Enough already! We get it!

If we're following the current rules, then yes, you're right. People shouldn't be stupid and get threads closed purely because of their need to talk about a game. I'm saying that I think the rules could be changed. I'm just advocating the use of some kind of "don't ask, don't tell" style policy, rather than the headache of trying to prove someone has a legal version, an import, a download, or a super-exclusive insider copy. In the end, for the people on the other side of this internet forum, it really doesn't make the blindest bit of difference.

weebull, the problem with that approach is fairly simple and two fold.

1: the "pirates" tend to want to think they are clever and cannot wait to hint "oh, well I got it from Tom Orrent in Penzance Bay"
2: It's fairly obvious to the people that when someone starts talking about playing a game ages before release, when it's just hit the warez servers that they are playing a pirated game.
Is that really much different to the way the competitor rule works at the moment anyway? People aren't allowed to talk about which shop they got a game in, so why don't we just stop people talking about where they got the game altogether, and outlaw any mischevous "hinting".

It just seems to me that it could be as obvious as the sun that somebody has downloaded a game, but as long as they aren't posting direct links, there's nothing that would actually get OcUK in trouble.
 
What about if a game is released in the UK but not the states yet, is it not ok then for the people in the states to talk about said game? If the opposite is true then surely until a game has a worldwide release then there is a chance someone in some country is playing a copy not yet released in their region.

I agree that no warez talk, and no hinting, and being smug about getting a game early is just not clever, but if someone got their hands on a legit version then i don't see a problem. Or if someone from a games review site register here and share their view on a game, wil he be banned too for his comments?
 
People can do what they want I'm not going to make judgments..it's their choice, it's just when they then go out of their ways to post screen shots and insinuate that they have got games illegally thus causing perfectly good/interesting threads to get removed. It's just completely pointless seeing as they know what the rules are around here and are ONLY doing to seemingly try and impress others - what would be impressive is if they could manage to keep their mouths shut and show some respect for the other members on this board who succeed in making this forum a great place to exchange info, learn about games and generally have a good natter.


No worries fella was just curious, I do totally agree about the whole thread destruction / removal thing, I'm not active round these parts but would hack me off no end.


glad you didn't get judgemental regarding copyright theft as I was going to have to point at your sig and ask you if you'd informed MGM you'd "borrowed" their intellectual property lol, All property is theft and in saying that Gibbo gis a 3870 you thieving swine !
 
These arent the rules though, i suggest you actually read the rules, all it says i

No links or requests for "warez"
Providing or asking for information regarding "warez", "gamez" or any other software protected by copyright is forbidden. This includes discussion of 'chipped' or modified games consoles.


Where the unwritten rule about posting a game with a loaf of bread came from I do not know, its crazy.


It says it right there "Providing or asking for information regarding "warez"". Posting screenshots, how the game performs and what a game is like IS providing information about warez. IM
 
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Y'see I don't agree with the thread REMOVAL/LOCKING thing at all. If a Don can be bothered to go through each post and assume (whether correctly or incorrectly) that there is talk of piracy, then I'm sorry but they should remove the offending posts, suspend/ban the member in question and let the thread carry on.

Why should the genuine people that are keen to discuss the game suddenly have their posts locked/removed because of some **** with a big mouth?
 
It says it right there "Providing or asking for information regarding "warez"". Posting screenshots, how the game performs and what a game is like IS providing information about warez. IM

No, it isnt and you know that it isnt.

Proving or asking for information regarding is warez is on how to obtain it, the game itself isnt warez, the game itself is the game, the warez part is how it is obtained.

People do not post screenshots of 360/PS3/PC games anyway.

The crux of the matter is as it stands, the rules are not being broken, if you want to change the FAQ to show that people cannot mention having a game prior to its release, thats fine, but at the moment there is nothing in the FAQ to say you cannot discuss a game that you have prior to its release.
 
No, it isnt and you know that it isnt.

Proving or asking for information regarding is warez is on how to obtain it, the game itself isnt warez, the game itself is the game, the warez part is how it is obtained.

People do not post screenshots of 360/PS3/PC games anyway.

