Can you Believe This?

Jim · 2004-03-08, 12:50 PM

http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=4993
Now Look Here
http://crazyfuckedupshit.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7757

CelticTiger · 2004-03-08, 01:10 PM

A meteoric rise?

Jim · 2004-03-08, 01:17 PM

Too late

He must have looked at his board and saw the same message for an avitar. He was hotlinking his avitar from our board.

CelticTiger · 2004-03-08, 01:22 PM

lol....I did see that but it didn't hit home!

Jim · 2004-03-08, 01:26 PM

Yeah, he changed it quickly on his board. He can't change it here.

Jim · 2004-03-08, 01:28 PM

I am going to setup a simple anti hotlinking htaccess file now. People are doing it all over and even with our smilies.

CelticTiger · 2004-03-08, 01:53 PM

Risking ridicule for a couple of kilobytes of bandwidth.....tis sad indeed.

Jim · 2004-03-08, 02:00 PM

I don't get it either...
But, some people just don't understand.

Surfn · 2004-03-08, 02:18 PM

Jim
Some

shit

Jim · 2004-03-08, 02:24 PM

Guys
You would not believe the number of people that are hotlinking all sorts of things we have. I mean, steal the smilies...don't hotlink them

That was the only Avitar I found but I am looking.

Cleo · 2004-03-08, 02:50 PM

They are just being lazy and using a URL where the image already is.

htaccess will fix the problem.

Jim · 2004-03-08, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cleo
They are just being lazy and using a URL where the image already is.

htaccess will fix the problem.

Not really Cleo...
Since we send out newsletters, our images have to be available to the world. I am working on something though.

Cleo · 2004-03-08, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jim
Not really Cleo...
Since we send out newsletters, our images have to be available to the world. I am working on something though.

I have the same problem over at my link list.

I have a sub folder where I turned off mod_rewrite for my mailing images, but everything else is protected on my domain. I usually rename this sub folder every few months and there really isn't all that much to hotlink in there anyway. If you know of a better solution I would love to hear it.

Jim · 2004-03-08, 03:15 PM

I will probabably do the same thing Cleo.

Fonz · 2004-03-08, 03:27 PM

Damn Ernie, why did you do that? We Belgians have a reputation to build here on GG&Jim

urb · 2004-03-08, 03:59 PM

I find out about more boards from reading this board than any other board.

I think Belgians are generally great people... you gave the world Stella, for starters.

DangerDave · 2004-03-08, 04:34 PM

Sheesh!

Seems like the old rules have gone out the window..

Hot linkers everywhere |pissed|

DD

Jim · 2004-03-08, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fonz
Damn Ernie, why did you do that? We Belgians have a reputation to build here on GG&Jim

Fonz
You are doing plenty to make Belgians look good

I actually had no idea where Ernie was from. I just figured he was just another hotlinker. They do come from all over, you know

grzepa · 2004-03-08, 07:45 PM

Hotlinking sux

I remember fucks from chatropolis burned 5 gb of my 10 gb plan hotlinking ....

Fonz · 2004-03-09, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jim
Fonz
You are doing plenty to make Belgians look good

Thank you for these kind words sir

(btw. are you gonna bitch about this on the radio show tonight?

)

Urb: yeah, Stella is one of our finest export products (alltough I think they brew the Stella you have in the UK in a UK brewery

)

Kath · 2004-03-09, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DangerDave
Sheesh!

Seems like the old rules have gone out the window..

Hot linkers everywhere |pissed|

DD

That sucks...

The really sad thing is that the "old rules" and old community way of doing business has really gone out the window as well. I only see good webmaster relations being built on GG&J and a very very small handful of other sites/programs. It's not the way things used to be at all.

I mean, I know things change - it's part of the process - but the thing I always liked MOST about this industry was the feeling of community and the way people worked together. Sure, there were always a few "bad eggs" that would come by, pull some stupid shit like this and we would flame them on the boards and watch them go bye-bye. But unfortunately this type of behavior, lack of respect, cluelessness - has all become the "norm" in this industry.

*sigh* I know you can't go back... but sometimes I wish I could.

