TSR Privacy Violation

[Charlee]

Is there no limit to the depths to which they will sink?
http://forums.sims-community.com/showthread.php?t=66708

Furthermore, any and all messages regarding this issue on the BBS are being actively locked and removed by Maxoid_Hydra, with the excuse that posts should be kept 'on-topic', and only related to the game or the Sims2.com website.   

I added my 2 cents to the BBS, and suggested that everyone who is angered by this run out and grab ANY and ALL TSR content from PMBD, just to annoy TSR.  Of course, my post was removed immediately.

Ah well, we all know who's Awesome and who isn't.  But I would suggest that anyone who reads this and has any link or account with TSR take any necessary action to protect their personal information ASAP.

[kutto]

As awful as this is, I can't say it is surprising. My only hope is that this latest atrocity makes more people aware of TSR's asshattery and nudge fence-sitters in the right direction. I'm glad to see Delphy speaking out, quite passionately, about this, too.

[keirra]

Thomas is the scum of the earth. He will obviously do anything to protect his cash flow. He needs to be destroyed.

[HoodieBandit]

It doesn't surprise me at all, unfortunately. And the fact that Thomas or whoever it was that did it thinks they couldn't get caught is quite hilarious.

[J. M. Pescado]

He could have gotten away with it if he wasn't a total and utter SMACKTARD, but one cannot expect much from Thomas.

[morriganrant]

I was just taken aback by the amount of stupidity involved. "I'll just go over there and delete stuff and change their policy, no one will notice anything different and can't do anything about it if they do because I have changed their infos hur hur". Seriously? Someone exists who is that retarded? Or does he think that Delphy would just ignore such a claim instead of investigating?

[Mirelly]

* Mirelly changes her TSR password to fuckoffubastrds and considers downloading as much free stuff as possible to waste their bandwidth ... well as soon as I can be arsed, I will.

Seriously, I am looking forward to TS3 (L&P notwithstanding) because I am hoping this will be an opportunity, at last, to force the avaricious cynics who run sites like TSR, to put their money where their Kimberly Pipe sized mouths are and sue. It would be a cold day in hell before TSR (or any other paysite) stands a chance of winning its case in a proper court of law. Hell. I'd even feel confident as the respondent if I were next up in the same court where Madge Ciccone so recently appeared ....

[Marhis]

Ok, this is smart at least as much as EL OH EL I POASTED ZIPPOCAT.

Paperbladder and Fairlight! Do you have proof you didn't hack Buggybooz account? Eh? Eh?

[maxon]

As awful as this is, I can't say it is surprising. My only hope is that this latest atrocity makes more people aware of TSR's asshattery and nudge fence-sitters in the right direction. I'm glad to see Delphy speaking out, quite passionately, about this, too.

I'm not surprised Delphy spoke out about it.  If anyone did something like that to one of my community members in a similar position, I'd be absolutely livid.

[Darby]

My new TSR password is FUCKYOUTSR.  That's not terribly original either, but I enjoyed making it anyway. 

Also got my first BBS forum bannination today.  Yeah Yay me.    

[Lorelei]

Thomas uses hacking into other people's systems quite frequently as a way to resolve his frustrations. When I say "he" below, assume it means "Thomas or an approved 'agent of TSR'".

1. He has ATTEMPTED to hack MATY .
2. He hacked into Coconut's Wordpress blog.
3. He hacked into LJ's simsecret (and possibly other anti-TSR blogs).
4. He has hacked into MTS2.
5. He has revealed the Power Words (real names), home addresses, paypal (etc.) info of his SUBSCRIBERS.
6. He has blocked legitimate paying subscribers from using TSR, even though they have had nothing to do with the paysite / freesite controversy.
7. He has ATTEMPTED to hack PMBD. Also, TSR stooges like Atwa have helped themselves to the booty, including TSR items, while yelling about the booty. (See also Lyric Lee's hypocrisy of raiding the booty while yelling about the booty.)
8. Attempts to discuss TSR's illegal or shitty activities on the official BBS get deleted, and may get you banned if you persist (at the BBS, interestingly enough).
9. TSR openly discusses hacking as a weapon against people / sites who disagree with their shitty policies.

Is that about right? Did I leave any shitty behavior out?

[Sparks]

?!@#$%

I get really inspired by this community with so many good tutorials.
But when I see shit like this, it just makes me wanna stop playing the game; delete all my accounts.

I mean really, what is there to gain by going to the depths that this Thomas person has gone?
How many other people could he have compromised in this way?

[Ambular]

Thomas uses hacking into other people's systems quite frequently as a way to resolve his frustrations. When I say "he" below, assume it means "Thomas or an approved 'agent of TSR'".

1. He has ATTEMPTED to hack MATY .
2. He hacked into Coconut's Wordpress blog.
3. He hacked into LJ's simsecret (and possibly other anti-TSR blogs).
4. He has hacked into MTS2.
5. He has revealed the Power Words (real names), home addresses, paypal (etc.) info of his SUBSCRIBERS.
6. He has blocked legitimate paying subscribers from using TSR, even though they have had nothing to do with the paysite / freesite controversy.
7. He has ATTEMPTED to hack PMBD. Also, TSR stooges like Atwa have helped themselves to the booty, including TSR items, while yelling about the booty. (See also Lyric Lee's hypocrisy of raiding the booty while yelling about the booty.)
8. Attempts to discuss TSR's illegal or shitty activities on the official BBS get deleted, and may get you banned if you persist (at the BBS, interestingly enough).
9. TSR openly discusses hacking as a weapon against people / sites who disagree with their shitty policies.

