The Powder Toy

Colt

I am bringing to light an issue with a shady user and a stolen front-page save. Apparently a user named Powdabomb has stolen another users save (John117) and has recently reposted it as his own and therefore gained enough popularity and has made front page, second slot. I know John117 is not happy about this, and I am independently speaking on his behalf, and I say independently because I have yet to notify him of this thread. (I dont think he knows about the forums) The save is based off of high moving photons traveling so fast it appears instantaneous during impact with any material used as a target. What shocks me is how if you copy John117's laser and put it over Powdabomb's, it fits perfectly minus a slight change in the ignitions sources and the nozzle of the laser (I'm not sure about the nozzle exactly). However, I do realize that this is a semi-large issue due to Powdabombs saves placement on front-page and how it is also (most likely stolen) stolen, so I thought it important enough to file a detailed thread/report on the issue. I hate to see a stolen save clog up a frontpage slot that could be filled by a hard earned save, made by a normal user, not a cheat. Please resolve this and end the controversy.

Btw sorry for posting quite a few threads recently, I'm just trying to help the PT community.

This is the stolen version, Powdabomb's. (The copier.)
Save info ID: https://powdertoy.co.uk/Browse/View.html?ID=743322

The original:
https://powdertoy.co.uk/Browse/View.html?ID=562115

See the difference? Oops I'm sorry I meant similarity... please ban Powdabomb. I'm getting up with people like him.

Edit: a new problem is developing with another save that is stolen from somewhere else, I guess it is a carnival save that was stolen from somewhere else. I don't have evidence to back up this claim, maybe you guys want to look into it for yourselves.

disturbed666

I think you should convo moderators for this or use the report button (which is even a better idea) it's quicker then just waiting here till a mod notices this

Catelite

Wish you guys would keep your nose out of other people's business. If someone else has issues with their saves being stolen, then teach them how to complain about it, don't do it for them.

And then I look at save comments and I'm like *facepalm*

IronRhino

So...you ban him?

jacob1

There's been a lot of thread about stolen saves recently, and it made me think about an idea to prevent stealers. When you upload a save there could be a checkbox that says allow copying. When it's checked, it adds your name into the save, and then people who open it are unable to save a direct copy or modification. It would still allow them to make stamps or private saves with it though. If they do save it in a stamp, you name is still there and so it knows to still not allow public saving after it is pasted again. Maybe there could also be another option to allow resaving with credit, and it would make sure they gave credit in the description of the save. I'll try putting this in my mod if none of the official devs do it, and then maybe it could get put into the official version then. It would save a lot of work for moderators.

Finalflash50

This post is hidden because the user is banned

AngrySpam

@jacob1 (View Post)
its a nice idea, have fun making it ;)
and also, this Powdabomb dude is one troll xD
before i heard anybody posting complaints about him stealing, he went through every one of makes saves and just said it sucks and voted down D: (i dont care he sad it sucks, just the vote down for no reason :P)
*ehem*what a douche*cough cough*

Another stealer.