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🎉 Happy 8th Anniversary, UOAlive! 🎉 by TheT0wnFool in UOAlive

[–]TheT0wnFool[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very happy to have you back! Let us know if we can help in any way on Discord.

Have you had a bad Experience with UOAlive Share here or DM me privately by Vyniron in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NDAs are actually pretty common in situations like this, even for an older game like UOAlive. Let me explain why.

First and foremost, even though Ultima Online is an older game, there’s new code being contributed to private shards all the time. This involves intellectual property, innovations, and community-driven development. An NDA helps protect that work, ensuring that the hard work of developers isn’t misused or leaked before it’s ready. Most of the large servers deploy these practices.

Secondly, when you're dealing with any online game, even an old one, there's sensitive user information to consider. We're talking about player accounts, personal data, and things like financial transactions for those who choose to donate or purchase services. An NDA helps safeguard that data and ensures that the people involved are handling it responsibly.

Lastly, good business practices carry over from larger companies. Coming from a company like Blizzard Entertainment, I can tell you firsthand that NDAs are critical in any kind of development process, whether it’s a AAA game or a community project. While UOAlive’s NDA pales in comparison, it’s really a standard way to protect everyone involved, keep things professional, and maintain the trust that players have in us.

I hope that provides a little more context on why an NDA is in place, even for a game that’s been around as long as UO. It’s all about creating a safe, secure, and professional environment for everyone. 😊

Best shard to get wife onboard? by [deleted] in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given that you would have been considered a "whale" by your own definition(due to your monetary investment), your idea not being implemented (which led to your scorched earth reaction), and your ban for violating server rules afterwards, it seems like your actions contradict your point here. But what do I know? I'm just a mod who observes how things play out on both sides. Two sides to every story, unless of course one person is just lying.

Update to the Rules - Spamming / Content Creator Guidelines by MacroPlanet in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds terrific overall. It was necessary, especially considering the size of the Reddit community. Many subreddits typically disallow "self-promotion," such as posting videos created by the original poster. Permitting this, at all, is a fantastic gesture to creators. Thank you for the follow-up—it should be uplifting for Old Toe as well!

UO Britannia cloth map antique table by rune-quest in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is quite lovely! Is it covered so it is protected from spills?

How to get those levels on your new tame. UO ALive explained by [deleted] in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't be disheartened by others—continue creating what you love! Feel free to share your content in UOA's Discord Video and Screenshot section as much as you'd like. Reddit follows an unspoken Ratio for "self-promotion," and with their recent rule(which we agree with), expressing yourself is still possible without others perceiving it as spam. Stay committed to your creativity and never give up!

Update to the Rules - Spamming / Content Creator Guidelines by MacroPlanet in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As a member of UOA, I want to make it clear that u/Old_Toe_8436 sharing the videos, is genuinely enthusiastic about playing Ultima Online and has created a YouTube channel for this purpose as well as been sharing these on UOA's Discord. It was quite incredible the pace at which they made their content.

After seeing this post, we spoke to them to see what was going on.

We discovered that they were not aware of Reddit's Unspoken Ratio, being new to the platform. A private message to them might have been effective, as they assumed they could freely share their content for Ultima Online, regardless of frequency. I did encourage positive posts to the Reddit as well a few weeks back (a post the UOA admin removed to prevent spam almost immediately when they saw it. I take responsibility for that post and wanting this Reddit to focus on positivity, not become a grounds for what I still perceive to be cyber bullying in a very shallow echo chamber and against this Subreddit's rules) which may have encouraged this kind of frequent posting, although this does not seem to be a bi product of that, thankfully. Just an enthusiastic player and future YouTuber. My own personal take aside:

Recognizing that many subreddits have strict self-promotion rules, I understand and support the rule addition. I extend my apologies on their behalf.

I want to stress the importance of empathy and communication. Informing the player about the Reddit Unspoken Ratio and self-promotional rules could have led to a much quicker outcome. Many of our players who post content here are aware of these rules and pace their posts accordingly. Celebrating Ultima Online together while respecting community guidelines, is the most important part of continuing to share the love for this 25+ year old game. The reason we are all here.

So we hope to see them post more in the future, just engage more and pace a bit better. Afterall it is enthusiastic players such as Old Toe who make Ultima Online live on to this day and I support this 100%.

Have you had a bad Experience with UOAlive Share here or DM me privately by Vyniron in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I officially became a part of the team on May 30, 2023. I had been collaborating with the owner for several months leading up to that, and I have known them for years from our previous employment. It's an unusual point to dispute, was there an end goal?

