PSXHAX.COM Update on Clickbait / Fake News / Rumors Handling

Howdy all! Up until today the way news was reported here at PSXHAX.COM consisted of users posting what they want in the Forums or Shoutbox, and then the Staff would move their posts to the main page for everyone to read and discuss.

Since PSXHAX.COM opened 17 months ago that simple system contributed to over 800 articles with a handful of snafus along the way, most notably the @GTAWWEKID PS4 2.50 exploit deemed fake and @racer0018's PS4 4.50 Beta Linux claim that was never substantiated.

It has come to our attention a warning has been put on Se7enSins.com stating the following:

"Please be aware that posts containing psxhax as a source for tools, homebrew, news, and misc information will be removed as this site is known to spread fake information, exploit', and brickware."

This PSXHAX warning is no longer accurate as of today, so if anyone is a member there it would be great if you can link them to this article which reassures their members and Staff that we are proactively addressing their concerns, effective immediately.

PSXHAX.COM Action Guidelines as of March 15, 2017:

• We have removed the @GTAWWEKID and @racer0018 problem threads and will continue to do so should any new ones surface.

• Any reported news that can't be substantiated (Sony rumors, for example) will contain the word 'Rumor' in the article title to ensure the headline accurately and clearly indicates the article's content as such.

• Forum user-submitted news will NOT be mainpaged without reasonable proof as determined by the community including pictures, videos or code documentation to validate their claims or work.

• Everyone from the current Staff except myself has been removed for the time being, so that we can properly retrain all selected Moderators before giving them permission to promote news here.

Finally, if we've missed anything with regards to these new guidelines or if you feel an article here still contains Clickbait / Fake News / Rumors let us know via Email, the Comments, Private Messaging or Twitter and we'll either remove it from the site or label it accordingly as detailed above and THANKS in advance for your help!

 

[WalangAlam]

It was tabloid news reporting and was fun reading but others take jb news too seriously. Good move though

 

[tthousand]

Regarding this part: "This PSXHAX warning is no longer accurate as of today, so if anyone is a member there it would be great if you can link them to this article which reassures their members and Staff that we are proactively addressing their concerns, effective immediately."

Has anyone gone through the forum and retroactively removed/fixed other possibly harmful files/guides?

 

[supersaito]

Good. Years ago I was a romhacker, and I always had to shown my work. That makes trust and trust mobilizes people. Someone that make a great announcemment as a ps4 jailbreak has to show some proof, even if he's crossing the line. You have made a good choice PSXHAX. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.

 

[DrPhuz]

Bravo! Don't let them back in again.

 

[NoctivagotH]

When he swore on his son's life that got to me... knowing his mom passed away recently, reminding me how important life is and that I'm blessed to still have my aging mom here, so this is my final plea to @racer0018 to make things right somehow.
Almost everyone here trusted in you including me.

My Feelings Exactly. I still hope something happens, for better or worse and put an end to this soup opera.

 

[PSXHAX]

And what I was saying ? did it had to come to this ? Shame now all mods have been thrown in same bin and are treated as 10year old's retards , have I ever posted any garbage ? only good and confirmed news that did check out NOT EVEN ONE RUMOR as I despise rumors , what a waste

As soon as I set up a retraining thread we'll bring back a few of the previous Moderators, yourself included if you wish, as I know you aren't involved at all but I needed to start from scratch to ensure this new system will serve its purpose.

In Russian communities nobody posts links on this site after Linux 4.50.
Too many fakes.

This is exactly why these changes are being implemented, as a start to rebuild the site and it's reputation.

Has anyone gone through the forum and retroactively removed/fixed other possibly harmful files/guides?

If you are aware of any harmful files or guides remaining here link me to them and we'll fix or nuke them as soon as possible.

 

[Foe]

About damn time, you PSXHAX. This is what Vultra and I have been talking about for months

 

[PSXHAX]

I know @Carnavs, in hindsight I wish I realized then that a site of this type in the console scene niche can only be ran seriously, not as I was trying to run it before

This proves one is never too old to learn, and I'm glad to finally accept that and make the necessary changes so that we can focus on the long road to rebuilding here.

 

[Foe]

I know @Carnavs, in hindsight I wish I realized then that a site of this type in the console scene niche can only be ran seriously, not as I was trying to run it before

This proves one is never too old to learn, and I'm glad to finally accept that and make the necessary changes so that we can focus on the long road to rebuilding here.

Well if you ever need advise you know who to come to because you know me i'll give it to you straight even if it hurts you LOL and yeah like about the staff thing please for the love of god dont give it out like candy anymore like only give it to trusted and responsible people (like me LOLOL JK you know how i like to ban people just for talking crap) besides that good luck on rebuilding im free tho if you need help just slide into my DMS

 

[Lord Pyro ARSON]

Anyway I liked the click bait it gave a lot of people crap to talk about I mean a single thread will get over 50 messages whenever I go to this site I get thrilled and some people diss each other its like one big insane family...we will remember the struggle of getting a cfw one day and this click bait