# Stealing from the SDMB? Metatus.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2002, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000 "2002-08-28T22:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/61 "2002-08-29T17:18:54Z")
Presumably, they have a random script that steals our threads or something. The stuff that pops up there seems random enough. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/62 "2002-08-29T17:21:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by **jjimm** \* > Something’s just occurred to me: why should we really give a monkey’s? It’s not like anyone’s losing any money because of it, and that message board is a pile of pants anyway. As the webmaster (or rather webmistress) of my humble (not so little) site I have to disagree with you. The hosting may not cost me money (I am a guest in the server of the site that I’m a moderator of), but everything else did. Like software, domain name, camera, computer and countless hours of work. If that happened to me I’d be **VERY** mad. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/63 "2002-08-29T17:50:23Z")
I poked around their registration agreement, and the impression I got was that the sole reason for the existence of the boards is to harvest emails for spam. Many references were made to “[metatus.com](http://metatus.com) products and offers”. So I think what’s going on is that they’re stealing content to make it look like a real message board in order to entice people to join. This would also explain the spam people are receiving. In addition, you can’t register without giving them a valid email address - a confirmation code is sent to the address you give them. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/64 "2002-08-29T18:52:54Z")
Spammers: what will they think of next?! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/65 "2002-08-29T22:13:55Z")
To hell with them for stealing our thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/66 "2002-08-29T22:38:18Z")
The worst part for me is that they’ve completely murdered and butchered [the Queen’s English.](http://www.metatus.com/forum/eng/viewforum.php?f=8) > [@](#): > > To those of you who like to placing ad Ach, the travesty! :eek: Tripler Yeah, I’d like to placing ad. . . :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/67 "2002-08-29T22:41:13Z")
Just found out why [there isn’t a Channel One on TV.](http://www.metatus.com/forum/eng/viewtopic.php?t=184) Which I thought was [already answered.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_372) Yep, now they’ve got the Archives. Tripler I feel so violated. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/68 "2002-08-29T22:46:08Z")
Why not post, like, $pam, or sp@m, or something like that? I know that beats the language “filters” (that allow faggot but don’t allow shit) on [battle.net](http://battle.net)… ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/69 "2002-08-29T23:04:25Z")
Maybe if we sue them we can get enough moola to buy a really nice server. ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/70 "2002-08-29T23:09:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tripler \* > \*\*Just found out why [there isn’t a Channel One on TV.](http://www.metatus.com/forum/eng/viewtopic.php?t=184) > Which I thought was [already answered.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_372) > > Yep, now they’ve got the Archives. > > Tripler > I feel so violated. \*\* :eek: They would plagiarize our **UNCLE CECIL**?! Da noive! Get the hounds out after those bitches! ---
**Author:** ![Quonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ed655f/32.png) [@Quonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quonk)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/71 "2002-08-30T01:03:30Z")
Man, I cracked up when I saw the thread title: > [@](#): > > What’s it like to be cremated while your still alive ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/72 "2002-08-30T01:04:08Z")
They just lifted my National Guard thread, and some tosser intimated that I was a party to murder. At least they had the courage to repost my screenname, but I don’t want anything to do with them. They also cut out my links and my real name, and i put a lot of time and thought into that OP. Ask me if I’m just a little pissed off. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/73 "2002-08-30T01:11:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > I do not wish to presume to speak for the powers that be here at the SDMB, but I believe that it would be wise to **strongly caution against** any action that might result in ‘board war’ Did you see what TubaDiva posted on page one of this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/74 "2002-08-30T02:00:26Z")
Seriously, folks, please let the legal beagles handle this. If the **Chicago Reader** gets a sniff of a rumor that they might have trouble over this board it would be in their interest to just shut us down to protect themselves. It’s the **Reader** ’s job to sue for copyright infringement, or to take any other action they deem necessary. Please. Do not go off half-cocked and start a board-war that might endanger my happy playground. Remember **Left Behind**? ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/75 "2002-08-30T02:46:50Z")
Is our old buddy **KayKay** standing up for the SDMB? [teabagging puddle of fuck](http://www.Metatus.COM/forum/eng/viewtopic.php?t=1557) 😕 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/76 "2002-08-30T04:25:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 5 time champ \* > \*\*Is our old buddy **KayKay** standing up for the SDMB? [teabagging puddle of fuck](http://www.Metatus.COM/forum/eng/viewtopic.php?t=1557) 😕 \*\* If she is, that’s ironic. IIRC, I used that phrase towards her in a Pit thread. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/77 "2002-08-30T05:55:50Z")
What the hell? That site claimed **KayKay** , **Wildest Bill** , and **peace**. Or something. Seems like someone knows this site fairly well to put those names in a thread. Either that or our former members get really bored and lower their standards after being banned. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/78 "2002-08-30T05:56:27Z")
Oh, great - now it looks like they’re using our screen names to post as us, too. Charming. Buncha choads… Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/79 "2002-08-30T06:38:33Z")
Hey, look next to **KayKay** –it’s **Wildest Bill**! Is metatus the “Island of the Banned”? ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000/80 "2002-08-30T07:21:22Z")
“The Island of Misfit Posters?” [sub]Who’d ever want a Wildest Bill-in-the-box?[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000.md?page=5)