Who Thinks cheapyD did the right thing?

[quote name='SkyGheNe']Greg Kasavin is by far one of the most objective reviewers I have ever seen. Great guy.[/QUOTE]

Greg Kasavin may be ok as a journalist, but he's surrounded by enough ignorant fanboys that the entire site's reputation suffers as a result, guilt by association so to speak.
 
[quote name='Ikohn4ever']but frugalassgamer sounds weird[/QUOTE]
Yea I'm not wearing a t-shirt with the acronym FAG on it. Those guys were pretty rude makes me glad I don't partake in that board
 
Take the whole lot of those GameSpot bastards down. For all my gaming news, witty commentary, and random wierd shit, I come to CAG! ^_^
 
In this matter I must be fair and say that there are no real grounds to say they got the information directly from this website. However the gamespot community are a bunch of morons :D
 
[quote name='CheapyD']GameSpot definitely didn't get it first, thats for sure.

I realize that posting on their message board won't fix anything (the thread has since been locked anyway), but they have NO CONTACT INFO on their website, so its pretty much that or nothing.[/QUOTE]
I'm a Gamespot complete member, I feel almost ashamed to admit that but here's thier toll-free customer service number : 1-866-859-7780 , I got it after I had some billing issue with them :roll: atleast it'll come in handy again ;)
 
[quote name='Saucy Jack']Ugh... I just hope that we don't get some of those scumbag members joining here. You know, those uptight a-holes like this:

"The website's name is Cheap Assed Gamer. It doesn't sound good."

I hate it when people judge things before researching them or trying them. Well, let them have GameFAQs and the other crap places. CAG is our little treasure. :)[/QUOTE]

I didn't know CAG had such low regard in other quarters... must be the the cheapass part... but I agree with Saucy Jack, I'd rather have CAG as our own little treasure.

I'm going to side with CheapyD on this NHL2k story... Although the date of CAG's info was earlier, I must admit there's no smoking gun to prove GS ripped off CAG.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']Yeah, actually this is the third time, but who's counting?

Buy Rite story:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/archives/000969.php
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/06/news_6123802.html

Last year's 2k5 story:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/archives/000824.php
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07/20/news_6103052.html[/QUOTE]

This is exactly why I support Cheapy's post on gamespot. Had this been an isolated incident then I would shrug it off as coincidence but I knew I had remembered seeing stories on here and then seeing them on gamespot (especially the Buy-rite story).

Oh, and its good to see that the mods on Gamespot's forums are so incredibly mature...
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']Oh, and its good to see that the mods on Gamespot's forums are so incredibly mature...[/QUOTE]

And intelligent for that matter.
 
Free Information belongs to all, and in this case this information wasn't exclusive so the information was fair game, sounds shady I know. If they got the information from you then yes they should have sourced this site out of consideration/respect, but they don't have too, but since the information wasn't exactly exclusive and considering there ties to the industry you just might have not been the source. If your information was 100% exclusive then yes, you should be sourced because your the one telling the world information no one can get yet. I just think it's just a coinsidence, why would gamespot need to steal information considering all there ties to the industry? I could be wrong and some slacker just doesn't feel like doing there job is ripping you off but to me just seems like a coincidence or just a lag time between stories, ah well my optimistic side is coming out.
 
Don't really see a smoking gun in any of those cases. Had they directly ripped information from this site or had the information been exclusive to this site - and then they "magically" get a hold of it - then I'd be more suspicious.

But right now - this wouldn't hold up in the court of law.

...Unless there were witnesses.
 
[quote name='help1']Say hello to a few more idiots on CAG, cause GSers are worse than Gfaqers.[/QUOTE]
i actually learned about CAG from a gamespotter. So, after I started coming to CAG more and more often. Now, I hardly go to gamespot. Heck, i only like gamespot for the journal entries, otherwise the members and boards are normal filled with little kids with their OMFG LOL TEH HAXORZ speak, and the assholes that are common on the web.

