Long Version Notes
Short Notes at Bottom
I have compiled everything you'll need to know about this thread in this one post.
Current as of: 12/29/06 4:02am.
It was a quiet day when FOURSTAR started this topic.
www.couponforum.com
go fuck with the bastards
the fucking 60 year old coupon cutters basically fucked with my entire business the entire week. just post a bunch of reasonably offensive pictures and they will crumble.
Many of us ventured to the website, registered, and started posting threads. Unfortunately, many of us were also banned very quickly following. However, we managed to initially get a tubgirl, lemonparty and even a beasty pic posted.
Their Responses said:
This is ridiculous! I have children who are learning to read and these idiots (I can think of better names) come on here and do this. I am getting offline
I know it's stupid and very uncalled for. YUUUUCKKK. I actually had to leave for a little bit and come back on. I have little kids up and they can see everything on my computer. Disquisting
THIS IS AWFUL! I WAS BABY SITTING!!!!! HOW AM I GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS?????
Here is a screenshot provided by theocritus:
Screenshot.
We had broken in and left a small dent on their boards. However, it got much more involved. On page
four, naptown found the owner of the chatroom that was also hosted for this coupon trading website.
And here is a screenshot of the chatroom provided by oddity:
But of course, not everyone was interested in the raid.
jesus, they're all moms. i hope this was worth it, i think this is actually illegal under the "no posting surprise obscenity" law.
i dont feel bad about getting fuckheads like somethingawful, but a bunch of defenseless moms? they can barely get online; much less leave the world aol behind.
Many of us were getting pretty pissed with the fact that FOURSTAR never provided us with the information that fueled his rage with these soccer moms. However, I found the backstory:
BACKSTORY
Found this.
Fourstar = David Fitzgerald
Jennifer said:
David,
Although I understand your frustration, I cannot tell you how many free samples I have requested that I am now hooked on. We, too, own a small business and are always looking for new marketing tools. I cannot speak for everyone on this site, but the vast majority request samples of products that they can actually use.
If I were you, I would be excited, not frustrated, that so many people are requesting your free samples. Next time, if you do not want this type of reaction, I would suggest charging a nominal shipping fee, stating a limit on the number of free samples that are available, or requiring more information to validate the existence of the business prior to sending out the free sample. We call it a loss leader - sometimes you have to spend a little money to grow your business.
Jennifer
FOURSTAR/David Fitzgerald said:
The problem isn't people requesting samples, it's the type of people and the kind of people that are requesting them.
This entire situation has only pulled ME and MY DEPARTMENT away from doing our JOB to deal with a bunch of coupon cutters and freebie wanters. It's a waste of my time, my departments time and a waste of YOUR TIME.
THAT being said, if you own a small business and would like to see samples, then please go ahead and fill out the sample requests. But be sure to include your business name or you won't get any postcards, simple as that.
Thank you,
David Fitzgerald
POSTCARDMANIA
Marketing Data Analysis Manager
david@postcardmania.com
FOURSTAR/David Fitzgerald said:
We've been in business for over 8 years and we just got an INC 500 award for one of the fastest growing businesses in the US. Also, under each subsection from fulllist.asp you will see this:
We do not have a warehouse full of pre-printed postcards. Colors, photos, and text are all editable because we print your postcards after you order them. These samples can be used in whole or in part.
This is the last time I'm going to post on here, I expect that our link will be REMOVED by the end of the day or I am contacting the adminstrators of CouponForum.com and I will ask them to remove it. I've had to do the same to over 15 different "freebies" websites and forums over the past few days and had them all removed. This is illegal false advertisement and I'm sure that the admins of CouponForum will comply.
Thank you,
David Fitzgerald
POSTCARDMANIA
Marketing Data Analysis Manager
david@postcardmania.com
FOURSTAR/David Fitzgerald said:
Hello,
This is David Fitzgerald from PostcardMania.
We do not offer free samples to just anyone. We use these samples to pull in business leads for people that want to do direct mail marketing.
Nobody will be receiving postcard samples from us because we can tell what site they have come from to fill out the request.
