http://www.metatus.com/forum/eng/viewtopic.php?p=13445#13445
I wonder, out of curiousity, how long it will last.
This is classic Hong Kong English (AKA Chinglish). My Honkie friends used to say: “My hobby is go to shopping”.
The spam trap theory is spot-on.
The cheek of these guys is amazing.
Here’s some more evidence for the Chicago Reader lawyers:
From Metatus:Recommend some good non-fiction books. Compare it to this Cafe Society thread of the same name. Notice that even the reference to Dopers is preserved intact.
From the SDMB: An independence question for Brits and Yanks authored by TV time.
From Metatus:An independence question for Brits and Yanks authored by someone using the very similar handle TV Times.
From the SDMB: I ask this as a Christian, OP authored by Joel.
From Metatus: I ask this as a Christian, OP authored by someone using the nick Joel.
From the SDMB: What do Christians think of other religions?, OP authored by fatdave.
From Metatus (cursed be their name): What do Christians think of other religions?, OP authored by someone using the nick fatdave.
From the SDMB: How long before widowed people can/should start “seeing” people?, OP authored by WSLer.
From Metatus: How long before widowed people can/should start dating again, OP authored by someone using the very similar nick WLer.
From the SDMB: Children and responsibility…, OP authored by bobkitty.
From Metatus:Children and responsibility, OP authored by an anonymous Guest. However, the OP bears the same title as the SDMB original, references to “the Kitty family” abound, and there is a direct request for “Doper input.”
As far as I can tell, none of the few paltry threads that I’ve started lately have been swiped, but I’m still pretty darn pissed. Here’s my wish that the Powers That Be sue their asses off.
To my shame, I somehow completely overlooked it; Sorry Tuba. (and thanks Arnold).
WILL ALL THE VALIANT KNIGHTS WHO APPARENTLY WERE TOO BLIND TO SEE THE PREVIOUS SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS KINDLY STOP POSTING AT THAT OTHER MESSAGE BOARD?
Thank you. Yeesh.
Ow. I’m blind.
Wait…What if one of my posts was lifted? Surely, it’s my business too. I wrote it, and never allowed them to publish it…
Welcome to Hong Kong…
Please, everyone, you’re taking these people much too seriously…
Being ignorant of server-side stuff, could this thief site be the reason for the board slowdowns?
Being ignorant of server-side stuff, I’m wondering if this thief site be the reason for the board slowdowns?
You know, it’s possible that that post had nothing to do with us. If they’re stealing from our board, they’re probably stealing from other boards, whose members may be less inclined to hold back. Just a thought.
I’d post in this thread but they’d just steal it…
Somehow, someone calling themselves Tristan here and Isoldes Man! over there seems a tad more than a coincidence, Smeghead.
GRRRR…get 'em, Tuba!!!
I want to see the developments!
If Gucci can’t stop people in Honk Kong from knocking off their hand bags, and Fox can’t stop them from pirating their movies, what the hell makes you think the Chicago Reader can do a god damned thing about stealing content from the SDMB?
Haj
Well, for one thing, we have something Gucci and Fox don’t have: The Perfect Master who can do anything… 
Zev Steinhardt
This is just crying out for something witty said about it, but I can’t think what it should be.
I just wonder, if they take what we write, then we post about what they’ve taken, then we comment on they’re taking what we’ve written about what they’ve taken, then could we end up in an infinite loop?
It’s hard to believe that I’m saying this, but this is exactly the situation that the DMCA was written for. The Reader has some really good legal remedies in its quiver and I’m sure their lawyers will have just a heap o’ fun shooting them at this travesty of a board.
I just hope they report back to tell us about it once it’s all over.