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What's with all the Arabs in AI Chat?
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MacAgent
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Jul 4, 2001, 10:22 PM
 
Since 10:00 AM on Monday morning, there have been like 20 Arabs at all times in the AI Chatroom ( http://www.appleinsider.com/chat.shtml ). Unless you have the language kits installed, everything shows up as "?????? ?? ??? ???????" and all their posting at once slows the whole chat to a crawl.

Finally I talked to one that spoke English and took a few screenshots.
http://www.sevensquareinches.com/scr.../saryleave.gif

and
http://www.sevensquareinches.com/scr...s/saryarab.gif

Read and learn...
     
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Jul 4, 2001, 10:33 PM
 
Ah, the AppleInsider mystery is solved. Monish is actually Osama Bin-laden, and he's trying to get all the AI-ers to leave, so he can use the web site as a front for terrorist activities. "MacsKickAss" is actually an FBI operative who has been following the AI boards in order to trace Bin-laden.

The 4th of July is the planned date to organize their cells for the next operation - the kidnapping of Steve Jobs!
     
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Jul 4, 2001, 10:46 PM
 
It is very annoying. Someone should kick all that traffic out. I doubt it has anything to do with macs. Prolly' some university students somewhere noted that it never gets any traffic and are now using it as their own personal chat room. For a small number (which is all that page ever sees) it's pretty fast.

Annoying as hell.

Let's go over there and start having a discussion about how backwards the middle east is. hehehe. Life is Short, have fun.
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Jul 6, 2001, 02:58 AM
 
WHEW! What a night. I'll post a detailed report later, but AI chat had an angry Arab tonight... I took screenshots of the whole thing, assembling in the morning. 380 screenshots total so far, and the night isn't over.
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 10:51 AM
 
had the same experience, but I found them cordial, but ignoring me.

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Jul 6, 2001, 11:30 AM
 
NAIM GOT ORGANIZED!!!!

Imagine what would happen if Naim turns out to be the catalyst that starts WW3. How would all of us AI'ers feel about that? All of the criticisms we posted on his "It's time to fight" thread... just pushed him over the edge! Well, he was over the edge to begin with, but surely there was something we could have done to stop the madness!

Makes you think twice about how you respond to insane people. Next thing you know, 68K will go on a killing spree because we hacked him to pieces about his narcissistic excess.
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Jul 6, 2001, 11:53 AM
 
Man, I miss AI. You just don't get this cast of characters anyplace else. The Arab thing is bizarre - just the kind of thing you'd expect would happen to AI.
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 12:58 PM
 
Originally posted by tonton:
<STRONG> NAIM GOT ORGANIZED!!!!

Imagine what would happen if Naim turns out to be the catalyst that starts WW3. How would all of us AI'ers feel about that? All of the criticisms we posted on his "It's time to fight" thread... just pushed him over the edge! Well, he was over the edge to begin with, but surely there was something we could have done to stop the madness!

Makes you think twice about how you respond to insane people. Next thing you know, 68K will go on a killing spree because we hacked him to pieces about his narcissistic excess.</STRONG>
Hehehe...

I think naim is somewhere in his room (probably under his bed) still sobbing while he makes out a hit list. Ever think what would happen if we mated a naim to a monique?

Ah the good old days. And WTF is going on with those arabs?
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Jul 6, 2001, 01:11 PM
 
WTF happened with naim? Have I missed something? He used to be a pretty respected member of the AI boards. Nice guy too...
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Jul 6, 2001, 04:45 PM
 
dp

[ 07-07-2001: Message edited by: The Blue Meanie ]
Been in the long grass....
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 04:50 PM
 
Makes you wonder just how dengros MacNN is by comparison, doesn't it? Can some body you can kik you with out resons here too?
I think we'd all like to say to sary_1st: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????
............and don't you forget it!
Been in the long grass....
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 04:53 PM
 
Originally posted by The Blue Meanie:
<STRONG> Makes you wonder just how dengros MacNN is by comparison, doesn't it? Can some body you can kik you with out resons here too?
I think we'd all like to say to sary_1st: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????
............and don't you forget it!</STRONG>
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MacAgent  (op)
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Jul 6, 2001, 05:39 PM
 
Ok, I got them assembled and uploaded. It's in two pieces because Photoshop wouldn't let me go past 416 inches long.

