19/2006 10:58:07 AM | message detail |
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I haven't made up my mind about FGBG. On one hand it has a horribly
cheapo look and no content besides what the president's written; then
again, they said it's undergoing renovations and they might just be
expanding into that type of coverage. Either way, it doesn't look like
they'll be putting a messageboard up anytime soon, so I'm holding off. --- They come running just as fast as they can 'Cause every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man |
| PapaGamer | Posted 9/20/2006 11:51:37 AM | message detail |
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Well, I let FGBG host my guides, and they converted them to RTF with
too-small margins, thus royally screwing up all the ASCII tables and
maps (not to mention the art). So you may want to avoid them until they
fix that. --- www.papagamer.com Own the game |
| PeTeRL90 | Posted 10/4/2006 7:56:23 PM | message detail |
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Okay, new site to ask about. I just recieved an e-mail with this site inside of it: http://www.videogamechat.net And here's the complete e-mail, including what they'll do with the guide if I allow them to post it: ----------------------------- Hey there. =) I wanted to contact you about the possibliity of using your Skies of Arcadia guide on our my site. Of all the Skies of Arcadia FAQs up on GameFAQs, I found yours to be the cleanest and most detailed. The site I run is located at http://www.videogamechat.net . It's a new site that was only recently went live a couple of weeks ago, and we're currently in the process of creating content. The site is geared towards a more mature and grown up gaming demographic, and we aim to celebrate genuinely good games over popular ones. So that's where your guide comes in. I want to use it in a slightly different fashion though. I don't want to simply post it on the site as a simple text link. It will have seperate pages of it's own, linked together thoughtfully and with a graphically tidy layout. If you're interested in helping me put the design together, you're free to involve yourself in it as much as you want, but you don't have to - we have a fair few design people capable of doing so. If you're interested, I hope to hear from your soon. Edit: I was looking around GameFAQs just now, and noticed that you have quite a lot of other FAQs, but I don't want to sound like a beggar and ask you if I can use most of them. *laughs* I'll wait to see what you say about this one first. Think it's a legit site? --- "PS. A game isn't crappy just because you suck at it." - chronoszero The Skylight isn't always the true path. |
| Paperlink64 | Posted 10/4/2006 11:17:59 PM | message detail |
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I want to use it in a slightly different fashion though. I don't
want to simply post it on the site as a simple text link. It will have
seperate pages of it's own, linked together thoughtfully and with a
graphically tidy layout. That may screw up your FAQ in many different places, but what do I know? >_> --- Wii Fund Goal: $322 |
| JPaterson | Posted 10/6/2006 1:55:18 AM | message detail |
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It looks clean. Seems to be fairly decent. However, here's two e-mails
I got from them; one for a new game, one for a game going on eight
years old. Game 1: Dead Rising Hey there. =) I wanted to contact you about the possibliity of using your Dead Rising guide on our my site. Of all the Dead Rising FAQs up on GameFAQs, I found yours to be the cleanest and most detailed. The site I run is located at http://www.videogamechat.net . It's a new site that was only recently went live a couple of weeks ago, and we're currently in the process of creating content. The site is geared towards a more mature and grown up gaming demographic, and we aim to celebrate genuinely good games over popular ones. So that's where your guide comes in. I want to use it in a slightly different fashion though. I don't want to simply post it on the site as a simple text link. It will have seperate pages of it's own, linked together thoughtfully and with a graphically tidy layout. If you're interested in helping me put the design together, you're free to involve yourself in it as much as you want, but you don't have to - we have a fair few design people capable of doing so. If you're interested, I hope to hear from your soon. Game 2: Nocturne Hey there. =) I wanted to contact you about the possibliity of using your Nocturne guide on our my site. Of all the Nocturne FAQs up on GameFAQs, I found yours to be the cleanest and most detailed. The site I run is located at http://www.videogamechat.net . It's a new site that was only recently went live a couple of weeks ago, and we're currently in the process of creating content. The site is geared towards a more mature and grown up gaming demographic, and we aim to celebrate genuinely good games over popular ones. So that's where your guide comes in. I want to use it in a slightly different fashion though. I don't want to simply post it on the site as a simple text link. It will have seperate pages of it's own, linked together thoughtfully and with a graphically tidy layout. If you're interested in helping me put the design together, you're free to involve yourself in it as much as you want, but you don't have to - we have a fair few design people capable of doing so. If you're interested, I hope to hear from your soon. It stands to reason I could've received the same form e-mail as you in regards to Dead Rising. But the second e-mail I got from him is exactly the same, and last time I checked, there was only one guide for Nocturne, yet it's the same e-mail. I have a feeling he is using a standard form e-mail which isn't all that great, or he doesn't bother to check on a game when he sends an e-mail. The only difference between yours and mine is yours as the added thing about being a beggar. --- CRP: 8939 | FAQs: 31 | KB: 4469 Website: http://www.freewebs.com/jpaterson |
