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[Stardusk]

I don't understand the motivation.

Can anyone explain it to me...?

[Surenas]

It would be much appreciated if you could provide evidence... files and uploaders.

[SavageArtistry]

It would be much appreciated if you could provide evidence... files and uploaders.

I think the OP is referring the the rash of people getting banned lately for uploading viruses, in which case the 'evidence' would be in this section.

[Stardusk]

It would be much appreciated if you could provide evidence... files and uploaders.

No entiendes.

You misunderstood my question.

I wish to know the general psychological motivation behind one (any person) who uploads viruses.

[GreatLucifer]

Allow me to play the devils advocate

Whatever people do, make or try, they hope for general recognition and succes. If you put effort into a mod and contribute it to this or any community, you'd love to hear good feedback, gratitude, and thus in a form recognition. If it's your thing to make viruses, you want them to be succesfull as well, cause be it negative in nature or not, it's still considered succeeding if it follows up its original goals, what is was ment to do. Virus-writers, be it commercial or not, are also proud of their work. And the best way to distribute this work and contribute to it's succes, is via sneaky methods, as people won't intentionally download a virus :l . This is not only why they're not really part of this community, but also why they keep trying to get in... malevolent by nature

Thankgod for the mighty ban-hammer of doom, crushing these people swiftly


Lucifer

[Stardusk]

Allow me to play the devils advocate

Whatever people do, make or try, they hope for general recognition and succes. If you put effort into a mod and contribute it to this or any community, you'd love to hear good feedback, gratitude, and thus in a form recognition. If it's your thing to make viruses, you want them to be succesfull as well, cause be it negative in nature or not, it's still considered succeeding if it follows up its original goals, what is was ment to do. Virus-writers, be it commercial or not, are also proud of their work. And the best way to distribute this work and contribute to it's succes, is via sneaky methods, as people won't intentionally download a virus :l . This is not only why they're not really part of this community, but also why they keep trying to get in... malevolent by nature

Thankgod for the mighty ban-hammer of doom, crushing these people swiftly


Lucifer

I get it I suppose. Hmm...strange though....

[GreatLucifer]

Our world thrives on strange people

And let me emphasize that I DO NOT upload viruses or whatever. Just like playing the devils advocate.


Lucifer

[Surenas]

No entiendes.

You misunderstood my question.

I wish to know the general psychological motivation behind one (any person) who uploads viruses.

I don't think so. You wrote "Why do people try to upload viruses here".
Pls do us a favor and don't convey an impression that is unsustainable, at least without any evidence.
Panic is hardly welcome here, I guess.

[Stardusk]

No entiendes.

You misunderstood my question.

I wish to know the general psychological motivation behind one (any person) who uploads viruses.

I don't think so. You wrote "Why do people try to upload viruses here".
Pls do us a favor and don't convey an impression that is unsustainable, at least without any evidence.
Panic is hardly welcome here, I guess.

Nee, jij begijpt niet, wat ik zegen will.

Here...in the generic sense as in on these forums...there is nothing unclear about that and I was indeed referring to the recent rash of virus uploaders, not anything or anyone specific. I think you just misunderstood the question. I am not trying to create panic, merely attempting to understand the psychological underpinnings of a virus uploader in light of the fact that there have been so many of late.

[ub3rman123]

I think the reason is that they just like to cause havoc. People enjoy seeing others get their computers destroyed, for some macabre reason.