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Originally posted by redmage
Just to clarify, is this a change to the origional site or, is this a copycat site with a very similar url?
I noticed the other thread called it "answertoeverything.com" where this one adds "thefinal" to the url.
[edit on 8/3/06 by redmage]
Originally posted by Springer
That was me typing while extremely angry that someone would do this. Obviously it's a tweak to the original domain that has sought to "phish" our Membership with by stealing and cheating...
Originally posted by AGENT_T
Hey guys..I only ask you to PLEASE double check Mech32,s involvement in this..After working closely with him and a few other guys...
I really find it hard to believe that this was a malicious attempt on his part..I am definitely not webwise and I have no idea what harm these "changes ''would have brought but I feel in my ''heart of hearts'' that if Mech was involved then it was simply by being suckered in to the excitement for a possible new phase to the game..
I would not presume to question the mods expertise in these matters but please..if there is even a shadow of a doubt regarding motives, to please be lenient..
My humble request only.
Originally posted by Valhall
Considering you weren't in chat and shouldn't know anything about this, I'm assuming he's emailing members to bolster his support?
That's weird. He needs to realize that the facts will produce the outcome. And this may very well be one of the facts, right?
Originally posted by Valhall
Considering you weren't in chat and shouldn't know anything about this, I'm assuming he's emailing members to bolster his support?
That's weird. He needs to realize that the facts will produce the outcome. And this may very well be one of the facts, right?
Originally posted by Fiverz
He was in another room along with Sil, who won the site. I just shared what I saw from my point of view (the same as in the chat with you and SO). I believe Mechanic 32 to be innocent as well, but as you said, wait until all the facts come in. I just hope that there's a way to find out who really did what ... conclusively.
[edit on 3-8-2006 by Fiverz]
Originally posted by Freenrgy2
Without trying to be nosey on this, exactly what was being perpetrated?
Springer said that they were using the fake site to phish members? I don't really understand much of this web forum stuff, so can someone explain without all of the details?
Originally posted by Valhall
Originally posted by Fiverz
EDIT: one other thing ... there are no other *KNOWN* consequences for members who did follow those instructions other than an IP phish, correct? I can't see anything else that would have happened, but then again I didn't think to look at the source code for that page at all.
[edit on 3-8-2006 by Fiverz]
Cool! I just want to make sure my fellow members, who have been targetted on this thing, don't get pulled into further nastiness. I'm sure SO has the kung fu to figure out exactly who was zooming who, and that will be the final say.
I hope your computer didn't get creeping crud in it!
This now on bonus.thefinalanswertoeverything.com
Sorry, bonus.thefinalanswertoeverything.com was a benign mini-hoax whipped up by me.
The question was: "keeps spinning in the mountains..."
The answer was: "testatika.html"
this lead to the following:
"Sorry guys, just couldn´t resist... Now let´s find the real game together!"
Unfortunatly it seems I´ve been banned over this, despite my eplanation to SO... :-(
Maybe Mechanic32 as well, but he shouldn´t be as he was not in on it.
Goodbye guys.. Stay skeptic.
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