Can finally say nigger, faggot, tranny and (((woooo))), it's crazy how most online places are not even tolerant of the use/mention distinction. Feels like getting out of jail. Obviously don't plan on using them, but at least I can (and I hope others will as well) talk without the fear of AEO breathing down our necks.
Afaik this entire website is a volunteer effort, built on top of the existing rDrama codebase. Ultimate plans to defork.
The crazy idea I have is what if we try to pool up some funds and hire a web development company to clean up the codebase, and perhaps carry out a security audit like many others were suggesting? Because from the looks of it speed of development is rather modest given people are doing it at their own pace.
I don't have any web development skills to contribute, but I wouldn't mind contributing a few bucks to ensure the success of this forum. I'm sure there are a few others on that boat.
Did all the mods move over?
Moves/Migrations are always rocky, they are rarely done for fun in my world. A an first generation immigrant and the son of first generation immigrants somewhere else, I am used to practicing optimism when it comes to moving. Yes, its difficult, yes a lot of good things are left behind, yes the future is unknown. But ultimately new doors are there to be opened.
I'm maintaining that same spirit about this forum. Things might be a bit rocky right now, but we are here for a reason and being here gives us new freedoms and opportunities that were not available in the old home. There is the potential to grow into something bigger.
They are not tolerating the user/mention distinction because they are lazy. It is a lot easier to write a program that removes every occurence of some words than to actually read the comments. Or perhaps they are just that stupid, I don't know.
Please don't grow the community into something bigger. Bigger community, bigger problems. Rational debate has never existed on a very large scale.
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TLDR; Randomly ordered thoughts about the move.
Can finally say nigger, faggot, tranny and (((woooo))), it's crazy how most online places are not even tolerant of the use/mention distinction. Feels like getting out of jail. Obviously don't plan on using them, but at least I can (and I hope others will as well) talk without the fear of AEO breathing down our necks.
Afaik this entire website is a volunteer effort, built on top of the existing rDrama codebase. Ultimate plans to defork.
The crazy idea I have is what if we try to pool up some funds and hire a web development company to clean up the codebase, and perhaps carry out a security audit like many others were suggesting? Because from the looks of it speed of development is rather modest given people are doing it at their own pace.
I don't have any web development skills to contribute, but I wouldn't mind contributing a few bucks to ensure the success of this forum. I'm sure there are a few others on that boat.
Did all the mods move over?
Moves/Migrations are always rocky, they are rarely done for fun in my world. A an first generation immigrant and the son of first generation immigrants somewhere else, I am used to practicing optimism when it comes to moving. Yes, its difficult, yes a lot of good things are left behind, yes the future is unknown. But ultimately new doors are there to be opened.
I'm maintaining that same spirit about this forum. Things might be a bit rocky right now, but we are here for a reason and being here gives us new freedoms and opportunities that were not available in the old home. There is the potential to grow into something bigger.
They are not tolerating the user/mention distinction because they are lazy. It is a lot easier to write a program that removes every occurence of some words than to actually read the comments. Or perhaps they are just that stupid, I don't know.
Please don't grow the community into something bigger. Bigger community, bigger problems. Rational debate has never existed on a very large scale.
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