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Still a 4* site?

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Title says it all.... What would this scene be if every site were the exact same? Imagine if you made a site, and every adjustment you made, every graphic you implemented were copied? It would be pretty boring, our sites wouldn't be unique, and the visitors simply wouldn't get that "cool" this is "my home" feeling when they like that new new they get from being on your community.

Like every great community, there is something that makes it unique, and great for a reason.

So back to what I am talking about. I am sure everyone (for the most part) has been to USAWarez.org & USAWarez.com. Both of the skins are the same, both sites are structured almost typical. Since I brought the .com back to life I have been trying to change the site for the better to be different than that of .org, while co-existing with it. I haven't tried any malicious attempts to degrade their performance, thus resulting in their community suffering. I have simply asked them to stop copying me. I've asked them to be unique. They just don't seem to have a mind of their owns, they continue repeatedly to jock my shit.

Allow me to demonstrate the continuous copying of my implementations on the real USAWarez.

About a month or so ago, USAWarez.org copied everything that I had done down to the very word. I aggressively let them know what was going to happen if it persisted, and they removed my doings. That was a month ago, this is now.........

They are back at it again lol:

Login Image & Phrase: Copied
Logout Phrase: Copied
Featured & Premium buttons: Copied (They couldn't even make the additional set to be like mine, they had to remove 2 buttons in order to do it ROFL)
Search Cloud: Copied
Welcome PM: Copied
This Graphic: http://usawarez.org/images/banner/468x80.gif Was jacked from the banner that used to be advertised on the top of Katz Downloads

Now granted, some of these things are on other sites, and people have the right to see something they like and incorporate it onto their site, but in the way that they have been implemented on UW.org, is pretty funny, considering I make the upgrade, I add the new feature, they COPY the SAME day or a day later.

Now this is a site that is 4* on Katz, they been banned like 2megabillion times for the same thing Over and OVER again, and they can't even come up with their own thing. They don't re-do graphics, and the graphics they re-do are garrrrrbaaagggeee, that's until they complete the restoration process from copying them from me (oh it will happen).

So what's next? They going to copy the newly re-done network (not finished yet btw), they going to copy all my forums, they going to copy the new banner (holding off on this until it's time to drive traffic) from UW, what the fuck (sorry for swearing) are they going to do?

How can anyone make a great community when they don't have a mind of their own??? Are you serious. Look at Katz. Look at Ultima @ WarezScene, look @ NinjaWarez, @ Warez-BB, @WarezLobby, @ PornBB, and so many others, these sites are awesome because of the creators, because the people running them are simply authentic and original and relate to the people in a way that many have a hard time doing.

The people at .org, regardless of the past business fall out that occurred (i don't want to get into it) continue to copy.my.style. They are rated 4 stars, I am rated 1, I make the moves, they copy me, I am ranked higher on Google, they are ranked below, I put more money into my community, more time, more effort, more feeling, they don't do a damn thing. They got 30 frickin MODERATORS!!! ROFL 2k9 pupz rollin over there.

They got it made let me tell you, if only I could have made USAWarez by copying the other USAWarez and then continue to do so repeatedly. I've had enough, this is the warez scene, so all is fair in love and war right? I told them to stop, they didn't I didn't want it to come to this, but they are pushing me to the point. I don't try to start no problems, never have, I just mind my own business. I work on my community, I don't even submit right now, I don't accept affiliations, I don't advertise, I am working on the quality of my site before I dare put it out there again. And these guys whom are jacking my shit, simply sit back and enjoy the free ride.

I worked so hard on this name, I worked so hard on what i've done so far, which may not appear to be much, but it is going great, I'm buying a 4tb seedbox at the end of the month, new graphics are coming in, new mods, new features, for the good of the community that will be soon to come.

If you were me.....
How would you feel?
What would you say?
What would you do?
 

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To be honest, I noticed how both sites were so similar and it fully pissed me off. USAwarez.org needs to grow a pair and do things themselves. I HATE theifs, and what you just told me fully persuaded me to never visit, support, or help out usawarez.org again.
 
Ye having other sites copy your work or try to imitate you can be very annoying. When I started C-P in February the site was one of very few who used the Checkered skin (actually personally I don't know of any other warez site using it at that time). After a few months I noticed some sites were starting to use the same skin. Hell, I've had people PM'ing me asking "Hi, can u plz send me the mods u use on ur site? thx" (on IPB 2.x we had some homebrew mods running). I've seen sites using EXACTLY the same icons on the same categories as us. It pisses me off when people imitate. So ye I can understand where you're coming from.

I have nothing against people using the same skin but I do hate people who choose a certain skin because they saw it on another site.
 
u did the ryt thing opening this thread.....they were starting to be a pain in ur ass but the thing is theyve already used ur ideas and improved their site. so what good will it do if only katz bans or demotes them? i think u shud contact other ddls abt this too.
 
Actually, don't act like a hoe unless you made everything they copied. I understand that they imitated your style, but unless you created everything they copied, you have no reason to be mad. (Or at least that mad). But I see where your coming from.
 
IF i am not wrong USA warez .com was sold alongwith the database, to usawarez.org admin. Whatever happened thereafter, was just a shitty long story. But the bottom line is that usawarez.org admin paid for whatever they are using / copying.
So i don't think of any reason , why they should change their skin NOW!

Now that you have brought up your forum usawarez.com after a long time you should come up with a new skin and a fresher look ;)

So leave usawarez.org with whatever they are doing. They are doing well and growing well too ;)

You just give usawarez.com a new and fresh look ;)
 
^^^^^^^^^^^^

I asked for that to not be brought up because it has nothing to do with this thread honestly...

I am working on giving USAWarez a new & fresh feel, by the time I'm done this skin is going to be completely re-graphically designed.

As far as their site growing and doing great, that doesn't mean anything. .com would be larger right now if I wanted it too. Bottom line is they continue to copy what I do to this very day. They haven't really done a single thing on their own.
 
ToO I will not bring up the sale, becuase you asked for it not to be brought up. But what have we copied from you, that is not freely available out there? Is there any custom mods that you use, which we use? If you are unhappy about something we are doing, please PM me, instead of going around bashing us.

We are trying to do our thing in this scene, and even though you may think we are copying, we are not. If you see something on our site, that you think shouldn't be there, all you need to do is ask me, and will talk to the others about removing this.

I am not going to get into a whole big debate about this, and don't want it to turn into one. I want to sort things out amicably.
 
Did sell customization, but did not sell everything I do in the future to them as well.

****I have talked to Danny about this and he assures me that the copied things will be removed again, thanks @ Danny for being reasonable.
 
Just take in point that ToO wasn't 100% correct when selling his website so he shouldn't complain now either.

Closing, this is a matter between both owners.
 
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