Zam.com Q&AFollow

Just because it is a virtual game, doesn't mean that it is a Virtual Community.

People communicate with each other. It is a REAL community.

Sad to see Allah get bought by IGE.
Sad to see Vanguard team up with Sony.

In each case, they did it to further their own goals, and that's to be praised... I guess.

Too bad for us, tho.

Nice to see you two finally meet.

Charjer, meet Mr. Sarcasm, Mr. Sarcasm, Charjer.

Goodbye alla, thanks for the help - I see big changes in the next couple weeks/months/years for this site, and I don't see myself liking them.

LOL Just to reassure you, I asked my brother who works for the FBI. He said that we are safe, EULA violations isn't on their radar, and it will not put you on the watch list!


My serious questions though are:
1. Why are banned people still posting? Or is the banned label just popping on all their old posts?

2. Why are people making accounts to post about this, are you that afraid to stand by your views? Talk about a lack of integrity!




Edited, Sun May 7 10:12:00 2006 by Redyne

You do realize that at during the timeframe that this incident took place, Brock Pierce, was in fact a teenager as well? Right? You understaned that right now he is only 25? Most of these incidents took place in 1999-2002. The victims were all within 5 years of his own age, not 9 year old boys that your tone makes it seem. Now, I'm not saying what he did was or wasn't a crime. But it is a very different class of crime. Similar to the senior in high school dating a sophmore.

Exactly, Nonokitty. As Ive been saying from the beginning it isnt just about the gold farming, its the fact this guy is a sexual predator.

Is this the kind of person people want to do business with?

But somepage is not owned by IGE, and it's free to replace IGE ads with ads for dating services or toenail fungus remedies which are also easily ignored. There's a difference.



You're very trusting here. But Alla's content is contributed for free by users who do this presumably out of pure love for the game, which by definition means a strong disinclination to support RMT cheats. It's unlikely that new content on Alla will be added by these contributors at anything resembling previous levels, and even more unlikely that RMT supporters will pick up the slack. After all, why knock yourself out completing quests and missions, much less undertake the work of writing walk-throughs for them, when you can buy your way through a game?

He might have started off a victim but when he started participating in the sodomy (CA civil court cases-found at fault), and ran off to Spain where he was arrested in a villa full of kiddie **** he went from victim to abuser.

http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2120349/dotcom-founders-spanish-jail

Edited, Sun May 7 17:07:03 2006 by Broughden

So technically, Allakhazam, since the site has been bought by this mysterious company which is owns all these other networks, that company is definitely public. Meaning has investarus. When a company that went public profits, the Board of that company decides whether to give money directly to the investarus via stock, or otherwise invest it in the company itself, or maybe enrich those on the board with stocks/options of that company.

So, since Allakhazam is now owned by some mysterious company, what happens when the site profits now? Chances are you don't/can't control your own salary now because another company owns the site. Therefore, when the site profits, those profits are sent to that parent company. Then they are redistributed as the parent company deems appropriate. Therefore, they MUST be paying you some salary now that you are totally cool with. Which of course is good for you. However, being under some other company is technically rather restrictive. If for some reason they become unhappy, well, that's your income that can take a nice plunge...though you're probably rich off the selling of Allakhazam.com already. Anyway, just analyzing things.

My general opinion is that the site has LESS freedom to do really neat and awesome things. Unless you want to hire a team of developers to hack the games horribly, which will require lots of money. Otherwise, by being subordinate to another company you have less direct control over Allakhazam. Every new idea has to be submitted to some yada bureaucracy, lots of paperwork, and chance of being fired.

I don't have a Premium membership, but if I did, I would cancel it too. I'm honestly hoping that you will understand that many people are leaving the site because of the deal and also hoping that closing hasn't been done yet. Chances are it has, though, and we're all ****** straight to hell. Sure, few of us are going to TOTALLY boycott the site, but the least you can be guaranteed is that those who have cancelled their premiums and those like myself who may have had one at some point in the future will use the site for free. And ignore all the advertisements, and whatnot else, as well as take their guides with them. Actually ***** that. Chances are that instead of just getting guides removed and more useful stuff killed, you'll also be stuck with quite a few more trolls. So, unless you have a way out, Allakhazam, this is quite a sad downhill slope to a possible future end...or a possible transformation into something clearly morally inferior...*cough* bots *cough* RMT *cough* hacks *cough* TaultUnleashed *cough*.

By the way, Allakhazam, because you are not quite as 'in control' of the site as you were before, what would happen to your stance of 'NO RMT on this site EVER' if suddenly your position as the Overlord/Manager of the site was in jeopardy? Tough question, huh? That's how we, the community, see this deal. Stances change in tight situations. Trust is hard to sell when there is none in stock.

Gildaman's a plant or an adorable 17 year old pretending to be a big man.

I'm not sure which.

Either way, good entertainment.

lol im jsut saying this now, im never coming back to this site again now that Gil Sellers own it, i agree with Bodhi and we should boycott this.

So ill be sticking with other sites, goodbye gil sellers :P

Answer this question what made you change your mind on this? was it the money or what i dont get it you said your self that you would never be apart of it, yet look what happened you caved in man come on i just wanna know. ( Please answer this one question for me this is all i ask)

Edited, Mon May 8 05:44:19 2006 by Deadlydoc

Edited, Mon May 8 05:45:42 2006 by Deadlydoc

If!
If I went to a car salesman and wanted to buy a car, but was worried he was charging too much, I would not bother asking his wife if it was a fair price. His wife would be biased.

If I had my fingers in one company that sold gold, and also in one that, among other things, listed prices of items traded, I would quietly ramp those prices up. Higher prices, more demand for gold. The seller in bed with the consulant. Perfect.

And if I was selling gold, and there was a trusted site that listed fair prices for gear, I would... buy them!