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Geek Culture / [LOCKED] Winners of 10 Free Copies of DarkBASIC Professional From The Ground Up

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Hoss
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 04:36 Edited at: 7th Jul 2004 04:38
Adn the winners are.....

Travis Brandon Porter
Rich Simpson
Marcus Edward Jeffrey Johnson
Michael Harrington
Zack Pomerleau
Andy Marketz
Ethan Harstad
Mark Rowsell
Megaton
Humble Guhill

All winners will be emailed when the book is finally finished and will be e-mailed when it is receivable.

There's no problem so large it can't be solved by killing the user off, deleting their files, closing their account and reporting their REAL earnings to the IRS.
Peter H
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 04:38
Quote: "Humble Guhill"

he really needs it


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AnDrEy
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 04:54
Quote: "Andy Marketz"

Umm you got the spelling wrong its Andrey
WOW I actually won something!!!!!

Powersoft
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:05
i won!!!!
i mean i won!!!


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Metamorphic Games
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:11
YES! ... ... ... ...


COOL!
TheAbomb12
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:12
how many people actually entered?

Amist the Blue Skies...
Powersoft
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:15
10?


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Grismald
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:15
10 I guess..


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TravisP
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:15
sw33t i won!!!!!! now i have to go get dark basic pro heh

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Metamorphic Games
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:18 Edited at: 7th Jul 2004 05:20
Well, this is gonna be fun to read I hope!
Powersoft
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:19
the funny thing is im helping with the writing of it!


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Hoss
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:21
Yea, so Rich, you were gonna get 50% off anyways....actually. 25 people entered, so it was basically 50/50.

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Powersoft
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 05:59
well i never knew that. thank you for your kind gesture....

(but dont i owe you about £50 for fixing it? What a muppet i really am)


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TheAbomb12
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 09:07
10/25 = 50%?

Amist the Blue Skies...
Megaton Cat
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 09:24
Yes!! I won the stupid book! Chuck it my way buddy!

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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 09:46
lol @ The Abomb



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Jimmy
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 10:18
Megaton can I have a copy? Thx

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Dave J
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 11:09
Yeah, forward it to me too!


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Hoss
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 11:26
Sorry, its not an E-BOOK....and Jimmy, sorry to disappoint you, but its NOT plagarized!!

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Jimmy
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 11:31
Hahaha, you'd better hope so if you plan to sell it.

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Dave J
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 11:34
Quote: "Sorry, its not an E-BOOK"


So who's your publisher?


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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 11:43
Quote: "All winners will be emailed when the book is finally finished and will be e-mailed when it is receivable.
"



Quote: "Sorry, its not an E-BOOK...."


okay...you are sending it by email...yet it's not an e-book...I think I'm gona go take a nap.

(Hurry up with my book dude)

Jimmy
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 11:50
$10 says he makes you pay over-priced shipping.

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Preston C
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 12:14
Jimmy, you'd make millions off of that bet.

Too bad no ones betting, they know you're right.

Cheers,
Preston


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Phaelax
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 12:37
I never even heard of this contest. What was it? Just a random drawing?

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Dave J
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 14:20
Well... it was.


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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 14:32
Publisher: Junior high school office's copy machine


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Hoss
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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 21:28
No, there is a local print shop where I live called "Visimage" that prints books.

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Posted: 7th Jul 2004 23:32
Ok...Hoss...or whatever your name will be once the lawyers get done with you, I'm still waiting for my book here.

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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 01:52
why do you say that?


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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:00
*cough*



Erm...is my book here yet? o_o

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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:09
You guys make me sick.

This guy really puts an effort into writing a book about the Dark Basic Pro programming language, it seems to me he is paying for all financial costs himself, he even give away 10 free copies to forum members (who probably will read it and use it).

But all you can do is push him down and flame him? You should be SALUTING him for doing this, giving him some respect!

This forum is really harsh, not a nice place for newbies nor oldbies which try to have a serious discussion and keep this place friendly, just look at the team requests forum. All good programmers and artists don't give a damn about it because of all the flaming.

This is so sad.

Keep it up Hoss and all others contributing to this book, you are doing a great job.

