I hate the use of the term “cheaters” when talking about trades that steal traffic. They are not cheaters, they are thieves. The word “cheater” implies that it’s a game, and that they have “broken the rules” - but what it really is is theft.
If anyone cheats or steals from me or any of my sites they will be listed on all the popular message boards as a scumbag. I encourage you to do the same. A good place to report these fuckers is on AWI (Adult Webmaster Info).
The same goes for any design thieves. Report these bastards on every board you know of. Report them to their hosting company too - chances are though, most won’t give a shit
While I’m on the subject - I fucking hate script thieves too. Why do people use pirate versions of UCJ for example? Why don’t they just either buy the sript, or if they can’t afford it then use a “free” script like TTT or something. Script authors have to eat too you know, using an unlicensed script is plain theft.
I was looking for trades recently for my MGPs and I found one guy who had stolen design elements from one of my own sites (a design that I had paid good money for) and was using a stolen UCJ. In some people the desire to steal and cheat must be very strong.
If you’re reading this thinking “hmmm, maybe it’s ok to steal, because the internet is so big that nobody will ever find out.” - WRONG! If you piss off the wrong people you can end up in a very unpleasant situation, if you cheat or steal you will be caught sooner or later, what goes around comes around as they say.