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downinflames68 · Nov 12, 2009, 06:05 PM

This was covered in the past... but again... what the hell happened to www.serialz.to?

I don't want to talk about the legality of what the site did, but what happened? I found a few more references saying that it vanished like it had never existed, but that's it. Does anybody know the story here?

olePigeon · Nov 12, 2009, 06:30 PM

It's still going, just not on the web.

downinflames68 · Nov 12, 2009, 06:43 PM

Why?

Doofy · Nov 12, 2009, 07:24 PM

Because the owner didn't fancy 17,000 years in prison?

downinflames68 · Nov 13, 2009, 02:48 PM

Why now? What happened?

olePigeon · Nov 13, 2009, 03:11 PM

It was moved to an underground BBS. You could Google for Serial2K but be warned, most of those websites are a land mine of malware and trojans.

Doofy · Nov 13, 2009, 03:39 PM

You could Google for it, Rob.
But you should buy the f'ing licences for the software you use.

downinflames68 · Nov 13, 2009, 03:43 PM

I tried googling it, and I am not finding any info other than "it just disappeared".

besson3c · Nov 13, 2009, 03:43 PM

Hey guys, I'm here now. I have my sleuthing hat on, my tweed jacket and pipe and everything. Is there a mystery that needs to be solved here?

Doofy · Nov 13, 2009, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Is there a mystery that needs to be solved here?

Yes Bess, there is. It's why Rob of Gruvdesign is asking for serials in front of the public and the Wayback Machine. That's the mystery here.

downinflames68 · Nov 13, 2009, 03:59 PM

I'm not asking for serials, I'm asking what happened to the site. I know what happened to suprnova, tv-links, etc, but I haven not heard the story on serialz.

CharlesS · Nov 13, 2009, 05:12 PM

Why has this not been locked yet? Piracy == against the rules.

besson3c · Nov 13, 2009, 05:14 PM

How is asking about the outcome of the site piracy?

CharlesS · Nov 13, 2009, 05:27 PM

So far, this thread has been giving advice on how to access a site whose purpose is distributing serials for the purpose of piracy (particularly olePigeon’s post sixth from the top).

Cold Warrior · Nov 13, 2009, 05:28 PM

As long as it doesn't veer into a discussion of where to find pirated stuff, it's ok. The site itself closed down long ago, so links to it are dead.

besson3c · Nov 13, 2009, 05:38 PM

You owe me Rob. Because we have somebody with massive MacNN street cred here defending you (me), this investigation may continue...

downinflames68 · Nov 13, 2009, 05:48 PM

Thanks Besson. It's just something that I'm really curious about. Mainly because I grew up with surfer's serials.... they've been around so long, it's weird to see them gone.

Dork. · Nov 13, 2009, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

You owe me Rob. Because we have somebody with massive MacNN street cred here defending you (me), this investigation may continue...

wtf? Are they handing out MacNN street cred with the appetizers from Applebee's now?

besson3c · Nov 13, 2009, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Dork.

wtf? Are they handing out MacNN street cred with the appetizers from Applebee's now?

You wish! We both know that I'm top dog around here...

Dork. · Nov 13, 2009, 07:22 PM

I don't think that's what they mean when someone calls you their bitch....

Why the hell not, this thread is destined to be locked anyway....

besson3c · Nov 13, 2009, 07:32 PM

Hey Dork., I'm thinking of opening up a feedback thread proposing that we change the name of this forum to "Besson3c World". If I did, would you support this proposal?

Dork. · Nov 13, 2009, 09:43 PM

Only if we can name the PolLounge after me: "Big Honkin' Whale Penis World".

besson3c · Nov 13, 2009, 09:47 PM

That doesn't seem unreasonable at all. We just need a little more support before we pitch it to the bosses. I mean, since I'm top gun here my vote counts for many regular votes, but still, there may be people with different agendas.

Wiskedjak · Nov 13, 2009, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Dork.

Only if we can name the PolLounge after me: "Big Honkin' Whale Penis World".

I thought that's what "PolLounge" was short for?

Dork. · Nov 13, 2009, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

That doesn't seem unreasonable at all. We just need a little more support before we pitch it to the bosses. I mean, since I'm top gun here my vote counts for many regular votes, but still, there may be people with different agendas.

You aint Top Gun, that's got the wrong guy in it. I can believe you're Three Men and a Baby, though. At least that would give you four votes.

moonmonkey · Nov 13, 2009, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by downinflames68

Thanks Besson. It's just something that I'm really curious about. Mainly because I grew up with surfer's serials.... they've been around so long, it's weird to see them gone.

I'm not sure the site being down will stop surfers serials being updated, if you were interested in such things you could just look elsewhere.

besson3c · Nov 13, 2009, 10:51 PM

Steve Guttenberg was in Three Men and a Baby.

AKcrab · Nov 13, 2009, 11:28 PM

Why did Tom Selleck pee himself in that picture?

olePigeon · Nov 14, 2009, 12:47 AM

Short story:

C&N released sometime in the 80s, but is Do Not Distribute
Surfer makes a publicly contributed, and publicly available database "for the rest of us."
Started a website, very popular. Too popular.
Left website to someone else, joined 2600 and FMA.
Surfer's Serials was dropped by Surfer, picked up by someone else.
Serial2K started, but goes underground.
Original website is dropped. Changed lots of hands. No money in it, not worth the risk.

CharlesS · Nov 14, 2009, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior

As long as it doesn't veer into a discussion of where to find pirated stuff, it's ok.

The post telling people what to Google for to find the underground BBS isn’t discussion of where to find pirated stuff?

Cold Warrior · Nov 14, 2009, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by CharlesS

The post telling people what to Google for to find the underground BBS isn’t discussion of where to find pirated stuff?

If the results are largely malware, with no other instructions to get at something specific, I'm not inclined to close the thread if it stays in the realm of history.

Oneota · Nov 14, 2009, 11:10 AM

Wow, I totally misread the thread name the first time. This thread turned out to be much less risqué than I thought it was going to be.

Spheric Harlot · Nov 14, 2009, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by AKcrab

Why did Tom Selleck pee himself in that picture?

Because some prudish religious nut edited out the baby's penis?

besson3c · Nov 14, 2009, 02:30 PM

Maybe that baby is female? Females don't have penii (the plural of penis)

Doofy · Nov 14, 2009, 02:39 PM

Maybe the baby is Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb?

Spheric Harlot · Nov 14, 2009, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Maybe that baby is female? Females don't have penii (the plural of penis)

Because girl splatter would probably look different, y'know?

P.S.: "penii" is the plural of "penius", whatever the hell that is - some old Roman dick, probably.

besson3c · Nov 14, 2009, 03:24 PM

No, I don't know what girl splatter looks like. Can you draw me a quick picture using ASCII characters?

Dork. · Nov 14, 2009, 03:35 PM

Eriamjh · Nov 14, 2009, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot

- some old Roman dick, probably.

Biggus Dickus?

Doofy · Nov 14, 2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

Biggus Dickus?

Dickus Maximus Humungus!

residentEvil · Nov 15, 2009, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Dickus Maximus Humungus!

you rang?

Spheric Harlot · Nov 15, 2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

you wang?

tsk tsk tsk

besson3c · Nov 16, 2009, 01:53 PM

Hey guys, I have solved this mystery (and quicker than usual, at that)!