EmpathyRO Advertising on StarliteRO.

Started by Lucian, Apr 04, 2010, 07:50 AM

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Lucian

I'll just get straight to it. While looking around on Starlite's forums, I happened to find posts of somebody named "iownjoo" posting advertisements on our forums. From the looks of the posts, I am assuming it's a player. Once Yuki gets on I will have her look at the IP of this user, and we can get it to Empathy's staff to locate this person. Now I do have some ScreenShots of the post he/she is making everywhere.


If there are any players of Empathy I kindly ask you to tell the owner to come and look at this topic.

Thanks,
-Cronox


Yukino

Got the necessary information. I cannot contact the Admins of EmpathyRO since they do not have a staff information page/contact page. I am not registering on their forums just to tell them off (waste of my time for I am irritated about this), but Cronox will do so in my stead. -Thanks to him; they have gotten our notification-

Did anyone else encounter the same advertising problem as us? Also, Ragnarok Ownage has done the same thing before, but they stopped after once, so we will not carry out a report anymore. This person in this case has posted at least 3 posts <_<. Hopefully, someone from EmpathyRO will post their comments here about the situation. Thank you.
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yC

This, might have nothing to do with the actual server/staff, will be moved to Rant and Rave.

Lucian

Quote from: yC on Apr 04, 2010, 12:59 PM
This, might have nothing to do with the actual server/staff, will be moved to Rant and Rave.
Okay, thanks yC.

Yukino

Thanks for the move. However, I believe it may have to do with the server/staff seeing how they did not reply back to our emails or to this thread yet. Furthermore, if you go on their website, it links you to Google? LOL.

Their website: http://empathy-ro.tk/

Wow.
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Lucian

Their forums and site both link to Google. How pathetic. I hope there is a player here who can tell us if it is still online in-game.

Anti-Static Foam Cleaner


LemonCrosswalk

Can we at least agree that at least it isn't IE?

Cyric

Think that is bad? We had someone hack heRO links into our website using urls with masked redirecting links. We found like three of them. Two of which were on our registration page and they lead right to the heRO CP...  >:(
From Alexander the grammarian; To refrain from fault-finding, and not in a reproachful way to chide those who uttered any barbarous or solecistic or strange-sounding expression; but dexterously to introduce the very expression which ought to have been used, and in the way of answer or giving confirmation, or joining in an inquiry about the thing itself, not about the word, or by some other fit suggestion.

Anti-Static Foam Cleaner

Quote from: Serenity on Apr 07, 2010, 12:57 AM
Quote from: Anti-Static Foam Cleaner on Apr 07, 2010, 12:56 AM
I can't believe you're using Chrome

Chrome is majestic.

Yeah, nothing like having no control over your browser *at all*.

Also, nothing like saving 20% memory compared to FF and losing 40% because of unblockable ads everywhere

Temjin

FireFox + AdBlockPlus = problem solved.

Oh, doesn't hurt to be on Linux either, so that the annoying "YOU HAVE A VIRUS OMG" crap doesn't affect you.

Pandora

Quote from: Cyric on Apr 07, 2010, 03:48 AM
Think that is bad? We had someone hack heRO links into our website using urls with masked redirecting links. We found like three of them. Two of which were on our registration page and they lead right to the heRO CP...  >:(
Wait what?

I can assure you this is not me nor anyone on my staff. Were you able to find how they hacked into your website and patch it? If you find out who did this, please let me know.
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Yukino

Lol XD, what a big stray off-topic (but you can continue it until a moderator mods this); I don't mind. It just shows that EmpathyRO has nothing to say to us. Not denying their bad deeds. Well, sure, our problem can't compare, but it's still a problem XD, and we face many bigger problems before (but I won't say what) ><. It's just sad how our forum is new, and people are already advertising on it xD. Banned the person from the forums though.
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Anti-Static Foam Cleaner

Quote from: Temjin on Apr 07, 2010, 12:37 PM
Oh, doesn't hurt to be on Linux either, so that the annoying "YOU HAVE A VIRUS OMG" crap doesn't affect you.

Switching to Linux because you're afraid of viruses is like permanently living on a boat because you're afraid of a fire

Rbread

Quote from: Anti-Static Foam Cleaner on Apr 08, 2010, 12:52 AM
Quote from: Temjin on Apr 07, 2010, 12:37 PM
Oh, doesn't hurt to be on Linux either, so that the annoying "YOU HAVE A VIRUS OMG" crap doesn't affect you.

Switching to Linux because you're afraid of viruses is like permanently living on a boat because you're afraid of a fire

I lol'ed.  Right on target.

LemonCrosswalk


Revenant

Quote from: Anti-Static Foam Cleaner on Apr 08, 2010, 12:52 AM
Quote from: Temjin on Apr 07, 2010, 12:37 PM
Oh, doesn't hurt to be on Linux either, so that the annoying "YOU HAVE A VIRUS OMG" crap doesn't affect you.

Switching to Linux because you're afraid of viruses is like permanently living on a boat because you're afraid of a fire

Doesn't seem that bad.
For the love of god, people, stop posting topics about recruiting staff on this forum, or indeed any forum. If you really feel the need to publicize the fact you're incapable of running your own server, and as such, must rely on someone you know nothing about as a crutch, be prepared to deal with the consequences, as people who go deliberately looking for GM positions are most likely as dumb as the inept server owner in question, if not moreso.

People offering paid services may or may not be screwing you over, depending on the product. Web designers? There's quite a good few out there; many take time to do their work, and charge quite a bit as a result. Just be sure you're not getting someone elses' website, rebranded for quick cash. If you hire someone to do things such as install customs for you, give up running a server. You're wasting time and letting someone take advantage of your stupidity.

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I love using Google to play RO.
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Pandora

Sorry for the off-topicness yesterday, didn't mean to side-track things, Cyric please contact me if you got anything to say on the matter you brought up.
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Lucian

Unless anything else comes up, I think this topic can be locked.