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Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't steamRep use the SteamAPI to pull data? If so and as per the conditions in the API TOC http://steamcommunity.com/dev/apiterms
Then they need to adhere to the http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/

Section 2 point 6
"You may not use the Steam Web API or Steam Data in any way that violates the Steam Subscriber Agreement."

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Account association is what I'm worried about, I just don't want to have them hassled due to this.

But yeah from what I understand by being a SteamWeb API user you are bound by http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/ thus also being bound by http://store.steampowered.com/online_conduct/

You not understanding the rules is the first problem:

• The rules you quote have been in discussion for rewrite/re-evaluation since December, I'm in the process of rewriting them, and original plan was that I would have pushed them live last monday, June 1st.
• The value FoG has set for to straight mark for scammer is 750,- dollars or more of value traded. SR is moving for a definition that is significantly lower, which inspired new discussion around that, so I'm waiting for SR admins and partners to give their opinions regarding this in the internal thread. 3000,- dollars worth was exceeding by far the "admins discretion" limit to allow for a caution with the report. You bullshitting about SR not available, while we have a bunch of Australians and their servers using our site and API without any problems is not our concern. Fix your internet connection,
• The spirit of the rules is, to NOT trade with scammers, for your own OR their profit. Which was defined before as at "Admin's discretion" as a rule set. All the admins understood that, except you.

As for your "steam support" threats, I assume you talk about (you assume so much, I can assume for once too):

• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
  • The status on SteamRep is the direct results of your own actions.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying Steam services, software or other content.
  • Its specific to STEAM services, we're not inhibiting you to use them. Any game server has a ban system, this includes the servers and sites of friend and partner communities of SteamRep. They are FREE to ban anyone from their services for any reason they like, including from a central system like SteamRep that provides any who wants a API to check if someone is on our banlist with their own services. Valve even DEMANDS them to use it for their automated steam trading bots (https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/35da06/steamrep_has_issues_but_you_fail_to_consider_the/ oh, wait, you have been banned from Reddit by the Reddit admins for harassment)
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
  • You use our services (forum) and our partner's and friends services. As part of that they, and we, log things automatically. By using these services you agree to terms we and they have set for services we and they have set for that. You don't need to use these services. You using SteamRep to verify trading partners indirectly implies you are using SteamRep and its various partner and friends community's services.
• Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
  • Oh, wait....that's not what you want to talk about.

We aren't, for otherwise we would have been banned from the Steam Web API etc a LONG time ago.

Also, you misunderstand Valve's sentiment on this... they absolutely HATE scammers, I have seen personal conversations between Valve employees and SR admins where they expressed that they would LOVE to ban each and every one of them, but their lawyers have settled the policies that they need to adhere to. Hell, if you write the ticket to Steam support, and they see what you was banned for on SR, and check your trade history... you might get a Valve Trade Ban on top.

Make no mistake, scammers, carders, and other abuse on Steam costs Valve each year tens millions and that is a lower estimate. SR as such alleviates this for a unknown quantity to them, for we exist since the early trading, and they like us for that, and our help to the community. They awarded our admins Community items for that some 2 years ago or so. They cannot help us, for they are bound by a bunch of rules (they cannot divulge any about specific accounts etc), but they for sure will not do much against us, and only if they absolutely have to, and as minimal as they can even. Hell, I even personally asked for improvements on steam, and some of them they liked so much, they implemented it within the hour. (you being able to click the profile name of a trader in a steam trade window you owe to me).

I give you this for consideration: Have you ever heard of Valve to sue any gamer? They never did. Do you know why? They know its only bad publicity, they see issues they have as a learning experience, and improve or prevent it by adapting their services. They did some wrestling with other game companies etc (Blizzard sued them for the DotA2 name for example, they won, for it was a mod on Warcraft, not a blizzard made thing), but that's it.

As I posted the warning before ( http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/...og-appeal-has-been-denied.102347/#post-283606 ), you have hereby a ban for 6 months from these forums. I wish you good luck, and I hope you will grow out of this.

I appreciate that. Thank you so much

Weird question, can you report game developers for in-game transactions? Or does SR not investigate that?

Basically I downloaded a game off the steam store, purchased some in-game chips, Lost a few games, brought some more chips and then won a few, lost a few won a lot more. so basically I won my chips back plus a lot more. Then a few days later I log in and my chips have been reset. I've contacted the developers and they don't seem to care about it. I haven't broken any of their rules/policy/agreements and all that. If I have paid for something in-game that's not a subscription it should be mine?

I understand if it's outside your investigation policy, I'd probably have to report it to steam.

Thanks

Yeah I understand that, which is fair enough, Although that agreements there if you break the rules such as: cheat, abuse bugs, abuse the chat etc. Considering I paid for in game chips so I could actually play and come back a few days later for it to be reset.

Biggest problem with this game is they don't have an actual website just an email, steam discussion page and an in-game bug report system.

Ah thanks man

We would not handle that. Valve removes daily keys and other items from steam inventories for reasons only they know, be it chargebacks, illegal actions, or w/e they have.
If raising the issue with the game dev doesn't get results, seek publicity, reddit, youtube, etc. But, please read up on conditions on those items etc, can be they have a limited validity etc.

Ah okay thanks.

Is dota2traders.com under maintenance or down?
I believe I have a rep thread post in dota2traders.com, how can I recover it?

Its good as dead I guess...

Leon is not much online and the hoster is making everytime mistakes on the invoice / charging etc. which then leads to the automatic payment not succeeding. Leon wants to keep it up, but not on a expensive host to keep things running. If I see 'm online, I'll shoot 'm a message.

I haven't open it for about 2 years or so. But im in need of those +rep on my rep thread again because those +reps had Dates, Info of items traded or bought by me and my mayment method wich is via paypal. Its very Important. Like if I knew that it would close, I would have at least screenshot it and saved it.

Im sorry about my bad idea sir. I had bought dota 2 items during TI3, like immortal couriers (feezle carpet smeevil that is still in my inventory as collection) that I paid via paypal and had a good repthread in dota2traders.com. Then I stopped buying dota2 items and its like, well ill just leave my repthread there and come back anytime I need it again. And now im buying some items like golden basher or golden moonfall but people wont trust me and I was like,hey I remember I had a good repthead that I can show to sellers. I access the site and the boom, good bye repthread. LOL.
But anyways sir, please forgive me that bad idea.