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Flatirons:
I loved the post about the Clannie Awards.
and look - here comes fabio to defend his reputation. oh no, I'm scared out of my pantyhose.
Killer2:
--- Quote from: Flatirons on March 09, 2011, 10:14:48 PM ---I loved the post about the Clannie Awards.
and look - here comes fabio to defend his reputation. oh no, I'm scared out of my pantyhose.
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Ikr.
Tom:
I think you need to stop posting so many opinion articles or you'll end up like Fox News. You'll have so much opinion stuff people might start discrediting your more serious journalism as well.
Sheath:
--- Quote from: Tom on March 09, 2011, 11:00:25 PM ---I think you need to stop posting so many opinion articles or you'll end up like Fox News. You'll have so much opinion stuff people might start discrediting your more serious journalism as well.
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An opinion is the views of the author. If would make no sense for you to discredit news, which is written from a 3rd person perspective unless clearly stated otherwise.
Kalphiter:
You don't understand why it was removed. Cucumberdude has refused to learn how to encrypt passwords client-sided. I have warned him several times and nothing has happened.
Here is some attached code so you could possibly understand:
--- Quote from: login.php --- <td align="center" valign="middle">
You must login in order to rate users<br> or add yourself (or others) to the database.<br><br>
<form action="logcheck.php" method="post">
Login:<br><br>
Username: <input type="text" name="username"><br><br>
Password: <input type="password" name="password"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Login"><br>
</form>
<hr>
Not yet a member? <a href="createaccount.php">Create an account</a>!
</td>
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Credentials are submitted raw.
Ephialtes Censoring Blockland: Membership-based Services Blocked
--- Quote ---even after an encryption feature was added to the service
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WRONG
--- Quote ---Such a rule is not an official part of the forum, making this decision a random policy. While some may agree Ephi's initial concern towards the service was justified, this recent move seems riddled with conflict.
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Sorry, some guy (Cucumberdude) doesn't know what he's doing and complains when people bring up problems. He then wonders why the site was removed...
--- Quote ---The RTB service Ephialtes runs requires membership itself, which puts further question on if this is a hypocritical unfair move against the RateBlocklanders service, something which cucumberdude also agrees is a moral dilemma.
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RTB is trusted, uses a forum system made by a 3rd party, and already has encryption.
EXCLUSIVE: Ephialtes Mad With Power; Accuses RateBlocklanders Of Being handicapped And Malevolent
--- Quote ---After the service openly admitted to not encrypting passwords due technical difficulties when handling password recovery, the services forum topic was pulled down by Ephialtes. Manager of the website cucumberdude addressed the issues adding encryption and re-releasing the website, when he was then told he could no longer post his website due to Ephialtes effectively deciding any player run service that requires membership should not be allowed to be posted within the community, a major contradiction to the RTB service he operates and shares on the website, and a rule that was purpose made for his decision on the spot.
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I'm sure if you've read my post, encryption has STILL not been implemented.
--- Quote ---"If I were you I would remove the handicapped login feature - it's unnecessary and just causes more trouble than it's worth. I'm not allowing you to advertise your site on these forums, and not just because of your flippant attitude towards basic security." Ephialtes said in the leaked chat, using angry and shocking language against the service and cucumberdude, effectively saying there were other reasons beyond the security issue that prompted him to remove the website-- the question is, what were they?
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While it seems odd what those other reasons are, Ephialtes has a point -- Cucumberdude refuses to obey with common security practices.
--- Quote ---Further reading of the leaked chat shows that Ephialtes believes the service has malicious intent, accusing cucumberdude of actions he has not yet done.
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This seems like a reasonable claim. So far, not a shred of evidence that Cucumberdude has implemented any security measures has appeared. At any moment, Cucumberdude can read any member's submitted password. This ability, combined with refusal to make it secure, can lead to suspicions of password harvesting.
--- Quote ---After this mess, Ephialtes then admits that his decision may be unreasonable but he finds the service isn't "substantial" enough to run "risk" despite the security issue being addressed. In other words, Ephi doesn't think its good enough for the Blockland public, and that there is no benefit for him or the forums for it to be advertised.
"Unreasonable or not, that's my decision. Your website doesn't bring anything substantial to the Blockland experience so the risk vs. reward just doesn't make any sense."
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Yes -- it's quite a small loss. Although not being a very nice decision, it was probably the best one. Based on a previous actions of Cucumberdude, I really don't expect anything good and stunning to come from him.
--- Quote ---This shocking series of messages exposes a conversation where Ephi attempts to justify his decision by using Badspot as a defensive measure for his argument. We also see his admittance to only wanting to remove the service which he believes will be used for malevolent purposes. Due to the fact it is not a practical service and doesn't have productive benefit, Ephi also thinks it should be removed. This outrageous justification for removal of a service is improper for any level-headed administrator. Has Ephialtes gone power mad?
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JUST
STOP