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More Theft Controversy

There's something new that Ebaum's World has stolen. Animator vs. Animation. This flash cartoon appeared on Albino Black Sheep as well as Newgrounds before appearing on Ebaum's World. The creator has stated that he did not give permission on Newgrounds and elsewhere. User:Bill BIsco June 12th, 2006

AB, the owner of Albino Black Sheep, has already contributed in many ways and has teamed up with the creator's family against Bauman. -Led— Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.154.112.227 (talk • contribs)

Reposted Content

I reposted some of the content and added a disclaimer that it just rumor. People still need to know that SOMETHING was/is still going on. Again, they are rumors without evidance, but there are some strong claims on there. Dragon-Girl March 28th, 2006

What sucks is you're getting a lot of childish people posting ignorant comments. That's what happens when EVERYONE can edit anything (i.e. Congress Controversy). And thank you Alwarren. I would of done that sooner, but I was at school and didn't have the time. You've made it a decent page again. Dragon-Girl March 28th, 2006

[url=http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/]scientology[/url] [url=http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/]scientology[/url] [url=http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/]scientology[/url]

Unveryfiable content removed

I removed all of the unverifiable content on this page. There's no reason to have rumors and propaganda here. Fetty 19:49, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The "Quality" section

I personally see little need for the section detailing that when eBaum rebrands images that it degrades the quality of them. Looking at the comparison of an original image and rebranded one, it's difficult to see a significant difference, and thus it would have done better for them to be bigger. However, I don't really see how much the section adds to the article, and it would probably benefit it to shorten it a little and integrate it into another part. 24.7.163.154 23:40, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article keeps getting worse

And worse, and worse, and worse. Also, someobdy removed my comments to the talk page. Anyway, going to make an effort at cleanup. Alwarren@ucsd.edu 23:52, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please do. The vast majority of it could just be deleted. Dbchip 23:54, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Made an attempt at cleaning things up a bit. Definitely not done, but most of the stuff that made me wince is gone. Alwarren@ucsd.edu 00:07, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but where exactly, then, does the YTMND incident belong? Someone tried to make a seperate Contreversy page, but that was shot down. --Tiler 05:20, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Like any other page, controversy belongs ON the page of the article, rather than on another site in an attempt to redirect information and avoid discussion of the topic. --OMG LAZERS 22:45, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Forum Invasions

Ebaum's users have hacked the YTMND forums again at http://forums.ytmnd.com/ , replacing the letter 'a' with a message about '_EBAUMS FORUMS OWNS U_' and a number of unidentifiable characters. The stylesheet has been removed, and the line dividing the signature from the main body of the post has been replaced with a pornographic image of two men having intercourse. After 10 seconds, every page forwards to forums.ebaumsworld.com. I'm not sure what proof you guys need to say that this sort of thing is happening, but it's happening right now if you want to go over and check. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.145.64 (talk • contribs)

You should've checked the April 1, 2006 page. YTMND is pretending to be "bought" by Eric and Neil Bauman. In the process, the real eBaum's World forums are being flooded. --Tokachu 19:32, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This was stolen?

AS much as I hate bauman, when i checked this page, all it said was "I stole this from ebaumsworld. People need to stop playing with this article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Superducktoes (talk • contribs)

Are you suggesting we request the page be protected? --Tokachu 01:37, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This page is not protection-worthy since the controversy is long gone and people are not out to vandalize the page as much as say, things related to current issues. --OMG LAZERS 22:44, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unverified Section

"On February 27, 2006 a researcher named Bradley Scott..."

The unverified section above is from the albinoblacksheep forums, in a thread by AB (the owner of albinoblacksheep) I'll get the link as soon as I get a chance. Ziiv 15:12, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. This is what that person was referencing. [[1]] Since a forum can't be considered a "credible publication," I'm going to delete the section.Ziiv 06:03, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A recorded phone call and emails are evidence though. http://www.absforums.com/ebaum.html Please do not dismiss this.

Anything Good?

