Stealing the Internet to play this game

[AAFitz]

Either way, Tanner's Internet usage has been curtailed. He's got a home computer, but his parents don't let him on the Web after 9 p.m. He's been using computers at the library during the day.

I am almost certain he wishes he said his dad used the computer at night....or that it wasnt working properly, or that the aurora borealis scared him at the window of his home after 9 or that aliens always visited after 9 so he had to do it elsewhere....

Now if this is all true, and his parents dont want him using the internet after 9 pm in his room.....what is going to be the punishment for parking in a deserted parking lot, using the library's system after being warned by the boys in blue not to do so...

And technically, CC is so addictive, after playing for two or three hours...could he accused for driving under the influence of Conquer Club...the US has just redifined compulsive gaming as an addiction similar to gambling and other addictions. I know the only thing im more addicted to is caffeine...

Further, had the other tourney director been nailed in this well planned police raid....and had he mentioned his user name on CC Hugh E. Rection, the story could have gone national, and attracted an entire new kind of player here at CC Amp might want to be careful too.

Now Im just joking here....dont anyone misconstrue this as to accusing anyone of anything...even if the whole thing is true...it is an infraction with no consequence or meaning...You have to admire the dedication Unfortunately, it made the paper, because it makes a good story....not because there was any real crime of any consequence...However, his moderating powers may be diminished slightly....if he uses the phrase" I warned you"....he be reminded of his ...transgression. Also, we can now tell on him if we see him on after 9

[Backglass]

I don't see how they can prove theft of service...when said service is FREE and OPEN to the public. Loitering perhaps...but not theft of service.

There are 63,000 registered users of CC. Now if we all made one phone call in support of our fellow risk addict....

[Vengeantia]

hehe true or false, it's a pretty amusing story
go iceman

[tahitiwahini]

I am almost certain he wishes he said his dad used the computer at night....or that it wasnt working properly, or that the aurora borealis scared him at the window of his home after 9 or that aliens always visited after 9 so he had to do it elsewhere....

Hilarious! It still amazes me when otherwise sane people talk to the media.

[hwhrhett]

good lord how embarassing... i never should have told that pig i was a mod here *sic*





LOL

[WidowMakers]

Secondly, there is the issue of he original poster, CovertBeaver. I was curious how someone would have found this article so quickly. It turns out that CovertBeaver joined the site on 25 Feb 2007, that is today:

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=62933

Then, there's the fact that this is his only post and he has never played a game.

This sets my suspicion meter off.

If this were April first, I would definitely know what to think.... as it is I reserve judgement until further facts are in.

He probably read the article and joined so he could post about how a moderator was stealing. At least that is how I read this.

[wcaclimbing]

LOL.

I cant decide if this is true.

I hope that AK can post here soon confirming this story.

EDIT: im still not rure

in THIS GAME he took his most recent turn on the 24th, which was the same day that the article was released. it doesnt seem likely that he has his laptop back yet, so to do this he would have had to find somewhere to take his turns from.

[Nephilim]

"It was kind of like, 'Well gee whiz, come on,' " police Lt. Tom Remaley said.

What kind of cop talks like this? Is this guy moonlighting from Reno 911?

I just assumed that Alaskan pigs sound like that.

Alaskan thieves sound like this:
"Hi, my name's AK Iceman."

[Nephilim]

also, Jamie's a douche, and his own clan hates him.

[everywhere116]

"It was kind of like, 'Well gee whiz, come on,' " police Lt. Tom Remaley said.

What kind of cop talks like this? Is this guy moonlighting from Reno 911?

I just assumed that Canadian pigs sound like that.

Canadian thieves sound like this:
"Hi, my name's AK Iceman."

AK isnt Canadian. Have you seen his profile that says he plays from the US, or the thousands of times he has said he is from Alaska?

[Nephilim]

edited

[Backglass]

AK isnt Canadian. Have you seen his profile that says he plays from the US, or the thousands of times he has said he is from Alaska?

Well when you live in Cackalacky (South or North) Alaska might as well be Canada!

[Blitzaholic]

AK_Iceman is very honorable, I back him 100%

[aphockey23]

people from alaska are weird

[everywhere116]

AK isnt Canadian. Have you seen his profile that says he plays from the US, or the thousands of times he has said he is from Alaska?

Well when you live in Cackalacky (South or North) Alaska might as well be Canada!

Where is Cackalacky?

[Backglass]

AK isnt Canadian. Have you seen his profile that says he plays from the US, or the thousands of times he has said he is from Alaska?

Well when you live in Cackalacky (South or North) Alaska might as well be Canada!

Where is Cackalacky?

"Cackalacky" is local-slang for Carolina.

At least it was when I lived in Charleston, South Cackalacky.

[everywhere116]

I wouldnt know that. I live two states west and 4 states north.

[Nephilim]

so you're from canada too!

[Backglass]

I wouldnt know that. I live two states west and 4 states north.

Could be a Charleston thing...I don't know. Everybody said it when I lived in South Cackalacky!

[hawkeye]

Or he came because of the article.

[everywhere116]

so you're from canada too!

No. If you knew your geography, that would put me in the Great Lakes state.

[Nephilim]

*ahem*

sarcasm

[silvanthalas]

If for nothing else, it will be my defense if for some unlikely reason anyone would charge me for file sharing.

It won't be much a defense when you get sued by somebody and knowingly and willingly allowed your bandwidth to happen.

Stealing bandwidth is a crime now in many places, if not everywhere.

It should also be a crime for being so stupid as to leave your network unsecured.

[wcaclimbing]

LOL.

There is another article about this on engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/25/gamer-busted-for-borrowing-library-wifi-after-hours/
here it describes CC as

some WoW-type action

I believe the story now, but this article makes it sound a lot more negative.

[Hologram]

If it's not true, then the referenced article is one of the most nefarious forgeries since the ones that cost Dan Rather his job at 60 Minutes over the Memogate scandal.

There are some things about the article that don't sound quite right to me.

Firstly, the libraries where I live offer public wi-fi internet access. There's no restriction that I am aware of about not accessing the system from outside the library building itself.

MCPL offers wireless access to the Internet via the Library’s network. This Wi-Fi service is available to anyone who brings his own properly configured equipment to the library.

There are time of use restrictions (in MCPL's case 180 minutes per day), but they are geared toward making sure that as many as people as possible have access to the system.

Q. Are there any restrictions on my use of the Internet?
A. Yes. The Library’s Wi-Fi Service draws upon the resources of MCPL’s central network. In the interest of supporting the many demands on the network, these service parameters are in effect:
• Each user may have access for a maximum of 180 minutes per day, per device. This time can be used in a single session, or spread out over multiple sessions during the day.
• The Wi-Fi Service will support a maximum of 20 simultaneous users per branch.

It's hard to imagine the library would complain under the circumstances set out in the article.

Secondly, there is the issue of he original poster, CovertBeaver. I was curious how someone would have found this article so quickly. It turns out that CovertBeaver joined the site on 25 Feb 2007, that is today:

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=62933

Then, there's the fact that this is his only post and he has never played a game.

This sets my suspicion meter off.

If this were April first, I would definitely know what to think.... as it is I reserve judgement until further facts are in.

Well, the site looks authentic enough, though I don't live in Anchorage so I wouldn't know for sure if it's a authentic paper. The poster may just have made this his first post because he's a gossiper. I know that there are a bunch of moderately ranked players that never post, and since he's a new recruit he may have just not been able to finish a game yet.