| Celine_Aensland | Posted 10/15/2006 12:46:45 AM | message detail |
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SuperCheats apparently didn't get my 4 previous replies to their email: "we didn't hear from you, but would you consider..." At first I didn't care, but then after I posted a new FAQ recently, they mailed again, I replied, still no answer... I use GMail ffs, it's not like some weird domain that would get insta-junked. I hate their messy layout - plus anything with "cheat" in the site name rubs me the wrong way. So they're getting the thumbs down from me. In fact this motivated me to select Restricted Access and only allow GameFAQs to host my stuff. Makes life much simpler. --- " In Defeat, Malice; In Victory, Revenge! " |
| Larcen Tyler | Posted 10/31/2006 7:13:17 PM | message detail |
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Is there going to be an updated list anytime soon? I checked the links on the top of the page and some of them didn't work. Also, maybe we could list specifically for the sites whether they just copy guides without permission or actually plagarise them? --- Larcen Tyler Some Eternal Champions just never die |
| IEatSpottedOwls | Posted 11/2/2006 5:25:43 AM | message detail |
| Several other sites have stolen from GameFaqs in the past, its just a pity I can't remember any of them. Other than that, excellent guide. |
| NeoSeiffer | Posted 11/11/2006 11:54:42 PM | message detail |
| Today, I got an e-mail asking to use one of my
FAQs in http://www.cheatcodes.com/ . While I've never heard of the
site, their conduct seemed heavily unprofessional, and it even came
from an outside-of-the-site adress. Basically, what I got was: xxxxxxxxxxxx@earthlink.net can i post your faq on www.cheatcodes.com? PLEASE Any opinions on if I should let them use it or not? --- Searching for a girl with black hair, glasses, less than 1,65 meters tall, really pale... Can you please help me with it? Check my profile for more stuff. |
| Drunky | Posted 11/14/2006 4:25:18 AM | message detail |
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Personally, I'd have said no. When the admin is unprofessional and just outright begs for your FAQ, it doesnt say much about the way his site is run. --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| TIDQ | Posted 11/14/2006 10:13:41 PM | message detail |
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I would say no to that one, too. Anyone know anything about 7cheats.de? I got an email from them asking if they can post one of my guides. It's a German site, and although I don't have any German FAQs, they want one anyway. Sascha Wendel | 7cheats.de <sw@7cheats.de> to me show details Nov 12 (2 days ago) hello, i found your faq for baseball mogul 2007 on www.gamefaqs.com and wanna ask you for permission to put this on www.7cheats.de (may change to www.mogelgott.de in some weeks) please let me know if you agree. with best regards sascha wendel --- Sports and Racing Social Board has arrived. Show your support: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=571806 |
| Alborz | Posted 11/26/2006 10:11:52 AM | message detail |
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they asked me the same question... i said no. --- How is that possible that the pizza man gets to your house faster than the police?! |
| Inferno2 | Posted 12/5/2006 8:08:35 PM | message detail |
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Cheers for the list. I've stuck it in the FAQ that I'm working on, and
will credit you with supplying me the list of known bad sites, unless
you have any objections. --- Heh, so I'm overrated and write guides to gain KB. Yay. - Devin Morgan Fat people having sex is like watching a lava lamp." - Myke |
| Saul89 | Posted 12/6/2006 9:04:45 PM | message detail |
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I would also like to know about 7cheats, I just got an email from them. -~- UntouchableParanoia, for the exile, is a prerequisite of survival.Untouchable ....(+(. .)·:·)Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for Sega.-Mallrats(+(. .)·:·).... |
| Drunky | Posted 12/7/2006 1:49:08 AM | message detail |
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| ThePyreThatBurns | Posted 12/8/2006 12:18:03 AM | message detail |
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Go for it. --- The average reaction of a first-time poster on WOT: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/07/03 |
| forweg | Posted 12/9/2006 1:56:20 PM | message detail |
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Hmm, I just won a $100 Best Buy gift card from GamerHelp for their
random monthly drawing. But, I remember people upthread complaining
that they weren't getting their prizes. Is this a prize people weren't receiving? I'm just not sure if I should get my hopes up or not... --- Invite me to a game of anything at BrainKing! My profile: http://brainking.com/en/Profile?u=31035 |
| MikieTheMenace | Posted 12/11/2006 7:41:24 PM | message detail |
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I got an e-mail from SuperCheats.com requesting permission for my Final
