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  Maliciously idle? That sounds so sinister. : uglysad
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    How do you do nothing, malciously ? EA you are so silly : geedeck
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      EA isn't silly (in this case), it's the write up. EA is basically saying if someone was to create a whole... : Jonathan
      • No, the language in the original TOS deserved the criticism. They could have narrowed the language to spe... : Conan
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      My guess is to combat bot accounts with no games attached to them. But that still doesn't change the word... : fractured_sanity
      • Okay. You and Jonathan make sense. Idle maliciously. I love it. : geedeck
  • it means doing nothing, and doing it HARD. : vitek r
  • Only accounts that have bombs hidden in their trunk will be deactivated : Durajim
  • Accounts wearing turbans? : uglysad
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  Maliciously idle? WTF does that even mean? Empty accounts? If you're going to clear out empty accounts, w... : MercFox1
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    because you could get free entitlements and they didn't mention games in the original text. : Jonathan
    • aha that makes sense : MercFox1
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  Make a bunch of user accounts with inappropriate names and have them all spam someone with friend invites... : Haxim
  • Or add said inappropriate accounts to your friends list so that when people view your profile they see yo... : Haxim
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    Stop being logical. It's in on the shack to hate on Origin and EA for absolutely everything, legitimate o... : snot3353
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      Origin single-handedly raised the debt ceiling. : The Grolar Bear
      • Origin killed my mother and raped my father. : GreggD
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  Seriously people. Steam has the same shit in its ToS. : the-deviant
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    someone mentioned this the other day and no one replied to them either. They all just keep flipping out ... : UberKalden
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      There was at least 2 threads I saw about EA yesterday. One of them even contained the cited info off the... : the-deviant
      • That was me who posted it. : LoioshDwaggie
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        Xav de Matos also said that it is a different situation : MercFox1
        • Oh, I didn't read a whole lot of it as it was just a bunch of nerds raging : the-deviant
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      Valve has earned our trust. EA has earned our mistrust. : Clay
      • ^^^^^ : OmegaRed59
      • I'm not trying to defend EA as a whole but origin seems alright to me right now. It registered my copy o... : the-deviant
      • Yep. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Actually, a bunch of us have replied that this is an entirely differently worded clause. The Origin Terms... : AlexW1203
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      i love front page posters and their blind dumbness to not actually read threads. people did respond to t... : deathofrats
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        So if your not a front page poster, you must be a back door fanboy? What fucking difference does it make ... : Saldrin
        • Back door = butthole ? : Rauol Duke
        • D: : OmegaRed59
        • lol...? : Fenring42
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          lol @ frontpager getting butt-hurt. : Ride-My-Rocket
          • We we are his back door buddies... : Fenring42
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            You know, there's a lot of focus on the butt around these parts. Is it because it's just so big and out ... : lolpatrol
            • I just can't help myself... I'm actin' like an animal. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • I'm guessing you're not a "people person." : deject
        • Well, we ARE running low... : The Grolar Bear
        • lol'd, I like your style new guy : Dravenport
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          come on guys - this is a pretty funny post : EvilDolemite
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            Your write : rosewood
            • Thinking about this hurts me. : Fenring42
        • haha nicely played : nodebug
        • back door fanboy I like it : MercFox1
        • This post should grant you honorary chatty status. : ArcKnight
        • This is my favorite part about nushack. Front pagers are HILARIOUS. : thetangent
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          lol awesome. Thanks for proving my point, butt buddy. : deathofrats
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            THIS is your response? Seriously? We're trading in deathofrats for Saldrin. : ArcKnight
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              You can have him. Make sure he brings his own lube though, because im taking my costco tub back home. : deathofrats
              • Don't let the back door hit you on the backdoor on your way out. : ArcKnight
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            it's ok to admit that u got owned death of frats : rasputinreborn
            • By a front page poster? Nevar! I've earned my stripes (and lashes apparently) over the past 9 years. : deathofrats
        • i'm giggling over here! tee heeee! : project13
        • lol. I miss profiles. : Ormsbee
        • The best part about this post is the last sentence. It's definitely worded as fact, so he must know about... : TheNiXXeD
        • Website of Cock 2.0 : Crabs Jarrard
        • http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSt5PZiA8XlFc-rCD2CnRhDeiZq3zMAKFtf-NYQXSfqSYKY8fi6rw : Sole.exe
        • i think you'll fit in just fine : GloriousCow
        • Welcome to the party! : Head Rush
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          I thought all of us were front pagers, and the old discussion boards were the backdoor people. Can so... : ghost in my shell
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            I'm King, all the rest of you are my serfs who toil for my digital hedonism. : Rauol Duke
            • No, you're a duke. : Fenring42
        • lol, this is pretty solid. : Danny5225
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          Chatty posters are contractually obligated to hate on front-pagers, but you're awesome so I don't know wh... : a sandwich
          • MASS HYSTERIA! : thetangent
          • Seriously though start posting here http://www.shacknews.com/chatty : a sandwich
        • The back door, he knows about it. : shirif
      • we're all front pagers : RikiTiki2
    • http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=26427390#itemanchor_26427390 : razlebol
  • To be fair, people used to absolutely rage about Steam's ToS when it first came out. I just hope EA can p... : pieman
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    FUCK EA. It's not the same. EA is not Valve. : Kerranger
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      Fanboyism, ahoy. : GreggD
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        yep, but with validity. : papaskot
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          Validity to you. I'm in the camp of innocent until proven guilty when it comes to this stuff. : GreggD
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            I might be the only one hopeful origin takes off. There needs to be another major player in the digital ... : the-deviant
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              Hence my willingness to give Origin a chance. : GreggD
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                More competition = better deals. But with EA doing exclusive stuff... I just don't know. : the-deviant
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                  Valve titles are exclusive to Steam, and we all know how that turned out. : GreggD
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                    You can pick up the Orange Box on Origin right here: http://store.origin.com/DRHM/store?Action=DisplayPro... : LoioshDwaggie
                    • If I'm not mistaken, that's a boxed copy, that's like saying you buying Starcraft from GameStop in-store ... : Fenring42
• maliciously idle aka logging out with the thanks.txt button checked : wendigo
• EA TOS: "Nothing to worry about". : Ride-My-Rocket