I also agree with saucyjack. I like the popularity CAG is getting but that will soon do away the close knit communtiny that I have come to love from CAG.
 
Gamespot is in the right here, even if they didn't post the "news" first...your poll options are clearly biased, but I chose no despite it being incorrect that GS had the story "first."
 
[quote name='Rich']Gamespot is in the right here, even if they didn't post the "news" first...your poll options are clearly biased, but I chose no despite it being incorrect that GS had the story "first."[/QUOTE]
I realized after I made the poll that the responses should be clearly stated better.

So, i should of said no, "Gamespot doesn't have to give their source"
and for yes, "CheapyD had every right to get angry.
 
personally i have no opinion about the truth behind this, but from what i've read from both sides i feel that gamespot did not pay enough diligence to this subject. instead the forum consisted of bashing flaming trolling and name calling.. =/ if the mods paid enough attention to the thread to lock it, why didnt they inform an admin? from the 3 pages that are on gamespot i did not find any statement from gamefaq.. i mean gamespot at all...

I don't visit websites because of their names, or not visit them because of it. with a sneak peek at their community i am very turned off to even visit them for their articles. if they dont want to visit a site because of the name, or just from 1st impressions.. fine.. so be it. not like we are missing out on anything..
 
Bottom line: If they saw the news at CAG and then posted it uncredited then CheapyD has every right to be pissed off. If they found the news themselves (entirely plausible) then whatever - they were 2 days late with the "hot" report. Either way, I like chicks with a tight ass and flat stomach.
 
I like CAG and CheapyD, but I think it was pointless to go to their forum and ask they give credit to CAG when there is no proof that they found out about it from here.
 
[quote name='mcgavin27']I realized after I made the poll that the responses should be clearly stated better.

So, i should of said no, "Gamespot doesn't have to give their source"
and for yes, "CheapyD had every right to get angry.[/QUOTE]

Still biased. That poll would be based on a very poor assumption.
 
Its true there was no proof that the story was taken from CAG, but its pretty unprofessional of Gamespot to not reveal their sources...even if they did simply find it on EBGames.com
 
[quote name='gameguy22006']Its true there was no proof that the story was taken from CAG, but its pretty unprofessional of Gamespot to not reveal their sources...even if they did simply find it on EBGames.com[/QUOTE]

..which is what they said.

But the days of cheap pucks aren't necessarily a thing of the past, as EBgames.com updated its listings for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game with slick new cover art featuring Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco and a slicker new price of $19.99.
Click to expand...
 
[quote name='Scorch']..which is what they said.[/QUOTE]

Ah, didn't notice that...well, then I don't really see any fault on their part.
 
So, last night I was going to post Brendan's CAG username (thanks, Google), but I decided against it (for now). I am still kind of hoping he is going to post here or at least contact me.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']So, last night I was going to post Brendan's CAG username (thanks, Google), but I decided against it (for now). I am still kind of hoping he is going to post here or at least contact me.[/QUOTE]
Do you have the ability to check user logs or anything? If you could see if he was logged in before he posted the article, you'd have the case closed easy. When was the last time he logged in?
 
From what I've gathered on these forums, Cheapy, you are a decent human being very well liked among many in this community. You are our Head Cheapskate. Without you there would not be a CAG. But dude you are being such a freaking diva right now.
 
im cag 'til i die...or at least til cheapy dies :lol: :cry:

so i say fuck em

though from what ive read, i dont know that they necessarily stole anything from us...but nothing shows that they didn't either...it also seems that from their level of maturity, i doubt they'd want to give credit (put on the spotlight) to a site that is 100 times better...they'd then lose all of their members

but one thing that i do know is that cheapy doesnt over-react...if hes pissed about something, theres a reason...and if he feels that he has enough evidence to hold someting against them, then i back him 100%
 
[quote name='ShadowRayden']From what I've gathered on these forums, Cheapy, you are a decent human being very well liked among many in this community. You are our Head Cheapskate. Without you there would not be a CAG. But dude you are being such a freaking diva right now.[/QUOTE]
I can't believe you just called Cheapy a diva. o_O
Cheapy has good reason to be upset. And I don't see any cellphones getting thrown at people's faces... therefore no divaness.
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']
but one thing that i do know is that cheapy doesnt over-react...if hes pissed about something, theres a reason...and if he feels that he has enough evidence to hold someting against them, then i back him 100%[/QUOTE]

Please, point me in the direction of this evidence.
 
