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Forum: General Authoring Discussion 10-05-14, 07:11 PM
Replies: 84
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Posted By Phanx
Some of my addons that got scraped from Curse...

Some of my addons that got scraped from Curse have almost no users at all. Some of them were also not updated recently, so I really have no idea how they chose which addons to scrape, but it...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 09-03-14, 01:33 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
Yep. If your bot can scrape addons and all their...

Yep. If your bot can scrape addons and all their metadata from Curse, it could send a PM to the author on Curse with little additional work. This could get your account banned as a spammer on the...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 09-02-14, 09:38 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
Even rehosting GPL addons if the authors don't...

Even rehosting GPL addons if the authors don't want them there seems like a pretty big faux pas if you want to be a legitimate part of the addon community. Rather than putting your obviously...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 09-02-14, 07:57 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
Well, seeing as how they still don't have the...

Well, seeing as how they still don't have the ability for addon authors to do anything on the site, I can't say I'm surprised. :rolleyes:
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 09-02-14, 05:53 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
Either these people are full of sh*t or they're...

Either these people are full of sh*t or they're just incompetent, as a number of my addons have reappeared on their site. I sent a formal complaint to their web host this time in addition to posting...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-06-14, 04:10 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
Guys who think having written one successful...

Guys who think having written one successful addon means they're the next Curse Inc., obviously! :rolleyes:



I was thinking less "spam everyone" and more personally contacting just a few authors of...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-06-14, 01:48 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
You may have a point there, though I'm not really...

You may have a point there, though I'm not really sure what the alternative is... Walmart and Costco can put ads on TV and radio, put up billboards, etc. but those aren't really practical options for...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-05-14, 11:05 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
The right way to go about launching a new addon...

The right way to go about launching a new addon site is to post an announcement on other, established addon sites where authors are already publishing their addons. Explain what's good about your...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-05-14, 08:42 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
I thought that might happen. >_> But if...

I thought that might happen. >_>



But if there's no long-term ramifications, then how will they learn anything? While I haven't personally met any of the people operating these leech sites, I can...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-05-14, 07:20 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 39,968
Posted By Phanx
F***ing worthless leeches. All of my addons...

F***ing worthless leeches. All of my addons they're illegally redistributing include clearly worded LICENSE files that clearly state they cannot be redistributed without permission, and there are no...
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