Makershape, your 3D printing community
Posted by Makershape
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Re: Makershape, your 3D printing community February 04, 2015 04:09AM |
Ah, good you're here. Now I can use this moment to ask you a question 
I'm having a strange thing going on, because I have my personal portfolio website and somehow I received an invitation from your website to become a member without ever having used that email address. There are only three people who have used this email address so I am confused how it's possible that I receive 'spam' from your website?
Did you personally invite me through the email link on my website or did you use spambot software to 'crawl' and read metadata to find interesting email addresses to invite?
I've used a script to mask my email address for bots so I was quite surprised to find this email in my inbox a few days ago. I started receiving spam since I had been emailing with a teacher of mine because he had some questions about 3D printing. He uses a hotmail account so maybe his account is compromised. Really curious to know how I got the invite.
Your story sounds good, but I miss the part I care about most: LICENSING?
Could you expand on these two topics?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 04:09AM by Ohmarinus.
http://www.marinusdebeer.nl/
I'm having a strange thing going on, because I have my personal portfolio website and somehow I received an invitation from your website to become a member without ever having used that email address. There are only three people who have used this email address so I am confused how it's possible that I receive 'spam' from your website?
Did you personally invite me through the email link on my website or did you use spambot software to 'crawl' and read metadata to find interesting email addresses to invite?
I've used a script to mask my email address for bots so I was quite surprised to find this email in my inbox a few days ago. I started receiving spam since I had been emailing with a teacher of mine because he had some questions about 3D printing. He uses a hotmail account so maybe his account is compromised. Really curious to know how I got the invite.
Your story sounds good, but I miss the part I care about most: LICENSING?
Could you expand on these two topics?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 04:09AM by Ohmarinus.
http://www.marinusdebeer.nl/
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Re: Makershape, your 3D printing community February 04, 2015 07:36AM |
Hi Ohmarinus and nice to make your acquaintance!
As you already stated, you have taken measures against bots and i can assure you're not the only one hating spam.
I do care about privacy and i saw lot of people trying everything to keep their email contacts safe.
You were invited after lots of 'human' web surfing and hard work
I was really surprised by people creativity and their use of 3D printing in more ways than i could ever imagine. That's why whenever i saw something interesting i've taken notes of these addresses, it wasn't a spambot...people have also expressed lots of creativity even writing down addresses!
That's why i thought about giving chance to use two email addresses for Makershape:
You need one for registration, but you are not forced to use it for the public profile. You can use a different email address for that (but you are not required doing that) AND public email addresses are visible only to other members.
I'm trying everything to protect the community privacy (and i hate companies stealing user informations and/or using them to make money).
ABOUT LICENSING
This is a very important part and i would really like to be clear about Makershape TEMPORARY terms and conditions.
I had very limited money resources but i needed to use some sort of legal terms. So i also had to find a way for satisfying legal needs...
I didn't really like all these confusing creative commons options. As i said, i want Makershape to be as easier as possible, letting users skip concerns about their creations.
I would like to change that in future and make it more clear: users will totally keep all rights on their creations and Makershape won't ever patent anything.
Please, try to understand: law firm services cost are very high and i'm already having hard times with expenses.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 07:45AM by Makershape.
As you already stated, you have taken measures against bots and i can assure you're not the only one hating spam.
I do care about privacy and i saw lot of people trying everything to keep their email contacts safe.
You were invited after lots of 'human' web surfing and hard work
I was really surprised by people creativity and their use of 3D printing in more ways than i could ever imagine. That's why whenever i saw something interesting i've taken notes of these addresses, it wasn't a spambot...people have also expressed lots of creativity even writing down addresses!
That's why i thought about giving chance to use two email addresses for Makershape:
You need one for registration, but you are not forced to use it for the public profile. You can use a different email address for that (but you are not required doing that) AND public email addresses are visible only to other members.
I'm trying everything to protect the community privacy (and i hate companies stealing user informations and/or using them to make money).
ABOUT LICENSING
This is a very important part and i would really like to be clear about Makershape TEMPORARY terms and conditions.
