Session Start (MSN - Sephiroth:Jrock): Mon Jan 21 12:02:58 2002
*** psyclown_69@hotmail.com (Jrock) has joined the conversation.
Sephiroth: Hello
Jrock: hey
Sephiroth: Well, we finally meet
Jrock: hey sorry I haden't gotten back in awhile... been busy at work
Sephiroth: Yeah
Sephiroth: Haven't really worked on FFCrap much anyway
Jrock: I see you've redone your other site though... nice
Sephiroth: Yes, indeed
Sephiroth: Well, let's get this interview on then.
Jrock: cool
Sephiroth: Ok, what is the source of your problems with FFOnline.
Jrock: Well... a year or so (may have been two) ago I launched yet another Final Fantasy site known as FFlegends. This site may have been on the web for no less than 24 hrs. The next morning after I uploaded every thing I recieved an email from some service FFonline was associated with accusing me of stealing html, graphics, and even site design... more >>
Sephiroth: Go on (it says your offline)
Jrock: they said that the site needed to be removed and that they had already contacted my host (fortunecity) and if I had not removed the site in 24 hrs they would have to take legal action. Whats funny is that same night I uploaded my site I had contacted Squaregamer to see if they would put up a link to my site or something (I was just looking to get some help in getting a few hits... big mistake).
Sephiroth: Now, was this information of your own working?
Sephiroth: ie, the content?
Jrock: Yes. This was info I had gathered on my own (by playing each game I owned, and having friends help) even before FFonline 7 even existed (or became what it is today). I'll put it this way, not even a single pick of FF8 was even out when I started.
Jrock: started gathering info that is
Sephiroth: Ok, how about the imagery?
Jrock: All custom done through photoshop 4. Any images I had were gathered from all over the place (the same way anybody else got their images and stuff at the time).
Sephiroth: So you did not get any imagery or information from FFOnline at all.
Jrock: not at all.
Sephiroth: Ok, do you have the e-mail with the threat?
Jrock: No. It was quite awhile ago so it got deleted when my hotmail account was shut down. Sorry.
Sephiroth: Ok, now, you say your site was a Fortunecity site, do you have the original format saved?
Jrock: No. I was freaked out so everything got deleted (hey I was still sorta new to all this... I didn't know what to do so I deleted everything). I may have something on a zip disk though... lemme check.
Jrock: Sorry this ain't helping much... but it was quite awhile ago
Sephiroth: Well, if you have a screen shot, that will do, and it is helping alot
Jrock: crap... nothin... my xoom account may have had something but I guess their gone now...
Sephiroth: Ok, now, can you describe in detail the letter from FFOnline, and who it was from?
Jrock: Ok, the first letter was from some bizare service (agency). I had emailed them back asking for specific information as to what the hell may have been even remotely similar to the site. They could give me nothing just sending back a reply similar to the first. So I then decide to go to the source of all this... DH.
Sephiroth: Dh was the webmaster one year ago?
Jrock: My site went up right at the time DH took over.
Sephiroth: I see
Jrock: Laz (the original owner) was completly out of the picture.
Sephiroth: Ok
Jrock: so... after I sent my e-mail to DH asking him what the heck was up with all this crap, he emails me back promptly stating that he has sent my email out to all his staff members and that "they were all laughing at my ignorance."
Sephiroth: He is known to do that
Jrock: laughing most likely because they probably finished off one of their FF sections with my info.
Sephiroth: Ok, go on
Jrock: I just gave up after that. I didn't have the time to waste bickering with this moron seeing as my maturity level is much higher than his own, and comming back by flaming him would just show I was no better than him. So I pretty much gave up doing webdesigns since. If that is what I will have to put up with everytime I want to make a site based on my favorite game (Final Fantasy) then count me out.
Jrock: brb
Sephiroth: Ok
Jrock: back
Sephiroth: Yes, well, it appears I have what I need.
Jrock: anymore questions?
Sephiroth: Not that I can think of, right now I am trying to get some Perl crap to work again/
Jrock: On a good note I am finally working on a new ff site. A friend of mine said I would be wasting my talent by quiting... so I have been in the process of making a new site. Hes been helping out by hosting me on his server and doing the cgi and stuff.
Sephiroth: Ok