TSA, Now Available In Turkish

Peter Chapman 95 Comments

Web design isn’t difficult, in fact, if you’ve got the time and a bit of inspiration, it’s actually quite easy and if you’re powered by a pre-built CMS (like, for example, WordPress) the actual coding is somewhat simplified too – you don’t need to worry about the low level stuff, and can just throw bits onto the page as you need them.  That’s how TheSixthAxis works – although we started with a custom built system (thanks, Michael) we moved onto WordPress after just under a year and barring a few server issues the free, open source software has served us well.

TSA’s design and structure has gone back and forth a few times, but between myself and Alex we’re pretty happy with our decisions to push our original content a little harder but always ensuring that the newsy stuff is up there too – hopefully you, our lovely readers and loyal fans, also agree.  We moved to the current design in February of 2010, and it’s slowly grown and evolved since then to what it is now.

And, whilst we’re more than happy to help out other sites as we continue to grow (seriously, contact us if you run a site, we’d be delighted to take a look) there’s one Turkish site that’s continuously borrowed our design and our content without our permission and against our greater wishes.  We’ve tried to keep in touch and at first the site in question was happy enough to credit us with a link, but since then despite our best, friendly efforts, that has stopped and right now – well, you’d have a hard time distinguishing the two – look:

Yes, it’s like spot the difference – except, of course, one is in Turkish.  We’ve tried everything to reach out to these guys but it’s simply not happening (If anyone speaks Turkish that could assist with communicating between the sites that would be most helpful), so rather than continue to get emotional about the whole thing (you’ll notice some TSA staffers being a wee bit more grumpy than normal recently) we’re just to throw the site out there so you guys know that the Turkish site isn’t affiliated with us in any way and all the visuals, HTML and CSS are used without our consent.  To repeat what it says in our footer next to our copyright notice: thesixthaxis does not license content or design to any other site.

It’s a shame, really – but when people are in contact asking if they’re anything to do with us perhaps it’s time to say publicly that they’re not.  But, you know, if you’re Turkish (as some of our readers are) then perhaps the other site might suit your needs a little better.  Good luck to them, we certainly don’t want to wish them any harm although it’s safe to say they’d probably be much better off in this industry with their own style.  And again, if anyone out there running a gaming site or blog with some nice content wants to get in touch, cool – drop us a line – although we’d rather you had your own design…

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95 Comments

  1. I’m reposting this again (so apologies, feel free to delete the previous entry) But i’m getting a whiff of enophobia here, and i don’t like it…’Aw come on, Turkey is a lovely place (you just have to know where to go) did you know, theres no train lines in Turkey?? (well theres one built by a Brit at the turn of the last century, it goes practicaly south to north -but i think it’s unused?) Also it’s a very poor country (outside of the resorts) now i’m not condoning what these guys are doing, just don’t rip on the country…they’re literally dying to get into the EU to garner a bit of stability, but we shun them for lets say, some ‘dubous’ practices (i.e their massive counterfit garment production) anyroad…i had a better bloody time in Turkey, than i ever sodding did in rural Egypt! /rant

  2. You know they have a youtube site? I’ve just posted a useful comment. Play nicely people.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/LeaderGamer

  3. Hello kitty FTW

  5. this is shocking really. I’d be extremely pissed off.

  6. Looks like they have they’re own (or somebody elses) theme now.

  7. You should be basking in the glory!
    Someone likes you so much they want to imitate you… :P

    On a more serious note, they shouldn’t use the copyrighted stuff, including the posts.

    Imagine they copied and translated EVERY post on TSA, including this one… haha

    • Eğer zafer keyfini olmalı!
      Birisi seni çok onlar sizi taklit istiyorum seviyor …: P

      Daha ciddi bir kayda göre, bu mesaj da dahil olmak üzere telif hakkı şeyler kullanmamalıdır.

      Onlar kopyalanan ve HER sonrası tercüme TSA üzerine, dahil bu bir hayal … haha

      (You’re welcome)

  8. In the word of Winston Churchill:
    “we shall fight on the seas and oceans,
    we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be,
    we shall fight on the beaches,
    we shall fight on the landing grounds,
    we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,
    we shall fight in the hills;
    we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”

    • So…
      Apptilt to the rescue, then?
      ;)

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