Is that about right? Did I leave any shitty behavior out?

Don't forget the spyware he puts in all of TSR's downloads.  :p

[DrNerd]

My new TSR password is FUCKYOUTSR.  That's not terribly original either, but I enjoyed making it anyway. 

Also got my first BBS forum bannination today.  Yeah Yay me.    

Your first ban today?  SLACKER!

[morriganrant]

The updated Securom like info in the files. (Remove watermark, file no longer works) Can't say that I completely have an objection to copy protection that did only that, but not in this instance, seeing as they are selling content that should be free.

[Cynarra]

Thomas uses hacking into other people's systems quite frequently as a way to resolve his frustrations. When I say "he" below, assume it means "Thomas or an approved 'agent of TSR'".

1. He has ATTEMPTED to hack MATY .
2. He hacked into Coconut's Wordpress blog.
3. He hacked into LJ's simsecret (and possibly other anti-TSR blogs).
4. He has hacked into MTS2.
5. He has revealed the Power Words (real names), home addresses, paypal (etc.) info of his SUBSCRIBERS.
6. He has blocked legitimate paying subscribers from using TSR, even though they have had nothing to do with the paysite / freesite controversy.
7. He has ATTEMPTED to hack PMBD. Also, TSR stooges like Atwa have helped themselves to the booty, including TSR items, while yelling about the booty. (See also Lyric Lee's hypocrisy of raiding the booty while yelling about the booty.)
8. Attempts to discuss TSR's illegal or shitty activities on the official BBS get deleted, and may get you banned if you persist (at the BBS, interestingly enough).
9. TSR openly discusses hacking as a weapon against people / sites who disagree with their shitty policies.

Is that about right? Did I leave any shitty behavior out?

Let us not forget REFLEXSims Forum . . .

Long Live BlackPearl Sims!

[Darby]

Your first ban today?  SLACKER!

 

I have to admit, it sucks not being able to see what's going on now.  Probably just as well, though.  I was supposed be leaving on a road trip today, but I'm so behind on getting ready for it I'd be optimistic to think I'll be out of here before noon tomorrow.  So it's good thatl I don't have that distraction anymore.  Except wait... I'm HERE now instead.  Oy vey.   

[Jarsie]

(has lost track of how many times she has been banninated).

Thanks for posting the screen shot. People are *still* making threads about the TSR thing on the BBS even though they were told not to.
And my vacation lasts until 5/29/2009.

Sweet.

(but I have a back door)

[Noukie]

Don't forget that WNF still gets hacking attempts every 3 minutes...

[Zazazu]

* Mirelly changes her TSR password to fuckoffubastrds and considers downloading as much free stuff as possible to waste their bandwidth ... well as soon as I can be arsed, I will.

Lol. I wasn't so vulgar, I just changed mine to tsrsucks. Aren't I original?

I can't change mine, as I'm on the long list of members whose accounts aren't deleted (so as to make their numbers look good) but whose emails on their accounts and passwords were changed. Why? About a year beforehand I had posted in a thread in their forums questioning their practices, breaking none of their TOS, and had been assured by Steve that I'd see no repercussions. Apparently, he's misplaced Thomas's leash.

[J. M. Pescado]

I have to admit, it sucks not being able to see what's going on now.  Probably just as well, though.  I was supposed be leaving on a road trip today, but I'm so behind on getting ready for it I'd be optimistic to think I'll be out of here before noon tomorrow.  So it's good thatl I don't have that distraction anymore.  Except wait... I'm HERE now instead.  Oy vey.   

Wipe out your cookies there and you will be able to see again, like other unregistered users.

[Darby]

HOT DAMN, it worked!!! Thanks, Pes!   

Edit:
Aaaaand... bored now.  There's only one "questionable" thread still posted, and it's locked.  Everything else is deadly dull if I can only look but can't answer questions.  *sigh*  Gotta get packing anyway. 

[akatonbo]

Boy am I glad my TSR account is from my Sims 1 days. I'm still going to take some precautions, but my username there isn't one I use on any other Sims site now.

[J. M. Pescado]

I don't even remember what my TSR account is, but my password was something really lame and non-giving-a-shit, like "password".

[MaryH]

The FOJ actually went to TSR for anything? Oh, horrors-my innocence has been lost!

I've been registered there for since Sims 1. It hasn't improved in 8 years. ThomA$$ has only declined in his dotage-and he's gotten greedy to boot.

But it sure shows how stupid and desperate he is for new creators, under any circumstances.
Maybe in an alternate universe someone could hack TSR to take it down...hmm...interesting idea for April Fools, don't you think?
Perhaps permanently.
All the little sheeple will be so horrified-plus other "alternative sites" will suffer as a result.

Damn. Can't live with TSR and can't shoot it.