Fonz · 2004-03-09, 01:09 PM

Talked to Mental Ernie earlier.
He said he felt really bad about what happened. And that he would explain the situation to you if he could post on this board, but he can't anymore

So let me post this in his place please...

Quote:

Just wanted to let you know I'm sorry about the whole hotlinking issue. Lemme explain the situation: yesterday at work I had been browsing forums all day long and suddenly felt the need to change my avater over at CFUS. I dowloaded it first but when I tried to upload it to my own space I realised I don't have ftp access here, so I decided to hotlink it for a few hours until I got home.
I did not notice when you deleted the image on your server and replaced it like you said, I had already uploaded it to my own server by than. Needless to say I was very surprised when I visited your board today and noticed I couldn't post anymore.

By no means did I mean to disrespect any of you or the rules, I've been doing my very best to be a good member of the community from day one, just like I am one at CFUS (I'm not 1 of the 2 admins without a reason). I just figured that no one would mind me linking such a small image for only a few hours from such a big board, it was never my intention to keep hotlinking it. I know I could have just waited a few hours until I got home, but I was bored and you know how it goes ... I am of course willing to pay any bw costs I might have caused.
And I am NOT just another hotlinker, I've been a webmaster for a couple of years now and built up a good reputation as a thrustworthy and reliable person. Ask anyone in CFUS for that matter.

So please accept my apologies and give me my posting rights back.

Regards,
Mental Ernie

He sent this to Jim personally to...

2004-03-08, 12:50 PM	#1
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Can you Believe This? http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=4993 Now Look Here http://crazyfuckedupshit.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7757

2004-03-08, 01:10 PM	#2
CelticTiger Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 266	A meteoric rise? __________________ Submissions Wanted!

2004-03-08, 01:22 PM	#4
CelticTiger Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 266	lol....I did see that but it didn't hit home! __________________ Submissions Wanted!

2004-03-08, 01:53 PM	#7
CelticTiger Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 266	Risking ridicule for a couple of kilobytes of bandwidth.....tis sad indeed. __________________ Submissions Wanted!

2004-03-08, 02:18 PM	#9
Surfn If you don’t take a chance the Angels won’t dance Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Earth on occasion Posts: 8,812	Jim Some shit __________________ Surfn's Links Are you a partner?

2004-03-08, 01:17 PM	#3
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Too late He must have looked at his board and saw the same message for an avitar. He was hotlinking his avitar from our board.

2004-03-08, 01:26 PM	#5
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Yeah, he changed it quickly on his board. He can't change it here.

2004-03-08, 01:28 PM	#6
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I am going to setup a simple anti hotlinking htaccess file now. People are doing it all over and even with our smilies.

2004-03-08, 02:00 PM	#8
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I don't get it either... But, some people just don't understand.

2004-03-08, 02:24 PM	#10
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Guys You would not believe the number of people that are hotlinking all sorts of things we have. I mean, steal the smilies...don't hotlink them That was the only Avitar I found but I am looking.

2004-03-08, 02:50 PM	#11
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	They are just being lazy and using a URL where the image already is. htaccess will fix the problem. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2004-03-08, 03:15 PM	#14
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I will probabably do the same thing Cleo.

2004-03-08, 03:27 PM	#15
Fonz Former pr0n slinger. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 7,932	Damn Ernie, why did you do that? We Belgians have a reputation to build here on GG&Jim __________________ See how I abuse little trees on my Shumi no Bonsai Blog

2004-03-08, 03:59 PM	#16
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	I find out about more boards from reading this board than any other board. I think Belgians are generally great people... you gave the world Stella, for starters. __________________

2004-03-08, 04:34 PM	#17
DangerDave Bonged Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BrisVegas, AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,882	Sheesh! Seems like the old rules have gone out the window.. Hot linkers everywhere \|pissed\| DD __________________ Old Dollars >>>> Now with over 90 Hosted Free Sites <<<< DangerDave.com.au - Adult Links to Free Porn

2004-03-08, 07:45 PM	#19
grzepa You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 980	Hotlinking sux I remember fucks from chatropolis burned 5 gb of my 10 gb plan hotlinking .... __________________ RATIOS SUCK ? - TRY REALITYCASH !