Is there anything good to say about eBaums World? I am finding it more and more difficult to find any site that have any positive comments towards this website. What's the deal? --MrBucket 01:30, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The main reason that most people who are active enough on the internet to actually make a presence and voice their opinion for people to read are the people who frequent sites like YTMND or Something Awful. EBaum's policy of 'it is easier to ask for forgivness than permission' has really riled these readers up (like myself). For that reason, it's hard to find anyone who posts on things like, say, Wikipedia discussion pages with much good to say about Ebaum. If you find someone who only knows Ebaum from word of mouth and is less internet savy (See - 10 year old girls and yuppies) they'll enjoy Ebaum for it's large archive of content in one place. --OMG LAZERS 22:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, they'll only think that until they're told that all eBaum does is steal the content, and then probably join one of the three camps of opinion on him. And sadly, once you've visited the site many times, you become ensnared by the opinion that it's so wonderful, you feel threatened by those who want it to not be there. ...Gee, I guess psychology class did help... Tom Temprotran 01:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anyways, yeah this is far from neutral. --Spikelee 05:41, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Something that needs to be said

I know that Eric Bauman is not the most highly regarded person on the Internet today, but there is an obvious lack of effort in trying to keep this page neutral. The image of the main page with the advertisements and popups is blatantly biased and completely inappropriate. Just because there are advertisements on the site and this is a true statement does not make this OK. Why isn't the first sentence of the Adolf Hitler article, "Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany and an oppressive racist responsible for the heartless slaughter of millions of Jews"? Yes, it's every bit true, but it's inconsistent with the policies of Wikipedia because it gives people a technically non-neutral impression. Of course, everybody who read the article would eventually realize that he was a sick monster, but that's only through presenting facts in a completely neutral way.

I don't mean writing this article like "eBaum said X, but X is wrong because of Y"; you should say stuff like "eBaum claims X, but critics contest this because of Y". Wikipedia is a neutral enyclopedia. I know that we can all do better. Oklonia 22:47, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The screenshot is displaying the page with ads. It is correct to point out that part of the screenshot is ads and not part of the website, not to mention that the ads are the reason why Ebaum has gotten so much revenue off the site. It is not negative and is completely accurate to say that the site has a lot of ads. The supposedly non-NPOV things you are point out aren't even being put in to portray the site in a negative light. Nor are we going to water down facts as "claims". --Xombie 00:39, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The original screenshot (check the image history) was much cleaner and had no ads visible on it, but it was removed under claims that the image was inaccurate. So I took a screenshot with the advertisements. What you don't see is that the "Entrepreneuer" pop-up appeared four times, not just once as it appears in the screenshot. If you doubt me, go to the web site yourself. --Tokachu 03:02, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have no problems with ads but placing the pop-up at the bottom is biased. We would not do that with any of the millions of other sites that have pop-up ads. I have no problem with banners ads being displayed because they are part of the page... or mentioning that the site does open lots of pop-ups... but, they are not part of the site. gren グレン 07:05, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The part edited out was not necessary or factual. I am going to edit out (humorously subtitled "Media For Dumbasses") It is unnecessary and not factual. --Spikelee 15:27, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I some changes. Feek free to comment on them,. --Spikelee 00:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Latest Change

Okay, the last change I made I deem worthy of change. The alligations of the Funbar containing spyware are false according to the link. I'm also trying to keep this site neutral. It is not neutral. And the people that claim they are just reporting facts don't even have arguments for eBaums actions. They are all against eBaums actions. Please do not revert to the old article. --Spikelee 17:28, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've reverted your edit once again and added another warning your talk page. The 'allegation' is sourced via a notable website. Please stop removing it.--Andeh 00:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Animator vs. Animation"

Considering the recent conflict going on between Albino Blacksheep and ebaumsworld due to the "A vs A" video, could someone with knowledge about the whole issue write about it? --^hello,gadr e n 02:46, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wrote some stuff about it, but it can be added to. Greatly added to. --Batmobile 22:16, 12 June 2006

You have to admit, he's good at what he does. Only took him...what? 2 days? To rip it off albinoblacksheep.com. We can only hope he doesn't manage to worm his way out of this next court case...--Labine50 04:24, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]