It costs us a lot of money to send out samples because they go out in a bundle that was custom made and printed by us.
I repeat, nobody using this link will get free postcard samples
I would like for the post above to either be removed or edited.
Thank you,
David Fitzgerald
POSTCARDMANIA
Marketing Data Analysis Manager
david@postcardmania.com
http://www.couponforum.com/freebies-89037.html?postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Following finding the backstory, raiding the chatroom, and continuing to raid the board, I received a PM asking if I would relay a message for her to the collective TW:
megabitch said:
I registered but I'm not permitted to post.
My name is Patricia Owen, would you care to post something for me??
Of course I would relay a message.
The Message
megabitch said:
Thank you very much...
The ones who are telephoning my home, please stop. I was woken up this morning to some "going to rape you bitch" messages. BTW - when you call if you would *67 your number then I won't know it's you and be able to report your telephone call to the police department.
Now... onto good old FourStar... I have nothing to do with Coupon Forum. My website hosts a chatroom for us "volvo driving soccer moms" to chat it up.
You guys got into my site and someone attempted to hack my chat server. Tisk, tisk... Yes I laughed at some of the names you used. I'm old, but not that damn old...
My chat server logs all conversations. So I have everything, including your IP address. See below...
So... I decided to call Fourstar's boss/owner Joy Rockwell/Gendusa at 1am. Luckily she has a voicemail.
Then I put a call into my local FBI office. I was told to email them all of the information, including the IP address (see below) if I plan on filing a formal complaint. Due to the fact some of you took it to the telephone to make verbal threats to me, it now moves this up the food chain.
[LONG LIST OF IP ADDYS THAT I DELETED]
Some are proxy's, but others are not. Enjoy the shit storm you brought upon yourself.
Or... the phone calls can stop and my business email account be removed from whomever's bot that is flooding it and I will call it even...
As for Fourstar and his job... He can start the new year out on unemployment... I had nothing to do with it and now my business has been harmed from it.
-Patricia
You'll notice I removed the long list of IP addresses that she gave me. You're welcome. I told her that I delivered the message. We also noticed that she was threatening a lawsuit against us.
Screenshot provided by oddity:
Shortly following that, we found FOURSTAR's mug (along with the hot women that he works with) on his employer's website.
http://www.postcardmania.com/maniacs.asp FOURSTAR is Mr. Fitzgerald.
We knew this thread was epic now.
She sent me another message:
ANOTHER RESPONSE
megabitch said:
Thanks again for posting for me... Can you guys please do something about removing my personal info?
Of course not. I responded that we had retrieved her information in a legal way. This is her response:
ANOTHER RESPONSE
megabitch said:
I know it's legal, but in this post it has been taken completely out of context.
It has prompted threats against myself, which is illegal. The FBI can match up the IP's with the telephone calls that I received, I will press charges.
I've contacted the owner of this board asking for the info to be deleted.
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Following this, there was speculation that this may have been a smurf. It's determined that if this is a smurf, it is possibly the best smurf ever.
Brasstax was also getting messages from our friend:
Of course we tried getting her to post. We tried to get admins to allow her to post and for her to even post in Tribes Talk. After that, she sent me another PM:
ANOTHER RESPONSE
megabitch said:
In Tribal Talk... It won't let me...
I'm not sure you guys understand... I have nothing to do with Coupon Forum. My website was linked there and some of their members use my chat room. Members from other trading sites use my chat room as well.
Whichever dipshit posted my info, posted it by mistake.
I had to shut my chatroom down because of your invasion.
Again.... I AM NOT COUPONFORUM!!! Your raid was on them... not me... couponqween!
This is where the thread stands as of page 22.
Cliff Notes as told by EggoNinja:
FOURSTAR declared Jihad on innocent women and children and recruited TWers to flood their coupon clipping forum (you read correctly) with goatse, tubgirl, meatspin, lemonparty, beastiality images, etc. Now we are waiting for a response/lawsuit.
rofl
I am Love_couponz!!111
Naptown