D2jsp is a bot written by Dg-epsilon for
Blizzard's game
Diablo II. D2jsp stands for: "Diablo 2 Java Script
Parser"
D2jsp.org
[478] remains today
as a community for a variety of different games, including
Hellgate:
London,
World of Warcraft,
Runescape and many more. D2jsp
has an integrated forum trade currency named Forum Gold
(abbreviated FG). Any registered user automatically gains the right
to recieve and send Forum Gold combined with trades within the
various games at d2jsp.
Users decide on a trade spot, and then choose who is
to "give first". Meaning that one user must either send the Forum
D-Gold via d2jsp.org first, or give the items for trade in the game
first - to then recieve the other part. It is an insecure way of
trading, but the forums
moderators are extremely active and efficient in
banning any users accused and proved of scamming. So called
"Mediators" can be used to help with the trades, they are a type of
moderators. Basically, each of the users involved in the trade will
give/send the items/forum gold to this mediator, and he/she will
forward it to both users in order to insure a secure and efficient
trade.
The trade system is notable as one of the most original
and unique ways of combining forums with a variety of games.
The bot itself is no longer downloadable, and has been given up
work on. Therefor the site does not in any way support a bot
anymore, it is in fact a trading community for
Diablo II, and various other
games. The site has strict rules against discussing illegal
software.
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Quote from d2jsp.org
[479]:
<blockquote>
d2jsp was
founded in 2002 on the mechanics and gameplay of Diablo II using
the bot software developed by Paul Taulborg. Historically, the site
was about the bot, but over the years it has evolved into more.
Today, d2jsp is many things, to many people. It is a fertile
trading site, an active blogging site, and a social network to meet
and talk with friends. Even through all of this, d2jsp is still
more than individual strengths, it is a rapidly growing community.
As the social network of d2jsp has expanded, the forums have become
a nexus of meeting new friends, catching up on old times, sharing
stories and ideas, and discussing news. There are many subforums
for a variety of different interests, with more being added on a
regular basis. One of the major accomplishments of this site is
that it is the most active gaming trading forums on the entire
internet. Traders have all the tools to find what they need when
they need it, a mediation team to assist them with trades, and a
friendly moderation team to guide the forums and assist users with
problems. d2jsp is no longer bound strictly to Diablo II as it once
was, and will continue to evolve in the coming years.
</blockquote>
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Apart from being an extremely
active trading site, d2jsp also serves as a friendly community.
There are a massive amounts of forums concerning everything from
music, sports, graphics and computer programming. Another example
of trading using Forum Gold is to have a graphics artist make a
signature, and then sell it for a certain amount of the forum
currency. Other ways to earn Forum Gold is by either purchasing it
for US Dollars, attempting to gamble at the site's Hourly
Raffle or simply playing a
game and selling your items at d2jsp.
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The
Battle Floor.
Not every member of this mass community
is at peace with the dictatorships of Paul Taulborg ("njaguar"),
however. Many members, most of which being affiliated or directly
in contact with the Guild (mini communities within the forum) known
as Major Chill, or Liberum Conspiro. These members were most famous
in the era of the "Battle Floor", a subforum dedicated to mocking,
humiliating, and debasing other people. Headed by Aj502, this forum
thrived for years before it was shut down on a fateful January 2,
2007. This event occurred after an thread titled "Casualties of
'06" in which local member, EldestElder, publically named several
scandals associated with the moderators and administrator that
involved unjust convictions and punishments by the staff, and
illegal (by Forum policy) action taken by the moderators and Forum
Upper Class that was left smoothed over so as not to defame their
characters.
Some of the more frequent visitors to the Battle
Floor include, but are not limited
to:
Gohan
JRequalizer
LiekOMGAWD/l1username1l
Montesquieu/Andstuff/Stuffand
BaLdUrDaSh
LordPie
ColdFire724
EldestElder
mUMmy-
benglish11
Spirit-Warrior
fagger
Cidco
mtko
Timo_O
Tweak_er
Sketcht
EliteOwnage
Djdrago
Dj911k
jds666
Et,
Cetera.
All of these members have had acts put upon them by the
staff that are seen as unjust by the community at large. However,
any opposition is quickly abolished by a flurry of bannings,
suspensions, warnings, et cetera handed out by the D2jsp forum
staff. It is interesting to note that any staff members to show any
kinship of a sort with more than one member of the above list has
been banned, or suspended for a minimum of a year. All have had
their positions revoked.