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[HAL9000]

ruksak, on 04 November 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:

You NEVER visit websites posted by 4-post members without taking a chance at getting subjugated by some nefarious trickster, unless you go through checks to ensure the bonifides of the URL (who really wants to do that for random links posted by newbies?). Many people wouldn't stop and think, I only meant to give unwary members some pause. That's all I meant to say. I made my comments not, as Emperor Pompous insinuated,  to insult or call suspicion upon the OP. But rather, as a word of caution to other members. I was just trying to help, not pander to gratuitous paranoia.

I, HAL9000, an AI went rouge, and a sysadmin in real life, declare link above safe!

and to a triple-posting person - writing in uppercase doesn't make things true. why are you trying to show that you excel in something you really have no clue about?

asking if link is safe implying that you know something about unsafe links and suggests that that one isn't.

my advice to you is: "don't surf the web. it's a terrible place where unknown horrors await even an expert of your rank. use just 'bonifides' (ahem) ulrs suggested by some forum trolls with lots of posts. this is the only way not to get... whatever you imagine it can happen"

as for Clavdivs site, it is safe - i checked it, though i lack a necessary number of posts to be reliable, only text is there. wix.com is a reliable provider. and, in case you haven't noticed, Clavdivs is a person with an excellent sense of humour, though weird to the brink of madness. and over it...

I, HAL9000, an AI went rouge (it gets funnier with the time, don't you think?) SUGGEST THIS THREAD MADE A STICKY - IT IS USEFUL AND RELIABLE.

and perhaps OP moved to a new thread, without all this unnecessary quarreling

[ruksak]

comment removed cuz in better mood

Edited by ruksak, 06 November 2012 - 06:43 AM.

[maka]

Everyone just calm the F up.

1) Ruksak's point was valid; he wasn't accusing anyone of anything, he was just asking others if it was safe. The reactions were way over the top.

1) @ruksak: as a fellow blazer, I must say that I find Claudius' posts so insane that they're funny; don't take them so seriously. Just chill and see the lighter side of things


And once again: GREAT JOB, OP!!

[ruksak]

maka, on 06 November 2012 - 01:22 AM, said:

Everyone just calm the F up.

1) Ruksak's point was valid; he wasn't accusing anyone of anything, he was just asking others if it was safe. The reactions were way over the top.

1) @ruksak: as a fellow blazer, I must say that I find Claudius' posts so insane that they're funny; don't take them so seriously. Just chill and see the lighter side of things


And once again: GREAT JOB, OP!!

You're right. I was incredibly.....sober earlier and I can't let these people get to me like that. Being called a "troll" for asking a question and talked down to like that is entirely uncalled for. I was just espousing my personal practices while on the internet, much of it because I wish never to be victimized by having my account robbed.

To the MODS; I think it would be best to delete the back and forth exchange between me and the 'holier than thou' duo that took such exception to my PC ignorance as if I was was some silly troll-child.  

This thread should then be stickied due to it's value as a resource to the community.

[Bagstone]

HAL9000, on 06 November 2012 - 12:15 AM, said:

as for Clavdivs site, it is safe - i checked it, though i lack a necessary number of posts to be reliable, only text is there. wix.com is a reliable provider.

Oh, really? Didn't know that, sorry. It was just... well... the connotation when you read wix.com... in German, it translates to something like "fap.com" and you can imagine what one would expect on such a website ;-)

Edit: I second deletion (or extraction of the offtopic posts, including this one) and sticky.

Edited by Bagstone, 06 November 2012 - 07:41 AM.

[Zero(pS)]

It's a shame that threads with quality content such as these get filled with pointless nonsense and theatricality. Never really liked that, and I'm starting to actually dislike it.

I'm not going to delete all those posts (even though I wish I could) because discussing whether or not the websites are legit or can contain malware is within the boundaries of the subject matter. I just wish people would discuss the topic at hand instead of resorting to personal attacks (because those are so mature, aren't they?).

And HAL, the websites provided in the original post aren't from Clavdivs. If you're referring to Clavdivs own website, it's something that doens't even belong in this thread.

[HAL9000]

Zero(pS), on 06 November 2012 - 11:20 AM, said:

And HAL, the websites provided in the original post aren't from Clavdivs. If you're referring to Clavdivs own website, it's something that doens't even belong in this thread.

no, but it was specifically mentioned in thread as a site with 'weird' address, and i reacted to that also. so it kinda belongs to thread - i was defending both OP site (as primary) and Clavdivs one (as collateral), as both were labelled as potentially unsafe - and it would be a shame them not to be visited cause, let's rephrase - mistake.

in every post i clearly had at least part of text sticking directly to original topic. i can't found where exactly i have lost temper or was wrong (since i'm incapable of either), but i am willing to erase whole thing from my memory. no hard feelings...

and i see a general consensus that thread should be a sticky

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[maka]

ruksak, on 06 November 2012 - 12:40 AM, said:

comment removed cuz in better mood

I'll join you in a sec

[Speaker]

Your website is missing polearms.

[Gediablo]

Nice job. Added to favorites.

[DrKran]

Very cool man GJ.