Fantasy XII walkthrough but the only thing I've written was an
Equipment and Abilities FAQ for FFXII so I replied asking if that was
what he ment. The next day I get another e-mail from him saying that he
posted my walkthrough. It also had a link to where my FAQ could be
found on the site, so I checked it out. Nothing seemed to be changed
but I just had never actually granted permission. Anybody have any
suggestions as to what I should do? --- MikieTheMenace |
| ThePyreThatBurns | Posted 12/11/2006 11:20:52 PM | message detail |
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It depends on what you want. If you don't mind Supercheats having your FAQ, do nothing. If you mind, write them a civil E-mail, explaining that you had never actually granted permission and you want your FAQ taken down. After that, see what happens. --- The average reaction of a first-time poster on WOT: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/07/03 |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 12/12/2006 12:27:14 AM | message detail |
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Forweg, if you really did win the award, and periodically bug the
admins about it on the message board, than it'll come, though GamerHelp
is notoriously slow, and sometimes misplace the contributers, which
makes the aforementioned bugging of the site admins needed. Good luck with that. --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. |
| forweg | Posted 12/12/2006 12:44:04 PM | message detail |
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Forweg, if you really did win the award, Why would I lie about such a thing? and periodically bug the admins about it on the message board, than it'll come, though GamerHelp is notoriously slow, and sometimes misplace the contributers, which makes the aforementioned bugging of the site admins needed. Good luck with that. Thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to pester them, then, if I don't receive an e-mail reply soon. --- Invite me to a game of anything at BrainKing! My profile: http://brainking.com/en/Profile?u=31035 |
| LightScribe | Posted 12/27/2006 12:45:40 PM | message detail |
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Wow it feels so weird to look at this old thread from almost 2 years
ago. I am out of the FAQing game now, so i'll just clear upone issue. 1st Post I know this isn't the right place to ask, but does someone know why was Michael Sarich (topic creator) banned? Yes I know, I have the bad habit of being TOO curious, but if someone knows... Thanks! 2nd Post He made an imp account of an admin.... then went to MBH begging not to be banned. Up until that point I dont think anyone even knew the admin imp account existed. He made it, but was hoping that no one would notice, when it got set to Pending Review, he freaked out >_> I made the account, then spoke to another - more prevalant than myself - GameFAQs member saying "LOL i made a #account name# account of GFAQs". I got the response "Dude, you will get usermap axed. So, naturally I got onto MBH (not the best spot but I had no Lead Mods or admins from here on my MSN list) and begged for the account to be deleted and that be it. Unfortunately, I was usermap axed and IP banned for either 3 or 6 months, I cannot remember. Oh well, nice to see everyone again I guess, although I wont be around that often ^_^ --- ~RPGNsider. Most Close Knit Large RP Community On The WWW. - www.rpgnsider.com |
| forweg | Posted 12/30/2006 9:47:12 AM | message detail |
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| Gundam4fun | Posted 1/9/2007 3:00:57 AM | message detail |
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I have write quite a few Faqs in the past year and some FAQs are posted
in the GameFaqs / Neoseeker / Ign / Supercheats..... Now i just
discovered that all my FAQs are also posted in 1UP/My Cheats site, for
which i only had permission to use one of them, after they had posted
the FAq i did give permission i did see how the manage the faqs, and
didn't really liked how they deal with you, so let that FAq stay there
since i already agree by email, other times they did asked for
permission to post my other faqs and i did say no... Just few minutes ago a friend said that she saw one of my FAQS there and i went to see, and they are all there, they put status like the FAQ is complete, when i still working on it... I did send an email to the 2 people that did contacted me months ago, but i doubt that will do anything, does anyone know how i can do to contact the site administardor or anyone know the email to the site administrador.... Right now i'm very piss, so any help would be appreciated. --- "Panties, Panties, Panties" - Chii (Chobits) "I don't like it! It smells girly!" - Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho) |
| ThePyreThatBurns | Posted 1/10/2007 12:19:09 AM | message detail |
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Crucial question: When you agreed to let them host that one FAQ, did the agreement have any statement or clause which would give them rights to any other past or future works? If so, you won't have a leg to stand on. --- The average reaction of a first-time poster on WOT: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/07/03 |
| envoyofuno | Posted 1/11/2007 3:22:39 AM | message detail |
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So Neoseeker is trustworthy? Seems like this thread is complaining about them a bit, I'm just making sure. Thanks. --- GameFAQs Membership: Free Refusing to accept other users opinions on GameFAQs: Priceless |
