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| − | + | '''zlib''' is a user who has served as a former web intern for [[Roblox]], as well as a current moderator for [[Community:Merely/Trade Hangout|Trade Hangout]] and a well-known figure on the (now defunct) [[Let's Make a Deal]] subforum. Nowadays, most users recognize him due to the fact that he is almost always able to purchase the first copy of new [[limited unique]] items as they are released. |
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| + | Due to the aforementioned information, many users have assumed that he uses bots to purchase limited unique items, and zlib has received negative attention as a result. However, he has occasionally replied to topics on the [[forums]] (while they were still active) concerning the issue.<ref>https://archive.froast.io/forum/227980252/2#227981175</ref> |
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| − | zlib has been noted by many users to be the first buyer of almost every new [[Limited unique item|LimitedU]] item, which makes him the owner of the first serial for those items. This behavior has led to many Limited buyers to assume he uses bots, and zlib has received quite a lot of negative attention as a result. |
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| − | However, zlib replied to a thread on the Roblox News & Discussion subforum in 2017 which was calling him out for grabbing almost every #1 serial before anyone else, and explained his method. In this post, zlib claimed that all of the botting accusations towards him are false and that he instead has a private notifier (coded by himself) which is much faster than all publicly available notifiers for new items in the Catalog. He also mentioned that the information and links to new items were output from the private notifier to a Discord server that only he and his close friends have access to, and concluded the post by challenging other users who wanted #1 serials to make their own notifier and try to beat him if they were so concerned about this issue. |
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==Trivia== |
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*''zlib'' is the name of a module library in the programming language known as Python, and it is used to compress data. |
*''zlib'' is the name of a module library in the programming language known as Python, and it is used to compress data. |
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| + | *His favorite game appears to be [[Community:Onett/Bee Swarm Simulator|Bee Swarm Simulator]], where he is also listed on the game's all-time top leaderboard. |
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| + | *zlib had an old account named "{{player link|Hypernym}}" which was terminated for acting as a middle-man in deals involving real money.{{cite}} |
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Revision as of 15:21, 1 December 2019
zlib is a user who has served as a former web intern for Roblox, as well as a current moderator for Trade Hangout and a well-known figure on the (now defunct) Let's Make a Deal subforum. Nowadays, most users recognize him due to the fact that he is almost always able to purchase the first copy of new limited unique items as they are released.
‘#1 serials’ controversy
Due to the aforementioned information, many users have assumed that he uses bots to purchase limited unique items, and zlib has received negative attention as a result. However, he has occasionally replied to topics on the forums (while they were still active) concerning the issue.[1]
Trivia
This section is a trivia section. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections of the article.
- zlib is the name of a module library in the programming language known as Python, and it is used to compress data.
- His favorite game appears to be Bee Swarm Simulator, where he is also listed on the game's all-time top leaderboard.
- zlib had an old account named "Hypernym" which was terminated for acting as a middle-man in deals involving real money.[citation needed]