The portion you highlighted is just making it explicit that the only benefit a user gets from the subscription is ad removal, and there are no other benefits bestowed on a subscriber like special forum access, status, immunity from the rules, or any other perk.
and see the language here, "Directly support the community you love".
The mods' intentions seem to be in the right place but as the policy stands shit has become inhospitable. We all have blindspots or misspeak. Everyone. But to be characterized as the choice -phobic of the week or accused of "dismissing concerns of [insert] in a sensitive topic" anytime you post something that misaligns with certain views is insane. It seems like people weaponize the 'report' function, and I don't know why the mods capitulate. If you're overwhelmed bring MORE mods on to help? It didn't always used to be like this and it's maddening.
One of the original founders quietly consolidated power, negotiated the site's future behind the community's back, and then peaced out with a big bag of cash.
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This is an internet thing, not an Era thing. Sure we see it more often because it's a smaller userbase than, say, Twitter, but this is literally how internet discourse shifted roughly around 2016. But everybody assuming the worst of everybody else is the default notion a lot of the time, and it's so frustrating to deal with and see. I mean if someone is being patently racist or something, then sure, go off, but saying "I don't like thing" doesn't automatically mean they are attacking you personally.
Didn't Evilore had a 8-number offer that he refused once?
was that "integrity" or did he not sell because he thought he could do better or loved the "status" that came with owning the preeminent video game forum.
I don't mean to elevate Lore with what I said one bit, believe me. More like despite of how shit of a person he truly was at least he didn't sell out. But yeah, could be a ego thing, but you gotta have one massive ego to turn down this amount of money for internet street cred. :lol
For all of his arrogance and ego I can't imagine even lore would announce the sale of his forum and not respond to a single post afterwards.
If he's so kind and contactable then please ask him to return to the thread he made and respond to the concerns raised.
I can't speak really for other boards, it's just something I notice on larger places as a whole. Twitter, Reddit, places like that. Granted some places on other boards I don't browse past gaming side so I may not see it, but still. Not saying you're wrong, just that I feel like I see these things are prevalent in a lot of places.
Nothing wrong with taking a break my friend. Peace and hope to see you soon.
Nope. Won't do that. Because I know what y'all will do to him. What you're itching to do to him.
As someone who actually has legitimate beef with this place that is an absolutely terrible idea.
Yeah, you were helping him (as a volunteer may I add) make 700 000 US$ per year (and ultimately grab dat 4 500 000 $ golden parachute), it's only natural he was nice to you.
Even though it's hard to understand the total disconnect between the mods' full support of him and his next to total lack of presence and communication on the forum, nothing he would say would help, bring closure or just some understanding to people angry here.
I just checked, 1st time in four freaking years and there is a thread of them eating popcorn screenshoting everything and loving every minute of this with all their alt right fake bravado. I don't care about the old cesspool, I care<d> about this forum. This whole thread is crazy with defenders for Moba and cerium < MOST OF US DIDNT REALIZE HE WAS THE SOLE OWNER, when we joined it was a community run board no profit no agenda etc.> and trying to obfuscate the fact that at the middle of a night one of the best forums, most of us, our favorite forum has been sold to a company that is SURPRISE again alt right transphobic, Hate filled etc.
Oh, so you were aware of 700 000$ per year revenue and the whole Clear Era "help keep the lights on" scam?
