Re:Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem of Hell
by JCThoughtscream on Sunday November 01, 2009 @01:49AM
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Fair point, though I suppose I've made it clear what side of the definitional fence I'm on for this issue. If looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and there's hidden hooks in the contract designed specifically to unwittingly lighten a person's metaphorical wallet, it's a duck with a bright, neon "SCAM" sign.
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Re:Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem of Hell
by WesleyJohnson on Sunday November 01, 2009 @12:06PM
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Exploit:
- take advantage of somebody: to take selfish or unfair advantage of a person or situation, usually for personal gain
- use something for benefit: to use or develop something in order to gain a benefit
Scam: - dishonest scheme: a scheme for making money by dishonest means - trick somebody: to obtain money or other goods from somebody by dishonest means
I was contending that I felt like the tactics being used in these games were shady and questionable? Yes. Dishonest? No.
However, as I pointed out above, I've changed my tune a little bit after delving deeper into the article and the HN comments. Without question, I should've done that before commenting in the first place.