| forweg | Posted 1/11/2007 3:31:09 AM | message detail |
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So Neoseeker is trustworthy? Seems like this thread is complaining about them a bit, I'm just making sure. Yes. Only one person is complaining about them. --- "Look down at me and you see a fool; look up at me and you see a god; look straight at me and you see yourself." -Charles Manson |
| Saul89 | Posted 1/18/2007 9:25:05 PM | message detail |
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Ok, on further review...it does not appear that you can trust 7cheat. I found my FAQ there after telling them no. Also...is this allowed? http://www.gocheat.com/cheat/?id=10675&rid=10&tid=1&s_id=2&q=Fable -~- UntouchableParanoia, for the exile, is a prerequisite of survival.Untouchable ....(+(. .)·:·)Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for Sega.-Mallrats(+(. .)·:·).... |
| Saul89 | Posted 1/18/2007 9:30:37 PM | message detail |
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*cant not "can" -~- UntouchableParanoia, for the exile, is a prerequisite of survival.Untouchable ....(+(. .)·:·)Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for Sega.-Mallrats(+(. .)·:·).... |
| Drunky | Posted 1/19/2007 4:51:51 AM | message detail |
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That is completely ridiculous, but I think so since they're not actually hosting the FAQs themselves. --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| Drunky | Posted 1/19/2007 4:52:19 AM | message detail |
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I meant ridiculously useless >_> --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| forweg | Posted 1/21/2007 9:32:03 PM | message detail |
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Hmm, I just won a $100 Best Buy gift card from GamerHelp for their
random monthly drawing. But, I remember people upthread complaining
that they weren't getting their prizes. Is this a prize people weren't
receiving? I'm just not sure if I should get my hopes up or not... It wasn't blazingly fast, but the card did indeed arrive. So GamerHelp gets a big thumbs up from me. --- "Look down at me and you see a fool; look up at me and you see a god; look straight at me and you see yourself." -Charles Manson |
| Words_of_Ivory | Posted 1/25/2007 5:32:44 PM | message detail |
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I found this thread just now, after checking my referrals and noticing
that someone found my site through it. I read a post about 10 pages
back, which refers to the site that I run, http://www.videogamechat.net The first post, by PeTeRL90, about the use of his Skies of Arcadia walkthrough, was entirely legit, but I have absolutely NO idea who this JPaterson guy is, as I have NEVER requested Dead Rising guides from anyone, and I've never even HEARD of a game called Nocturne. If you are worried about the legitimacy of the site, there you are free to check it out. 99% of our content is written by our own staff, and the stuff that isn't (such as Peter Elliot's wonderful Ico plot guide) was used ONLY with their permission. As a professional writer myself, respecting other people's work is very important to me, as I perfectly understand how cheated someone would feel if somebody plagiarized their works. --- http://www.videogamechat.net - Professional Fanboyism |
| elbowroom9 | Posted 2/27/2007 8:35:56 PM | message detail |
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Hey guys, if you didn't hear cheat cc has filed a lawsuit against an
independent gaming publisher for infringing on his cheat codes. You can
read the article here - http://www.gamespact.com/article.php. The gaming community needs your help. If you had a faq/walkthrough which cheat cc stole without your consent then please share your story here - http://www.gamespact.com/backup.php. The webmaster is a friend of mine and is danger of losing all his sites. Hopefully we can get enough evidence to shut down cheat cc once and for all. |
| Shotgunnova | Posted 2/27/2007 9:41:47 PM | message detail |
| I looked for anything of mine, but didn't find
any; sorry I can't lend more legitimacy to this crap allegation.
However, SOng's FFXII guide has been CCCopied, if he'd write in about
it. I looked through some of the comments and it was mostly just
talking, not much proof-wise. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame |
| ThePyreThatBurns | Posted 2/28/2007 12:51:24 AM | message detail |
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I looked. Nothing of mine although I didn't expect there to be. (One
FAQ for a PS1 game years after the fact doesn't attract too many
thieves.) --- Petition to change E3 board to Game Conventions board. http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=33054420 |
| elbowroom9 | Posted 3/1/2007 11:12:36 PM | message detail |
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Gamespact.com is down right now for reasons the owner can't discuss. If
anybody had their faq/walkthrough stolen by cheat cc please email me at
theinternetking99@gmail.com. We really need your guys help with this. |
| gwwak | Posted 3/14/2007 12:30:20 AM | message detail |
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Wow the TC got banned... --- Belldandy!!! Feedback ticket count: 44 |
| LtCmdData | Posted 3/14/2007 12:37:35 AM | message detail |
| Years ago.... |
| gwwak | Posted 3/14/2007 12:40:50 AM | message detail |
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I only noticed he got banned after I decided to look for a sticky to post in. --- Belldandy!!! Feedback ticket count: 44 |
