For those of you who believe not enough is being done - what *exactly* do you recommend Jelsoft do? I'm sure they would be open to constructive suggestions.
Originally posted by filburt1 It would be nice to get a personalized response saying "yup, that's a pirated board" at least
You?ve got that right. In fact, even a reply that they acknowledge your report would be nice. I will submit other suggestions, but we should start with the basics as described above.
Actually the response I've gotten is that Jelsoft doesn't confirm the existence of pirate boards because of privacy issues. In this lawsuit-happy age, I can certainly understand their restraint.
Well, Im more talking about the acknowledgment of reports, not confirmations of which board was operating illegally and which was not. Maybe they could have an online submission form. The form could have fields for the suspected sites address, why the reporter thinks its using pirated software, etc. Similar to submitting a help or trouble ticket like some hosting companies use. The reporter could then view the status of the report. The status doesnt have to include the confirmation of piracy, but at least three basic stages. The stages could be received, investigating, and completed. This way the reporter knows something is being done about it. This would also eliminate vB staff from receiving or investigating numerous reports about the same sites.
Originally posted by Avenger Well, I?m more talking about the acknowledgment of reports, not confirmations of which board was operating illegally and which was not. Maybe they could have an online submission form. The form could have fields for the suspected sites address, why the reporter thinks it?s using pirated software, etc. Similar to submitting a help or trouble ticket like some hosting companies use. The reporter could then view the status of the report. The status doesn?t have to include the confirmation of piracy, but at least three basic stages. The stages could be received, investigating, and completed. This way the reporter knows something is being done about it. This would also eliminate vB staff from receiving or investigating numerous reports about the same sites.
That's a very good suggestion Avenger. Perhaps after the Jelsoft team gets vB 3 released, they'll consider revamping the piracy report system in this manner.
It would definitely take some coding, but could be integrated directly into the member area. Maybe even add something to check the URL field for dupe submissions. At any rate, I?m all for 3.0?s release first. lol
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