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Originally posted by candyflip
Hey Rich, didn't get an ICQ from you, but Broda filled me in. Just sent you a message myself, please give me a shout when you get this.
Anyhow...Weppel/Wessel seems to have lost a bit in the translation perhaps. And maybe you're not getting the entire story.
Rich posted a long while ago needing AS databases, and I hooked him up with my large list of over 600 sites. Funny how no one has mentioned this little bit of info. Rich mentions me helping him in the past, but not specifically the part about me giving him the database to get started with. Funny how he seems to have forgotten/
A few weeks later, he was offering his list for sale. Since I had no problem giving Rich my database so that he could build his database, I asked for his. He had no problem and sent me a link instantly. For starters, most of the sites in his database were in my original list. Since Rich had my list while building his list, it was obvious where some of this info came from. There were also a bunch of sites in his list that were setup for Rich's partner submits. I spent time reverting these all back to standard submit pages. I have added some more sites. Deleted a bunch of others.
I saw no harm in selling my updated database, just as Rich had no problem selling his database which was in part derived from my database. I don't have to ask his permission, just as he didn't have to ask for mine. Why should it work one way and not the other? It should be ok for Rich to do it, but not me? Why so?
Fletch can bark and whine all he wants. People can see similarities all day long, it's the differences that count. I see similarities in the work of all the different designers on this board. but each and every piece is unique...as are mine. Nothing was stolen, nothing was plagerized. End of story. Get over it, like you say you have.
Once again, this is another example of people jumping to conclusions without knowing the full details and others chiming in on something they know nothing about. And that's exactly what I love about GFY! 
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speaking of jumping to conclusions ... You just accused me of using your list to create mine? wtf?
I used your list maybe ONCE and never again opened it. If you beleive that or not is not important, just ask TomsPics whom i PAYED to create my list from scratch, and it took 2 weeks to complete.
Seeing as i PAYED to have my list created, i think it IS fucked up for someone to just go ahaid and resell without atleast mentioning it to me.
The reason i gave you a free copy so fast is because you have helped me with several issues in the past, yes including giving me the list your speaking about ... i returned the favor, end of story. Doesnt give ANY permission to resell or claim as your own work.
Im not even making that big of a deal because i wasnt even selling them, i was either giving them to friends, or donating sales to the Tala fund. But just the fact that i tried helping out a bud in return for previous favors, and in return i got shafted .... just not cool.
If you would have come to me with something like "yo rich i got this site im selling dB's and id like to add this one, do you mind?" we could have worked something out! But this wasnt the case.