I had very limited money resources but i needed to use some sort of legal terms. So i also had to find a way for satisfying legal needs...
I didn't really like all these confusing creative commons options. As i said, i want Makershape to be as easier as possible, letting users skip concerns about their creations.
I would like to change that in future and make it more clear: users will totally keep all rights on their creations and Makershape won't ever patent anything.
Please, try to understand: law firm services cost are very high and i'm already having hard times with expenses.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 07:45AM by Makershape.
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Re: Makershape, your 3D printing community February 04, 2015 08:13AM |
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1- Makershape wasn't created by a manufacturer but someone like you loving innovation, freedom, artists and makers.
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Giovan Battista Lischetti
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Makershape Ltd
Ah. Not a manufacturer, but a commercial entity. That's the reason you believe to be more successful? By being unfree, by asking for money? Good luck.
Dear Traumflug,
i know it can look like the usual commercial stuff but i would like you to consider these things, at least grant me 1 minute of your attention to the following points:
1- the uk company data is open to the public, you can type my name on the net and get all informations about it (or about me)
2- i needed a commercial entity to start this website, protect material, legal stuff, etc
3- before doing Makershape, i could have continued my usual work and buy my first car. Now I used all the money i had and i don't even know about Makershape future in a year or so. It will all depend on you, the users.
4- I would invest any money i get, just to improve the company, delivering better features and service...a better Makershape. I don't care about living rich. Some people live for passion, my passion is computer technology. Give me a real workstation with a gtx Titan inside and i would die for the happiness.
5- I actually did all web design, development and art direction. I payed a friend/working partner to create some of the artworks needed under my supervision.
Sometimes business people asked me how they should call me before my name, i tell them "just Mr., if you wish"
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Re: Makershape, your 3D printing community February 04, 2015 10:44AM |
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Makershape
3- before doing Makershape, i could have continued my usual work and buy my first car. Now I used all the money i had and i don't even know about Makershape future in a year or so. It will all depend on you, the users.
Seriously, I have no idea how one can imagine to make a living by competing with already existing free services and communities.
Hi Traumflug,
I always lived working as a digital designer in a small office. As i said, this project was born from love for innovation, freedom, artists and makers.
One year ago I just wanted to create something i love from A to Z, something i could be proud of and made for people.
If you look at the incredible things created by the makers, you wouldn't think it's so strange.
Isn't this also the spirit of the Makers movement?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 10:47AM by Makershape.
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Re: Makershape, your 3D printing community February 04, 2015 12:29PM |
I'll just check it out, we'll see what happens. Let's give this a chance at least! Good luck with your initiative Giovan!
Good it's cleared up, I was afraid that spambots had found a way around my blocking method, which, by the way, probably doesn't work well enough as I'm receiving a lot of spam since last week...
Edit: Found out my CMS software converted the unicode automatically to text.. So my email address was never protected... Now I'm stuck up with spam every day probably for the rest of my life.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 12:40PM by Ohmarinus.
http://www.marinusdebeer.nl/
Good luck with your initiative Giovan!Good it's cleared up, I was afraid that spambots had found a way around my blocking method, which, by the way, probably doesn't work well enough as I'm receiving a lot of spam since last week...
Edit: Found out my CMS software converted the unicode automatically to text.. So my email address was never protected... Now I'm stuck up with spam every day probably for the rest of my life.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 12:40PM by Ohmarinus.
http://www.marinusdebeer.nl/
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Re: Makershape, your 3D printing community February 04, 2015 05:55PM |
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Sorry, but I'm not putting in personal info to simply view a website.....good luck.
Hi DClarkm,
please, allow me one minute of your time to underline just 2 points:
1- you need only to choose username, password and insert one email address for registration. This email address won't appear on your public profile (unless you do so) and it will be enough to access to all the website services.
2- i thought about this system because i really care about privacy and some people like doesn't want to lose time with tons of data entries.
You don't have to put any of your personal info, that's one of the coolest things about Makershape!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2015 06:23PM by Makershape.
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