GBAtemp sponsorless once again

Another World · Sep 1, 2012

the way i see it, it would be in their best interest to cripple a site that many seem to find so influential.

-another world

Snailface · Sep 1, 2012

Fear Zoa said:
Another World said:

shutting down our sponsors is a great tactic. every flash kit reseller who let me read their shutdown letters where closed by paypal because of a direct letter from nintendo.

for most users i think they just see a gaming site that talks about piracy. but if you look a little deeper you may see some problems. for example, many 100% homebrew sites won't let their users link back to gbatemp. my gbatemp interview project was ended because homebrew devs outright refused to be associated with gbatemp. i've even had 1 flash kit team blame me for the their loss in revenue based on completely truthful (yet negative) comments i made about their product. be it good or bad, we are extremely popular and have made an impact on this hobby.

paranoid or not, it isn't that far fetched.

-another world

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You think Nintendo is trying to get rid of us but can't due to the site not doing anything illegal? Or am I misunderstanding what your saying?

Flashcards are copyright circumvention devices and are illegal under the DMCA. GBAtemp advertises them. Connect the dots.

Fear Zoa · Sep 1, 2012

Snailface said:
Flashcards are copyright circumvention devices and are illegal under the DMCA. GBAtemp advertises them. Connect the dots.

I thought flashcards were in a legal grey area due to homebrew? Or did that cease to be true once they started purposely circumventing drm and the such.
Its also worth noting that we're not just popular in the ds scene, we're also pretty popular in the wii scene with I'm sure Nintendo isn't thrilled with.

Fudge · Sep 1, 2012

The way I see it, GBAtemp is a juggernaut in terms of console modding sites, only rivaled by sites like Afterdawn and Maxconsole. I feel like that the site has become way more popular than it was four years ago. With that it's no surprise it's a main target for sponsors, but at the same time the risks involved with sponsoring such a popular site can be pretty serious. I think if there's one thing GBAtemp could do to lessen sponsors dropping out is to put less focus on the DS. A great system, but pasts it's heyday. If GBAtemp were to be retooled into a general modding site completely, I think the door would be open for a larger amount of sponsors and possibly get more users here.

ShadowSoldier · Sep 1, 2012

I'll help out, I mean by adding you to the white list, but do we have to click the ads or are they just going to be shown?

Wizerzak · Sep 1, 2012

Fear Zoa said:
Another World said:

shutting down our sponsors is a great tactic. every flash kit reseller who let me read their shutdown letters where closed by paypal because of a direct letter from nintendo.

for most users i think they just see a gaming site that talks about piracy. but if you look a little deeper you may see some problems. for example, many 100% homebrew sites won't let their users link back to gbatemp. my gbatemp interview project was ended because homebrew devs outright refused to be associated with gbatemp. i've even had 1 flash kit team blame me for the their loss in revenue based on completely truthful (yet negative) comments i made about their product. be it good or bad, we are extremely popular and have made an impact on this hobby.

paranoid or not, it isn't that far fetched.

-another world

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You think Nintendo is trying to get rid of us but can't due to the site not doing anything illegal? Or am I misunderstanding what your saying?

Cool Nintendo is reading my posts!

Hey, Ninty, please change the name of the WiiU. Oh and make sure you bring out a Zelda game for the 3DS too.

Or else I'll have to link to another flashcart seller. And you don't want me to do that now do you?

Kioku · Sep 1, 2012

I'd be more than happy to white list.. If it didn't run the risk of what happened last time the temp was ad infested.....

Not to mention I'm mobile.

MelodieOctavia · Sep 1, 2012

ShadowSoldier said:
I'll help out, I mean by adding you to the white list, but do we have to click the ads or are they just going to be shown?

You don't have to click the ads. All that we ask is that you click the ads if the service, product, or site shown in the ad interests you. GBAtemp would never ask you to click on any ad you don't want to click on.

Wizerzak · Sep 1, 2012

TwinRetro said:
ShadowSoldier said:

I'll help out, I mean by adding you to the white list, but do we have to click the ads or are they just going to be shown?

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You don't have to click the ads. All that we ask is that you click the ads if the service, product, or site shown in the ad interests you. GBAtemp would never ask you to click on any ad you don't want to click on.

If I read that in a generic spy character voice it sounds like you're asking us to click all the ads.

noob killer · Sep 2, 2012

man are they trying to put an end to flash cards?

CannonFoddr · Sep 2, 2012

TwinRetro said:
ShadowSoldier said:

I'll help out, I mean by adding you to the white list, but do we have to click the ads or are they just going to be shown?

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You don't have to click the ads. All that we ask is that you click the ads if the service, product, or site shown in the ad interests you. GBAtemp would never ask you to click on any ad you don't want to click on.

Well - I've NEVER had any Ad blocker set up for this site.....I think... better (re)check.................

...........Nope 'Adblock Plus' isn't enabled - Phew !!!!

EyeZ · Sep 2, 2012

There is a work around for these flashcart sellers, i don't know why they aren't using it.

When a buyer purchases a flashcart all they have to do is when it comes to the Paypal payment, have the payment paid to an individual, i.e the sellers email address.

How to implement this is to have the purchaser contact the seller before paying so the seller can give the details of the email address to pay to.

Costello · Sep 2, 2012

eyes said:
There is a work around for these flashcart sellers, i don't know why they aren't using it.

When a buyer purchases a flashcart all they have to do is when it comes to the Paypal payment, have the payment paid to an individual, i.e the sellers email address.

How to implement this is to have the purchaser contact the seller before paying so the seller can give the details of the email address to pay to.

many have tried this; Paypal blocks them just the same way...
recent example: ebluar.com, they were going to become our new sponsor, they were using the paypal trick you speak of.
just the day we were making banners and sealing the deal, paypal blocked that account too.
go figure...

The Catboy · Sep 2, 2012

What about making a deal with a video game retail site?
There are tons of those out there and I doubt paypal will block their accounts.

BenRK · Sep 2, 2012

We are counting on you to put us in your adblocker's whitelist

Well, ok. But only cause I like you a lot. However, as soon as an ad has sound, right back off the white list. Just so you know!

shoyrumaster11 · Sep 2, 2012

noob killer said:
man are they trying to put an end to flash cards?

Ever heard of SOPA, ACTA, PIPA and CISPA? They all think that everything we do is illegal, so they try to shut us down! Here's a few videos which may help you out:

This should give you an idea of what they are and what their goal is. I found these videos, enjoyed them and agree with these videos.

VinvinMario · Sep 2, 2012

Enabled it on adblock

noob killer · Sep 2, 2012

shoyrumaster11 said:
noob killer said:

man are they trying to put an end to flash cards?

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Ever heard of SOPA, ACTA, PIPA and CISPA? They all think that everything we do is illegal, so they try to shut us down! Here's a few videos which may help you out:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2xT10avsorI

http://www.youtube.c...re=results_main

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=GP3iymuSPOI

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=-tD1yaE0GfQ

This should give you an idea of what they are and what their goal is. I found these videos, enjoyed them and agree with these videos.

thanks for the info

Depravo · Sep 2, 2012

The Catboy said:
What about making a deal with a video game retail site?

While ever we offer advice and software that help people run pirated games I imagine video game retailers wouldn't touch us with a shitty stick.

The Catboy · Sep 2, 2012

Depravo said:
The Catboy said:

What about making a deal with a video game retail site?

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While ever we offer advice and software that help people run pirated games I imagine video game retailers wouldn't touch us with a shitty stick.

We are technically a gaming site. But you are right.
Still it doesn't hurt to give advice.

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