The GS writer can deny that he read about it first here and I could never "prove" anything. The best I can do for evidence is to offer that he is an active CAG and he did post in the NHL 2k6 thread. I don't really know what other evidence I could ever hope to have.

p.s. I think I need a CheapyDiva avatar.
 
CAG > GS

rock on cheapy! the info was here first...and hitaroo has 2 be one of the more annoying posters ive seen in awhile..he screams gamefags, he knows nothing about ht topic and yet, he must keep going on and on...ARG..CAG wins
 
[quote name='CheapyD']The GS writer can deny that he read about it first here and I could never "prove" anything. The best I can do for evidence is to offer that he is an active CAG and he did post in the NHL 2k6 thread. I don't really know what other evidence I could ever hope to have.

p.s. I think I need a CheapyDiva avatar.[/QUOTE]

oh, the suspense!!! what is his name?! :lol:

(skims that thread looking for suspects)
 
Hrm, what's the purpose of this again? Are you trying to start up a witch hunt against this guy, or to turn CAGs against Gamespot (who admittingly HAS stolen articles from us in the past, although this particular instance is the weakest example)?

[quote name='CheapyD in an old thread']In my experience, airing dirty laundry is usually not the best way to get things done as it tends to just bring about bad feelings without accomplishing much else.[/quote]

Some good advice, maybe this one should've stayed in the closet.
 
[quote name='evilmax17']Hrm, what's the purpose of this again? Are you trying to start up a witch hunt against this guy, or to turn CAGs against Gamespot (who admittingly HAS stolen articles from us in the past, although this particular instance is the weakest example)?



Some good advice, maybe this one should've stayed in the closet.[/QUOTE]

thats basically what i meant by my post:

"but one thing that i do know is that cheapy doesnt over-react...if hes pissed about something, theres a reason...and if he feels that he has enough evidence to hold someting against them, then i back him 100%"

i know how mature cheapy is and how he doesn't get pissed over petty shit...so when he gets pissed, i know (from what i can tell) that hes rightfully pissed and his actions are justified

then again, im a raving asshole, so what do i know :lol:
 
[quote name='CheapyD']To prevent it from happening again.

Besides, if GameSpot can complain about it when its done to them, why can't I?
http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gamespotting/071103minusworld/2.html[/QUOTE]
I agree. I think the only way to get someone to stop stealing is to raise a big ruckus about it. You have to put your foot down and say "hell no we won't go"
We have people stealing CAG codes and posting them on other websites, we have people taking news found and posted by CAG.
I support Cheapy's decision 100%, except posting it in the wrong forum :shame:
Maybe if Gamespot addresses these concerns seriously then we can stop this war.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']To prevent it from happening again.

Besides, if GameSpot can complain about it when its done to them, why can't I?
http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gamespotting/071103minusworld/2.html[/QUOTE]


Okay Mr. Hughes, time to take the tissue boxes off your feet. I think I overheard the mods say something about an intervention. Seriously I don't care what Gamespot does, I come here to make snide comments and buy cheap games, and nothing gamestop can do will take that away, EVER!
 
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cheapy you should squish them like cocaroaches
 
At the very least it generated some nice advertisement for the site. Im not a gamespot fan anyway - hell with them. Their site really isn't compatible with firefox, that shit bugs me.
 
I totally on CheapyD's side on this. The fact that it took two days for Gamespot to even put this same news item on their site makes me very suspicious indeed.

Besides, CAG is far better than Gamespot or GameFAQs. Then again, I'm telling you something you know already. :D
 
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