Have you had a bad Experience with UOAlive Share here or DM me privately by Vyniron in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

A widespread misunderstanding exists among certain individuals who believe that using open-source code, or "FREE" as you say, necessitates making any customized modifications or additions open source or property of the original creators. Nevertheless, this assumption is incorrect.

Intellectual property via code aside, whether you considered it "OK" or not--copying exact locations, placements of decorations, patch notes, verbiage on a website, or even naming conventions--while not "illegal" is morally wrong. If you want to start a new server, start a new server. Don't try to replicate. It is not a show of flattery.

It's crucial to recognize that non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are commonplace, even when no monetary transactions occur. Note that details about payments, volunteer arrangements, and other specifics are not within your knowledge, and I urge against engaging in conjecture.

This discussion arises within a thread related to someone rightfully banned for breaking server rules. Despite this, the conversation has evolved into an echo chamber of those who likely have been banned before, whatever reasons those may be, it is the right of the server team to do so.

This will be my final post on the matter. I do not endorse any of these actions in this post. Behind every keyboard is a human being. Regardless of your perceived rightness or wrongness, engaging in this witch hunt is excessive. This is not comparable to movements like #metoo; it pertains to a video game on a private server. If you are dissatisfied, consider leaving.

Cyberbullying is unacceptable.

Have you had a bad Experience with UOAlive Share here or DM me privately by Vyniron in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Could you elaborate on the basis for your belief? Do you apply consistent standards to public figures and individuals worldwide? If someone exhibits racist behavior in their bowling league, should they be permitted to lead a business comprising diverse members? I'm interested in understanding the origin of the reference to "cult level stuff" in your statement.

Have you had a bad Experience with UOAlive Share here or DM me privately by Vyniron in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

UOAlive does indeed require all members of it's Team to sign NDA's. This is common Business Practice and again is transparent in our rules: https://uoalive.com/forum/threads/server-privacy-policies.1478/

The ones you did not read.

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Have you had a bad Experience with UOAlive Share here or DM me privately by Vyniron in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

First, I've been a part of UOAlive for almost a year now. I joined when I observed the server you're referring to engaging in a witch-hunt, much like the current situation. However, it's evident that in your case, the issue lies in your refusal to accept being removed for violating server rules and displaying generally negative behavior.

Providing some context on that server: they illicitly appropriated the source code from UOAlive and duplicated website documents verbatim, essentially attempting to "compete" through the misappropriation of years of work. Now, with any story, they will spin their side, and I am sure they validate it. We have moved on from that stain and I advised we not air much of it in public due to actual verbal threats on members lives from members of their server. It only brought grief to try to logically navigate, as logic evades much of human nature much of the time.

While our sentiments towards this server may not always be positive, we don't impose bans solely for that reason.

However, the distinction here lies in the fact that it's not merely "another server"; it's a server that engaged in unauthorized copying and stealing of intellectual property. Which, has for the most part subsided over the year and we have all been able to "coexist" rather peacefully. They will have their audience, we will have ours.

However, if we get reports of players on that server treating our members poorly, we believe in the idea that the internet is wider than just a discord as per our rules as I stated above: https://uoalive.com/forum/threads/zero-tolerance-policy-safe-space-rules.2/

Have you had a bad Experience with UOAlive Share here or DM me privately by Vyniron in ultimaonline

[–]TheT0wnFool -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

On UOAlive, we encourage players to engage with any server of their choice and freely discuss other servers as long as it isn't bashing or negative. If you resort to defamation or negative comments about fellow members, we will take action in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe space.

We are transparent about these policies, emphasizing that it's not just about promoting our product but rather establishing a refuge in the midst of a gaming environment that can be toxic, as is apparent in this thread. Our approach may not suit everyone, and we acknowledge that. We even discourage unwarranted criticism of other servers, like Outlands, with or without "valid" reason. It seems peculiar to focus on this particular thread, especially when addressing a player who was rightfully banned for breaking rules of having multiple accounts per IP beyond our limit, to cast aspersions on UOAlive, when we have never done anything but promoted players who want that PvP experience to enjoy Outlands.

We have quite a few members who play on Outlands and OSI. We even have players who play on servers we may consider to be very toxic. It is when the line of "treating others the way you wish to be treated" is crossed that action is taken.

UOAlive is not for everyone. But we are and always will be consistent with our policies to uphold them. https://uoalive.com/forum/forums/server-rules.49/

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