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update2, someone replied with a screenshot but non-working link to the comment. attempting to verify. so far could not verify links directly. will attempt to

update2, someone replied with a screenshot but non-working link to the comment. attempting to verify. so far could not verify links directly. will attempt to update if I am still within this comment's edit window, otherwise see responses below for the current status. ---- EDIT: it also makes it seem likely to me that the screenshots of users posting on forums were fabricated. they seem a little too good (too ironic, too much like south park) to be true. Googling seems to confirm: http://i.imgur.com/TfxzkrA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TfxzkrA.jpg This is a total hoax! :) Those posts simply don't exist. (As of 11:39 CET on 4/29/2013.) still, south park worthy, I laughed very hard. OP, write satire: not hoax. good luck. -- Original comment: just out of curiosity, I wonder why "A minute after we uploaded it, my torrent client looked like this:" shows a screenshot with 3 torrents that were "Added a day ago" and "Added 18 hours ago". it sure looks like this is a slight exaggeration :)

citricsquid 14y ago
The two screenshots are from 2 different forums, the first is Steam community forum and the second is Facepunch. The Facepunch post is here: http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=40453336#post40453336 http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=40453336#post40453336 and the Steam one is probably somewhere in here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/discussions/134714217 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/discussion...
- logicallee 14y ago
  I'm sorry if I'm incredulous. I DO believe that the screenshots show the formating of the forum. It's just that those particular posts were completely fabricated. (e.g. rewriting the source code of a comment in the html source and then taking a screenshot of it.) Just to confirm that Google does index those posts, I picked a random one that wasn't too recent, and could find it without any problem: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22While+we+were+inspired+by+GDS+we+created+our+game+from+scratch+and+the%22 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22While+we+were+inspired+by... If you find (and don't fabricate) these posts, could you reply with a screenshot and link? Neither link actually brings up anything. You also offer no explanation why "literally ONE MINUTE" after putting his torrents up, his uTorrent screenshot shows a torrent added the day before.
  - citricsquid 14y ago
    I did link you to the posts on facepunch.com, here's a screenshot instead: http://i.imgur.com/Ankgk7S.png http://i.imgur.com/Ankgk7S.png
    - logicallee 14y ago
      that screenshot is good, unfortunately I can't get to the source to verify directly. It is down at the moment and not taking registrations. if I verify I will retract my hoax allegations. May I ask how you yourself found that post, given that google didn't have it indexed?
      - citricsquid 14y ago
        I recognised the forum layout as being Facepunch.com, then I went to the forum and searched for "Game Dev Tycoon" and looked through the results until I found the post.
        logicallee 14y ago
        it looks like the linked comment is members-only, and I can't register for a facepunch account without an invite from someone. I will have to take your word on it. Anyone find the steam community comment?
bvdbijl 14y ago
one explanation might be that the posts were deleted because piracy isn't tolerated on those forums
- logicallee 14y ago
  The posts did not discuss piracy, only in-game dynamics. That's the point. The author also literally made up the lie that ONE minute after adding his torrent, look at all these pirates, this is a screenshot ONE minute after adding the torrent! Screenshots show torrent added a day ago. Also, it's neither here nor there but I personally would have linked to the posts in question in the write-up. However this is a matter of style and I don't hold it against the author.
  - padwan 14y ago
    I think they just added their own torrent-file in utorrent right after they created it, but didn't upload it to a tracker until the day after? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occams_razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occams_razor
  - forwardslash 14y ago
    You can add a torrent to the client without seeding it; I tested this myself [1]. I could see the author preparing the torrents ahead of time before uploading the torrent files and starting to seed them. At that point the client would still indicate when he added the torrent. 1: http://i.imgur.com/i0vGOm0.png http://i.imgur.com/i0vGOm0.png
cjh_ 14y ago
Those searches don't necessarily mean this is a hoax, simply that Google hasn't yet indexed them (possible if the posts are only a few days old), and that is assuming they are in places Google is able to index at all.

citricsquid 14y ago

The two screenshots are from 2 different forums, the first is Steam community forum and the second is Facepunch. The Facepunch post is here: http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=40453336#post40453336 http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=40453336#post40453336 and the Steam one is probably somewhere in here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/discussions/134714217 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/discussion...

logicallee 14y ago
I'm sorry if I'm incredulous. I DO believe that the screenshots show the formating of the forum. It's just that those particular posts were completely fabricated. (e.g. rewriting the source code of a comment in the html source and then taking a screenshot of it.) Just to confirm that Google does index those posts, I picked a random one that wasn't too recent, and could find it without any problem: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22While+we+were+inspired+by+GDS+we+created+our+game+from+scratch+and+the%22 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22While+we+were+inspired+by... If you find (and don't fabricate) these posts, could you reply with a screenshot and link? Neither link actually brings up anything. You also offer no explanation why "literally ONE MINUTE" after putting his torrents up, his uTorrent screenshot shows a torrent added the day before.
- citricsquid 14y ago
  I did link you to the posts on facepunch.com, here's a screenshot instead: http://i.imgur.com/Ankgk7S.png http://i.imgur.com/Ankgk7S.png
  - logicallee 14y ago
    that screenshot is good, unfortunately I can't get to the source to verify directly. It is down at the moment and not taking registrations. if I verify I will retract my hoax allegations. May I ask how you yourself found that post, given that google didn't have it indexed?
    - citricsquid 14y ago
      I recognised the forum layout as being Facepunch.com, then I went to the forum and searched for "Game Dev Tycoon" and looked through the results until I found the post.
      - logicallee 14y ago
        it looks like the linked comment is members-only, and I can't register for a facepunch account without an invite from someone. I will have to take your word on it. Anyone find the steam community comment?

bvdbijl 14y ago

one explanation might be that the posts were deleted because piracy isn't tolerated on those forums

logicallee 14y ago
The posts did not discuss piracy, only in-game dynamics. That's the point. The author also literally made up the lie that ONE minute after adding his torrent, look at all these pirates, this is a screenshot ONE minute after adding the torrent! Screenshots show torrent added a day ago. Also, it's neither here nor there but I personally would have linked to the posts in question in the write-up. However this is a matter of style and I don't hold it against the author.
- padwan 14y ago
  I think they just added their own torrent-file in utorrent right after they created it, but didn't upload it to a tracker until the day after? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occams_razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occams_razor
- forwardslash 14y ago
  You can add a torrent to the client without seeding it; I tested this myself [1]. I could see the author preparing the torrents ahead of time before uploading the torrent files and starting to seed them. At that point the client would still indicate when he added the torrent. 1: http://i.imgur.com/i0vGOm0.png http://i.imgur.com/i0vGOm0.png

cjh_ 14y ago

Those searches don't necessarily mean this is a hoax, simply that Google hasn't yet indexed them (possible if the posts are only a few days old), and that is assuming they are in places Google is able to index at all.