What is considered "Data mining"?

So here's the obvious question - Who was your contact from and why did they give you a completely absurd requirement they didn't give me? It's been over 4 years since Lloyd Korn tried that with us, and now they openly acknowledge and recognize us as a valuable service to the community. Why would you be any different?

And exactly what was the "or else" attached? Did they actually threaten legal action or did they simply refuse to acknowledge you as a fansite? Because frankly having data is what makes you worth visiting, without that you can be a recognized fansite all you want but you're worthless. If they threatened legal action; On what grounds? Raw facts aren't copyrightable. Every image in here is Fair Use under the most stringent of tests because it's players contributing snapshots of their play experiences.