There is a bit of ah, bad language (read, a lot), so be warned.

Part 1 - http://sevensquareinches.com/screenshots/savi.gif
The finale - http://sevensquareinches.com/screenshots/savi2.gif

(Note: unimportant parts were edited out, AND note that I became "jamal" at times.)

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: MacAgent ]
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 06:03 PM
 

savi
what city r you are all in

savi
you from saudi?

*MOON*
right

*MOON*
you?

ThunderPoit
no, we are from america, this is an american chat room, not a saudi
arabian chat room

savi
i am not saud!

Eskimo
I'm in Austin, Texas

savi
us sucks

savi
bombing always

savi
why do u nojust shot us from the **** sky wlth sateletes

Eskimo
that would cost too much money unfortunately

savi
we can ot fght u now ayway

Eskimo
we are a thifty people
I'm dying here. This is too funny.



[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: gwrjr33 ]
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 06:13 PM
 
Eskimo
68k is much to quiet for me not to believe one of these peeps is not him
This can't get any funnier.
     
MacAgent  (op)
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Jul 6, 2001, 06:25 PM
 
Trust me, it gets much funnier.
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 06:30 PM
 
Originally posted by gwrjr33:
<STRONG>
This can't get any funnier.</STRONG>
I was wrong.

savi
(This user has moved to macNN Chat)

68k
Back.

*MOON*
welcome

*MOON*
helooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

*MOON*
allah ylan alyhood

*MOON*
lam angry

68k
I'm here!

68k
Fashionably late!

*MOON*
very very angry

*MOON*
are there girles here?

ThunderPoit
you come back just as that asshole leaves, hmmm

*MOON*
alooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
(edit: problem with the OCR)

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: gwrjr33 ]
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 07:01 PM
 


Robert


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Jul 6, 2001, 08:50 PM
 
Could somebody please do something about this situation? It's getting really fscking annoying. Let's give someone mod privliges in the Digichat and end this crap. The forums are down and now we have to deal with this?
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 08:56 PM
 
You can give them to me, I'm there almost all the time and I'm a good person.
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 09:03 PM
 
I'll second that.

Let MacAgent kick posters off, I've seen him in the chat many, many times and he has the distinction of being both a constant presence and a reasonable person who I would trust with such a task.
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 09:09 PM
 
Isn't it sad that we have to start a thread about the state of AI chat here at MacNN? I remember when everyone would flood AI chat when the UBB inevitably went down before a keynote. It's like we've completely given up on AI. But then again the owners don't seem to give a sh!t about it either.
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Jul 6, 2001, 09:17 PM
 
While I would be more likely to post this at AI, were it up, I possibly would have posted the last two screenshots (around 300, actually ) here as well, purely for the humor.
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 10:02 PM
 
Everyone go in there now! Pick a character from Lawrence of Arabia and say Lawrence ain't comin this time! Actually, check it out now there are like a dozen of 'em there.
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 10:36 PM
 
Hey MacAgent, how do you get them to talk to you? I told them I can sell them nukes and scuds, and they still won't listen
     
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Jul 6, 2001, 11:47 PM
 
Most of them don't understand English. Savi, sary_1st, and a few others are the only ones that do, so watch for them.
     
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Jul 7, 2001, 04:00 AM
 
Well, it has escalated to an all-out invasion and war. We are fighting them back. Things are looking up. The AITE has responded in force!
     
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Jul 7, 2001, 10:42 AM
 
Hm, well, I'm back, 7 hrs later, after the party was broken up by those in a position of authority

...and there are 6 of 'em in there, and nobody but me?