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Ian T
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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:15
It's a bit more complicated than that, recycled. This one guy has a history of plagarism, theft, blatant cheap money-making schemes and general complete untrustworthiness. If the book is good, that's good... but the veterans of this community have good reason not to trust him until we see the darn thing ourselves.


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:32
@ Mouse: agreed

we have a right to be skeptical.


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:40 Edited at: 8th Jul 2004 02:42
@recycled: Ofcourse you don't know, you werent around much. In the past this guy would do every bad thing in the book, ranging from stealing art work and code, to taking credit for other peoples web templates(anyone remember the "Free 100 templates collection" scheme?), to conctantly spamming the forum with nothing but stupidness. I'm surprised there is still a handfull (more like fingerfull) of people on this forum who actually still beilive him.

EDIT: And yea, the money making schemes list is through the roof. You have no idea how many people this guy tried to cheat.

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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:47
recycled, he's going to try to profit from all this, so most of us could care less what kind of money he's put into it The saddest part is that if he were to, by some miracle, start selling these things, the people who actually did the work aren't going to see much of the money, if any.

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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:52
Actually, Jimmy, it goes 50/50 between all writers in the book.

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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:52
ok let me say something... (you have no choice but anyway!)

I feel as though i know quite abit about Hoss and the book. He might have done some things but as recylced says who cares. if he has done something wrong and was trying to clear the slate and make people like him you wouldnt give him a chance (not saying this is what hes doing just a hypothetical point) The book wont be that long for several reasons. i am writing for it and had to have it ready for friday, (@HOSS:-on a side note did Mat give you it/tell you it was done?),because he wants it finished.

Just shut up the lot of you and give him a break



PS-- if it doesnt happen on friday its probaly cos i got confused!


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 02:53
HOSS really? does that mean me as well?


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Ian T
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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:02
Quote: "I feel as though i know quite abit about Hoss and the book. He might have done some things but as recylced says who cares. "


The people whose code he stole and claimed was his care. The people whose money he tried to part from them in his ridiculous schemes care. The people whose games he tried to claim were his (without even editing the application at all) care. The people whose web templates he stole and claimed were his would care if they knew.

That really wasn't a very good question to try and convince people.


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:06
@Mouse >>> Im not very good at this sort of thing (convincing people etc.) please dont be to hard on me


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:19
If you aren't good at it then maybe you shouldnt really talk alot.

But ofcourse it's just a suggestion, I can't really stop you.

Quote: "if he has done something wrong and was trying to clear the slate and make people like him you wouldnt give him a chance"


He is too far in to back out now. Even if he did change no one will bother anymore.

The only thing he can do is make a new account and don't let anyone find out who he really is. That's all.

Tell you what. If his book arrives at my house and it's the following, then I'll forgive him.

a) Written by HIM and not someone else's editid tutorials. Bielive me, I'll know.

b)Is indeed a real book.

c) Every one who contributed was paid/credited equally.

d) The book is darn good.

There, now I set a standered.

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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:28
so does that mean you have NEVER don e anything wrong?


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:34
Quote: " Actually, Jimmy, it goes 50/50 between all writers in the book."


How many people worked on the book? Three? Four? 50/50 just means that two people will get one half of the money each, leaving the others out.

Apparently not only is Hoss probably pirating all of the material in his book, he's not being fair and keeping all of the money to himself (more than likely two of the people working on that book are just two of his aliasses).

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Powersoft
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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:39
One word:

SHUT UP!




(but thats two words?...)


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Ian T
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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:46 Edited at: 8th Jul 2004 03:46
Powersoft, 'doing something wrong' is different than plagarism. Plagarism is, among communities of developers, unforgivable. It is also a truly cheap and dirty crime that requires someone with basically no ethics whatsoever to commit. I'd be more willing to forgive someone of attacking me with an axe than I would of plagarism. See what I mean?

We'll just have to see when the book comes out.


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:53
i see what your saying. im not so open minded now as you have said that


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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:55
If you can afford to buy it.

Yes Preston, it's going 50/50 cut between him, Vash, Powersoft and who knows how many else

megaton, keep us updated on what he charges you to ship your "free" book

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Hoss
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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:56
Umm...correction, that was CM[b][/b]C that took credit for work, not me.

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Posted: 8th Jul 2004 03:58
does that profit split thingy include me?
is it free shipping on that book?


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