The crux of the matter is as it stands, the rules are not being broken, if you want to change the FAQ to show that people cannot mention having a game prior to its release, thats fine, but at the moment there is nothing in the FAQ to say you cannot discuss a game that you have prior to its release.

The word 'regarding' used in the FAQ is the key word here, which pretty much covers ANYTHING that relates to warez; how you got it, where from, what it is, screenshots, discussion. For example; you post a screen shot of a game (in-game, installer, whatever) that isn't due for release for two weeks yet. Couple that with little hints, a few winks and a complete ****-take of the forums rules and we end up without a thread any more.

And of course the game itself is warez...or illegal, or pirated. Whatever word you want to use before you try and play on their definition.
 
the picture stuff all started when ppl were boasting about having games before everyone else. This always upsets ppl who have to pay as they get the worst of both worlds, having to wait and pay for the privilege.

I remember a while back everyone demanded to see a pic of some game and the poster went to the trouble of printing the fake box and cd.

I dont think anyone really cares if people talk about experiences IE is it good or not before release, it just annoys people when people show off about it. Or give 'knowing' remarks and stupid smilies.
 
I think people should just stop bragging about getting these games before the release date. Take mass effect for example - unless the posts have been deleted. People just brag brag brag about "getting" these games early and its just sad sad sad! The only reason they would possibly want to do it is to annoy other people.
 
The word 'regarding' used in the FAQ is the key word here, which pretty much covers ANYTHING that relates to warez; how you got it, where from, what it is, screenshots, discussion. For example; you post a screen shot of a game (in-game, installer, whatever) that isn't due for release for two weeks yet. Couple that with little hints, a few winks and a complete ****-take of the forums rules and we end up without a thread any more.

And of course the game itself is warez...or illegal, or pirated. Whatever word you want to use before you try and play on their definition.

You are the one playing on the definitions TriedandTested. I am not saying that i am opposed to the rules being changed in the FAQ to be updated (who uses gamez in this day and age after all?), but by the current letter of the law, people mentioning about playing a game that is not out yet is not breaking the forum rules, but telling people where/what/why would be.

People are extremely hypocritical, people that bleat about downloading games happily have thousands of gigabytes of pirated music on their hard drives.
 
making people take photos of manuals and put them up is a bit of a hassle tbh :)
aslong as people are not suggesting and hinting piracy then i cant see a problem.
although i dont understand why there are a few people who find it funny/clever and drop hints, its not like its difficult to pirate stuff. you kind of show your IQ by dropping the stupid hints because you dont have the mental capacity to keep quiet.
 
making people take photos of manuals and put them up is a bit of a hassle tbh :)

how is it a hassel really, pretty much everyone owns a digital camera now'a'days, it's takes secounds to take a simple hovis shot and upload it to imageshack, if people find that a hassel then god knows how they cope with simple problems in real life.
 
it means i have to use my crap camera phone, find the usb cable, use the samsung suite to transfer the photo across(after finding it, yes this is a task since the program is incredibly unresponsive and takes ages to respond after trying to sort)
Then i have to upload it somewhere, i do not have imageshack account or anything as in general i dont really upload photos to anything, and im not going to stick one on my facebook :)
Its just a HASSLE for some of us, not worth the effort really, has nothing to do with real life problems, its a silly picture of a silly game =/ not really v important is it!
Also with spellings like secounds aswell as hassel im wondering if one of your biggest problems in life is writing job applications... :)
 
i think all xbox live sigs should be banned also, after all if you cannot prove that your gamertag isn't showing an original game has been inserted in your 360 then you cannot go about these fine forums advertising the fact that you have played said game 2 weeks early.
 
Here's an interesting fact. Of all the people on my gamertag database, three people have Assassin's Creed and six people have Mass Effect in their list of their five most recent games. ;)
 
I think people should just stop bragging about getting these games before the release date. Take mass effect for example - unless the posts have been deleted. People just brag brag brag about "getting" these games early and its just sad sad sad! The only reason they would possibly want to do it is to annoy other people.


Its a sick game, like being in a movie, the 3d rendering looks like cgi video, best voice acting yet.....Im guessing.....
 
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