Haha. Its some pretty funny stuff... what're you all doing, sleeping or something? Hey... thats a good idea...
     
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Jul 7, 2001, 01:28 PM
 
More best of AI chat

*MOON*
are u sleep

Daver
*ahem*

Daver
Salaam?

*MOON*
salam

ThunderPoit
salami?

*MOON*
where are u from Daver?

Daver
Canada!

MacAgent
I thought you couldn't speak English

*MOON*
but I like english

*MOON*
yas

*MOON*
are u arab here ?

ThunderPoit
no, north american

*MOON*
are u sleep

MacAgent
Obviously not, since I'm talking to you.

68k
I AM AN AMMMMEEERRRICAN. DO YOU UNDERSTAAAANNNND ME?

ThunderPoit
you mean yell loudly and make hand gestures?

68k
Yes... of course we all know that volume aids in comprehension.

68k
If you speak loudly enough, ANYONE will understand english.

68k
it's a known fact.
     
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Jul 7, 2001, 01:32 PM
 
These excerpts give you the "PG" version...

savi
(This user has entered AppleInsider Chat)

savi
u r all still here

ThunderPoit
yes, as this is our chat room

ThunderPoit
yep

savi
eski guy is gone.

Jonathan
??????? ?? ??????? ?????? ???? ???? ?????

ThunderPoit
yes, eskimo went to sleep

68k
savi... that sounds more indian than... whatever you're supposed to be.

Daver
Yes, and he doesn't like you.

savi
I not indian.

68K
What is he?

Jonathan
What are you then?

ThunderPoit
he wont say cuz we pissed him off

savi
I said do not tell

68K
Oooooo... Iraqi

Daver
I bet you're Syrian.

MacAgent
Because we bomb you with laser satellites.
[ 07-07-2001: Message edited by: gwrjr33 ]
     
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Jul 7, 2001, 01:38 PM
 
This is CLASSIC!!!

68k
&lt;laughs&gt;

MacsKickAss
brb

savi
onceI was gong to come to ****ing us

follow
what do You guys think the new g4s at macworld are gonna be like
(worth geting or hold off)

Daver
Umm, will any Arabs be there?

savi
what the **** r yu takng about

68k
Well, Savi... its a little something called the Macintosh...

ThunderPoit
onceI was gong to come to ****ing us?

Daver
i remember those

ThunderPoit
wtf does that mean?

MacAgent
&lt;tries not to wake people up with his laughing&gt;

68k
Apparently, because of either indifference, a language barrier, or
stupidity... you haven't taken this into consideration...

68k
(I'm guessing its a mix of all three in general, and number three in your
case)

ThunderPoit
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US! YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL
MAKE YOUR TIME.

savi
DONOT MOCK SADAMS WORDS!

68k
LOL!!!!

68k
&lt;LAUGHS&gt;

MacsKickAss
lol

68k
Oh GOD... that's it... I'm about to puke...

ThunderPoit
those were saddams words?

ThunderPoit
TAKE OFF EVERY ZIG.

savi
YOUR FUKCING COMPANES SHOULD NOT EVEN RECORD OUR LEADERS.

68k
Well, admittedly, fitting all of that ego onto standard size film is a bit
difficult...

follow
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Jul 7, 2001, 02:03 PM
 
I read the "All your bases...' part last night and shot water through my nose onto my keyboard, I was laughing so hard.
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Jul 7, 2001, 02:10 PM
 
It has begun again. A new day of battle!
     
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Jul 7, 2001, 04:17 PM
 
(bzzzsst) holding down the fort ... (shshzzt) all sides (fffxxxhhst) found entry for Arabs ... (sshhshht) standing by for reinforcements (zzzzt)
http://www.webmotaem.f2s.com/dardashh8.htm

(fffszzt) SEND HELP FAST (zzzt) connection (sshhhttt)

r/s (radio silence)

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Jul 7, 2001, 05:14 PM
 
Trying to get some access privs early this week. When I get 'em I'll come by in full force.

