A MG Hater!

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Wayne82, Apr 24, 2007.

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  1. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

  2. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    Anyone who pimps out Softpedia and download.com is a moron.

    Why grab a pitchfork, when its obvious there is already a corn cob stuck up his :kissmy
     
  3. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    :D cut him to size, leave a reply :D
     
  4. killian_sh

    killian_sh Private E-2

    I'm very proud to say that I get my downloads exclusively from MG.:major
     
  5. Bladesofhalo

    Bladesofhalo MajorGeek

    I'd say give the man hell :D :strong :guns :celebrate
     
  6. Fred_G

    Fred_G Heat packin' geek

    Wait, you are telling me that there are other places to download stuff?:D Sure, if I need something this site does not have, I find it. But you would be hard pressed to beat the support forums here, and the friendly attitude. Plus I know I am pretty dang safe downloading stuff from here.

    I don't have any rope, will some Cat5 cable work?

    E
     
  7. Cat_w_9_lives

    Cat_w_9_lives Major KittyCat

    Any site can download and post 1000 files a day (I can even do it), but they can't test them all! If they took the time to test them, they would not be able to post them all.

    Bottom line is MG's takes the time to evaluate all files for us, if quality is not there they don't post it. I would rather have a twenty good/tested software programs to chose from per category then hundreds of good and bad ones to sort through - makes our lives easier.

    As far as his other comment, if he had bothered to check MG's out, he would have known that MG's has very high ethical standards and expect the same from their members, one of the many reasons most of us are here.

    I'm sure his blog was self-serving at the time it was posted 8/2006 and not really worth our time now.
     
  8. uberuberuber

    uberuberuber Private First Class

    is it just me or does it look like he shaves his unabrow? Photoshop time. retalation in the form of adobe lol.
     
  9. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    There are OTHER download sites out there? confused Why would anyone go anywhere else, but here? Oh, I know why...so they can come here to the Malware Forum and get rid of their spyware!;)
     
  10. rik_na

    rik_na Sergeant

    Hmm criticism of MG and then opera crashes. :D Ahh the irony.
     
  11. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    I noticed that!!

    :D whodunnit :D
     
  12. Ken3

    Ken3 MajorGeek

    As far as I'm concerned a blog is just a personal opinion/rant voiced on the web - either truthful, biased, whatever, no matter of the expertise. Take it or leave it :)

    I'm not trying to start anything here, just my take on the whole thing.:duck :wine cheers
     
  13. Burning_Monkey

    Burning_Monkey MajorGeek

    Guy was obviously a Downloads.com employee
     
  14. studiot

    studiot MajorGeek

    Matey's list of test sites was as interesting for its omissions as its inclusions.

    :neener :neener :neener :neener

    (always wanted to use this one)

    We all have pet 'specialist' sites, but I don't know of any that reliably covers the range of Major Geeks.

    Studio T
     
  15. rik_na

    rik_na Sergeant

    What amazes me is the comment
    So what? I hear rumours that there is a global conspiracy in which we are all controlled by 9 foot lizard people. It means nothing, its just slanderous, allegedly. As it happens I use CNET myself, but thats not the point :mad
     
  16. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    I totally agree, but that dosent mean other people cant voice there opinions about what is said.

    ;):)
     
  17. ItsWendy

    ItsWendy MajorGeek

    I thought about posting a comment there, but what's the point?

    To mangle a quote of one of my favorite authors, Never wrestle a pig. You get dirty and the pig enjoys it.
     
  18. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    Its funny I dont like blogs,I dont search for them,I wouldnt care if they were banned but I'v read that exact page about 6 months ago

    I must be doing something wrongconfused :D
     
  19. Colemanguy

    Colemanguy MajorGeek

    Look at the date on the article Tuesday, 22. August 2006, 04:04:19, its stupid to even bring this crap up.
     
  20. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    I couldnt care less of the date to be honest, just saw it and thought I would share it. Dont like it then dont sweat it. Dont try to diss my opinions as I dont waste my time dissing yours.

    ;)
     
  21. Grumbles

    Grumbles Bamboozled Geek

    Jealousy will get you nowhere :D
     
  22. JakeD

    JakeD Corporal

    What an idoit. I'm behind MGs all the way baby!!! ;)
     
  23. BCGray

    BCGray Guest


    Hey Wayne82 don't sweat Colemanguy's comments he's one of the few around MG, that likes to think his opinions are the only ones we should listen too, and loves to Dis others. Calling someone else's post "Stupid" is Stupidity personified in my books :mad
     
  24. Natakel

    Natakel Guest

    Being a 9 foot lizard man, I can assure you with no hesitation and beyond the shadow of doubt that there is absolutly no truth to that rumor :innocent


    I love MG, and pretty much stay right here for my software needs. To each his own, I guess.

