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Izork wrote:
> 
> Damn it MY first post in this newsgroup an some ASSHOLE has to flame
> me.

Well, you see I did it for your own good.  If you standing naked in the
middle of a busy intersection smeared with your own feces, jumping up
and down and screaming nonsense, wouldn't you want someone to stop you
until you came to your senses?
 
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 20:17:49 -0500, Robert Bohnenberger DMD
> <rtb...@erols.com> wrote:
> 
> >Izork wrote:
> >>
> >> I've played all the X-com games and the only one I really like is the
> >> first one.
> >
> >We're falling-all-over-ourselves-happy for you.
> >
> So I guess You speak for everyone in this news group

Well, not *everyone*.  Perhaps just for the majority of regulars and
some other people with a shred of common sense.
 
> >> I have the hacked version that can be played without the CD
> >> or install disk if anyone wants me to post it.
> >
> >Wow, you really can't wait to earn the opprobrium of the regulars on
> >this group, can you?
> >
> I didn't think regulars  would want it because they all ready have it

So why even offer?  Aren't you aware that there are laws against copying
copywritten materials?
 
> >Let me spell it out for you:
> >
> >First, in spite of the fact that the upper management of Hasbro are a
> >bunch of money grubbing suits, no one here wants to know about your use
> >of cracks/hacks.
> >
> Again You think you speak for everyone

I defer to the opinions expressed in other replies to your post.
 
> >Second, the game only costs $4.99 in the bargain bin and the last
> >official (and still very much available) patch disables the copy
> >protection anyway.
> >
> Were is this bargain bin at??

Large squarish thingie, were usually found in the corner of the sortware
store.  Lots of bargains if you know what you're looking for.
 
> >Third, this a not a binaries newsgroup, so if you post it you run a fair
> >risk of having your ISP cancel your account for violating their terms of
> >service/acceptable use policy.  ISP's hate binary postings because they
> >eat up huge amounts of valuable bandwidth.
> >
> NO FUCKING SHIT ASS HOLE   I was offering to post in alt.binaries for
> someone looking for it that can't find your fucking bargain bin.

You didn't explicitly state where you wanted to post it, but implied
that you would post it here.  Additionally, it's not my bargain bin,
it's the software store's bargain bin.  AFAIK no reproductive activity
of any sort is conducted therein.
 
> >Fourth, this newsgroup is visited by some of the guys that originally
> >wrote the games and also by the hasbro developers that are working on
> >the NEXT xcom game.  In short, you've come here and publicly admitted
> >that you have willingly stolen their intellectual property.  We value
> >the occasional input by these guys and respect their work.
> >
> All they have to do is sell it on there WEB PAGE which they don't.

You'll be amazed to find out that there are large brick-and-mortar
buildings called "shopping malls" where people go to buy things.  No
shipping costs are incurred while shopping in such places and a wide
variety of goods and services are available.
 
> >Why on earth would we want people posting hacks?
> >
> I already answered this Question

Perhaps somewhere, sometime...
 
> >> I also have the patches
> >
> >So does Microprose, on the official website.
> >
> HMMM  That must be were I got them

I wonder were that is?
 
> >> which are a big waste of time to use.
> >
> >That is, if you *like* bugs...
> >
> Sorry If I like it without the patch "sorry NOT"

The sounds are generally agreed to be better without the patches.
 
> >> The regular version without the
> >> update is the best.
> >
> ><sigh> Well, we're all entitled to our opinions, aren't we?
> >
> Aparently you don't hold yours back

Aparently not, what would be the fun in that? 
 
> >Great news group. Glad to see all yall here.
> >
> >We know.  We want to keep it that way.  Please note that I'm not
> >suggesting you leave.  You're perfectly welcome to stay but you might
> >get more replies if you bother to learn a little about the ng first.
> 
> Again you think you speak for everyone.

Well I should amend that to say that you'll get more *positive* replies
if you tone down a bit.  We do have our fun abusing people that ignore
netiquette, but this eventually leads to us ignoring said people. 
Overall we would rather discuss xcom & the like.