Emailed those morons at webmotaem too.
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Jul 7, 2001, 05:20 PM
 
I told them FS2.com had been contacted and they were going to be shut down.

It got their attention.
     
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Jul 7, 2001, 05:25 PM
 
So basically whoever created this web page:

"http://www.webmotaem.f2s.com/dardashh8.htm"

... is illegally using/linking to the Appleinsider Digichat. It must be done in such a way that it appears as if its their own chat so these hapless Arabic youths have no idea... presumably. That is, if they enter through the above website it looks like it is "their" chatroom. They have no idea what Appleinsider is.

Its funny, this is practically the only traffic Appleinsider has seen in months.

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Jul 7, 2001, 08:09 PM
 
Here was a good reply I got:





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Jul 7, 2001, 08:22 PM
 
The fort's gone, general! They took everything.

Here's the story of the last 5 hours ... we tried to reason with them early on, through sary_1st, but he was ineffective. We made it clear that their site was going to be shut down, but they ignored us for the most part.

There was a big push to clear the rooms through flooding around 3:30 PT, but they eventually got smart at around 5:00 and started flooding us with their messages, written with the Arabic language pack. IE tries to process the text, and it just grinds to a halt after a bit. I had to restart Classic a few times just to get back in the boards again.

So they're in the hands of the enemy ... for now. I may try and go back in at around 9:30 PT, but they have it for now.

Help me, friends and fellow countrymen! In the end, we will prevail!

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Jul 7, 2001, 11:03 PM
 
Originally posted by MrTomServo:
<STRONG>So they're in the hands of the enemy ... for now. I may try and go back in at around 9:30 PT, but they have it for now.</STRONG>

Careful! Who knows what they're planning while you're away!


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Jul 7, 2001, 11:15 PM
 
I have friends who are arab. Maybe they can read that for me. I'm sure it's very interesting.

"Hi"
"Hello"
"What's new?"
"Nothing"
     
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Jul 8, 2001, 12:58 AM
 
Again, it all stems from here:
http://www.webmotaem.f2s.com/dardashh8.htm

Very basic, no frills HTML code there. It just links to the java applet for Appleinsider's DigiChat room.

Perhaps the people over at DigiChat should know about this?
http://www.digichat.com/

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Jul 8, 2001, 01:58 AM
 
Cool. How do you get it to display Arabic? Can you do that with one of the web browsers for OS X?

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Jul 8, 2001, 04:04 AM
 
Freakin' frustrating it is! But as was said... it's the only traffic there... maybe AI's advertisers don't mind... if they can see that stuff.

I did my share of stomping around there tonight. And all I can say is this...

F??K O??, A??????S!!!
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Jul 8, 2001, 12:26 PM
 
Pingflood motaem.com

j/k

     
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Jul 8, 2001, 02:20 PM
 
Here. I found a translator.
http://www.almisbar.com/salam_trans.html
     
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Jul 8, 2001, 02:43 PM
 
I posed as Moteam and told them to leave. (All in Arabic.) Then they said that they are leaving. I hope so.
     
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Jul 8, 2001, 03:13 PM
 
Originally posted by Get Cubed:
<STRONG>Cool. How do you get it to display Arabic? Can you do that with one of the web browsers for OS X?

Get Cubed</STRONG>

I don't know how to display Arabic characters on my Mac... I took that screenshot from IE 5.5 in Windows, which, all arguments aside, is at least kind enough to autodetect and download language packs when you need them.

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Jul 8, 2001, 03:21 PM
 
Oh my gosh this is friggin insane ...
FOLLOW US INTO BATTLE&lt; THEY ARE THERE RIGHT NOW!

Wear the Green AITE SHIRT WITH PRIDE!

FOR I AM SHERIF ALI IBN EL KHARISH!!!!!!!!!
     
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Jul 8, 2001, 04:56 PM
 
There are 8 arabs in the chat as of 4:55 EST
Everyone who sees this please go into chat now!

PS-Gorgonzola, do you have mod priveleges for the chat yet?
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