    "De gustibus non disputandum"
     
  25. BILLMCC66

    BILLMCC66 Bionic Belgian

    I have downloaded from other sites some have given problems others not but the concistency of the product on MGs hard to beat (i learned my lesson) so now i stay here:major
     
  26. wildwolf220

    wildwolf220 Oracle of Doom

    having thought about it i think i will stick with my beloved MG's. :D
     
  27. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest


    Well, everyone has an opinion, and if I were to wager a guess, Cman was refering to bringing up crap about flaming the guy, when the Blog probably isnt even visited by the owner anymore.

    I tend to agree. Retaliation is stupid to start with, but on such an old article is even worse. If thats stupidity personified, so be it. I'd think it would be the other way around...but thats just me.
     
  28. Mini-Geek

    Mini-Geek Private E-2

    I wonder if he has ever actualy tried the site ???
     
  29. Jazagod

    Jazagod Command Sergeant Major

    Even if it is an old blog, people obviously still run across it, so why not stick up for MG, our favorite place? There was probably alot of truth to what he talked about in the list he made, so you have to give the guy some credit for where he was going with it. Its just too bad he had to include MG in there.
    I also agree with BC Grey.
     
  30. Colemanguy

    Colemanguy MajorGeek

    How is sending nasty emails and being rude to him gonna get him to think better of mg's? If anything it will make things worse. Also that guy is standing up for his opinon, which is something we all have a right to.
     
  31. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

  32. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    roflmao 'nuff said, I think
     
  33. British TV Nut

    British TV Nut Corporal

    Give 'em some grief! I must say I liked your response to that *ahem* untruthful comment about MG. I must say it made me smile especially the other positive comments for MG from everyone! :)

    I just ignored the one that supports :puke download.com.

    roflmao
     
  34. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    Well guys, Im pretty new to this site and never meant to cause any problems. I am honestly sorry it has come to this.

    I am just sorta stuck in my ways and opinionated. I came across this blog by chance, I was searching to see if I could find any similar sites to this.

    Untill now I have found no sites as freindly as this. And after just two months I would trust and represent this site almost as much as my gramps!! I have had downloads from other freeware sites with trojan dowloaders, spyware and adware. Some of which are sites mentioned in this guys blog. I love to come on here and learn what I can for free, as I have no tech geek mates round my area. Also the downloads are great.

    I understand a blog is a personal opinion and that is cool. I was joking when i said grab the pitchforks! I just thought the site was interesting and maybee some of you would be interested.

    Anyways sorry if I have offended, and I hope the tension will end here. Hope there will be no more tension between us Coleman and Adrenalyne. Didnt meen to rub you guys up the wrong way!

    I intend to be coming here a long time and would rather freinds than enemies! ;)
     
  35. rik_na

    rik_na Sergeant

    Each to there own. I have no problem using download.com. I have used a range of sites for software downloads and I find download.com is consistently the most useful one for my needs and I have used it for years and dont feel the need to change.

    I'm sure you probably mostly use the MG site for software and thats fine, each to their own. I dont need to hear how great it is, it probably is brilliant. I just dont use it simply because I dont like the interface and the way the software is set out. Its called personal choice Nut.

    Also my support for MG was not in question which perhaps you might have seen for yourself if you had read my post.
     
    Last edited: Apr 26, 2007
  36. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    I dont mind opinions. I mind the slander based on rumor, the lack of understanding what we do here and the reference to "stealing software", especially one from a place that I never heard of and a Google search turned up pretty much nothing.

    He needs to read this, which he should have to research properly, but its a typical blog post, which is why I rarely read blogs, they are worse then the mainstream press, everyone has an angle:

    http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=2
     
  37. Port-O-San

    Port-O-San Corporal

    GrandDad always said; "Some are bigger than others and some folks are so proud of theirs that they have to show it to you, but everybody has one."
     
  38. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    When he started Softpedia (he used to be softnews.ru), I gave him advice, he asked me all sorts of things, now he tries to discredit us, problem is that eventually you get caught. Everything at Softpedia is a copy from other websites and being in Romania, he has a lot of cheap labor at his disposal, which is why the quality is poor and the quantity high, like a Korean car.

    It took me less then the 2 days it took this author to write this slander, to prove that Softpedia copies, or in this case plagurism(!!!), other websites. See attached image. When you steal text from another website, you might want to be sure that you remove their website name from it in all places. LOL. This line also clears him if you get infected regardless of his spyware free buttons, which are a blatant lie in themselves, if you ever read the disclaimer to it. Basically, it says the file has been tested and they certify they tested it, they just dont quaranatee it is clean.

    Im sure that betanew would get a kick out of this.
     

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  39. Port-O-San

    Port-O-San Corporal

    All I know is that MG's is where I have got the good stuff in software, advice, and fellowship for over three years. Once, twice, sold. Some would call it complacency, but I don't even try to look elsewhere - why fix what ain't broken?
     
  40. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    It made me laugh :D

    Thats like copying a school exam and writing the other guys name on it, durrr :D
     
  41. Bugballou

    Bugballou MajorGeek

    Opinions are like :kissmy everybody got one.:major
     
  42. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Thread kinda done me thinks as all its going to accomplish now is mud throwing and we are all bigger than that I would hope :)


    Who gives a **** to what he says or not, we know differently and thats all that matters ;)
     
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