Other Forums Containment Thread

[Jansen]

Yeah there are going to be some massive changes on that site if the new owners expect any kind of growth, let alone significant growth. No more banning people for differing opinions.

A mass exodus is on the horizon 

You just know the habitually offended are scared as fuck right now 🤣

[ShutUp]

The comments, they are already starting

Can’t imagine corporate ownership benefiting a community founded on open discussion, to be perfectly honest.

“Agree with the group think OR ELSE” isnt open discussion

It's absolutely time to start paying moderators for their labor.

Gonna sleep on it but sounds like this might be it for me. Doesn't sound like a terribly safe space for minorities

And I hope the mods got a piece of that bag but kinda doubt it. They deserve it.

The original mods who long ago bowed out, sure. The current batch? LMFAO no

[FUME5]

4.5 million ahahahaahaahahaahahahaahahahahaahah

Cerium you fucking dog

[Averon]

HAhahahaha Cerium played them like a fiddle

[Averon]

This could have been Evilore if he wasn't a dumbass

[ShutUp]

Seeing that cool 4.5 milly amount going straight into the boss’ pockets after all these posts from mods about the sleepless nights and the gig being a thankless effort really is something lmao

Sleepless nights shit talking members on offsite discord’s must be tough. That and the whole banning everyone who disagrees with you. Tough stuff.

Also lol at selling the site for 4.5 millions but still keeping the mods volunteers.

Sure is ironic coming from a community that is always so vocal about bad working conditions in the industry.

Compare 80 hour work weeks or whatever the conditions are to willingly deciding to moderate a message board for free, brehs.

 

[Raist]

With ResetEra.com, M.O.B.A. Network gets a strong, global community brand and access to a very active discussion forum with over 45 million forum posts and about 55,000 members.

Someone needs to tell them half of those are banned

[Jansen]

Cerium:

[Averon]

Cerium got these suckers to sell him rights to the site.
Cerium got these idiots to mod his site for free.
Cerium is now leaving with $4.5 million in his pocket, with the mod crew likely getting nothing...again

HAhahahaha. 

[ShutUp]

Imagine working for free and seeing the place you helped build getting sold for 4.5 million dollars lol.

These goofs think this is considered working  and the people who actually helped build the site, like the original mod team and shit, have long since moved on. The current staff and the draconian rules they have in place (which new ownership is going to say “yeah, that’s enough of that wacko shit” to) didnt build shit.

[Raist]

While I thought we were going to become a part of Playstation Studios, I believe this will work alright.

Crazy to think that the owner of neogaf sexually assaulting someone eventually led to a payout of 4.5 million dollars.

[ShutUp]

So many genuinely think they should be paid to moderate a forum. My God  the complaining about the owner cashing out when they can and leaving the rest behind and unpaid. Duh? No shit? 

[Averon]

Imagine, while B-Dubs and crew were all experiencing "trauma" for modding a video game forum for free, Cerium was out there trying to sell this thing. I wonder if B-Dubs and crew weren't informed about this until every else was right now. That would really sting

[ShutUp]

I remember the wild Discord days when all of the communities came together in hopes of creating a better place for everyone, for the community by the community. ResetEra was never quite that and only furthered moved away from being that as time went on, but this feels like the sad culmination of moving away from its own communities. The idea that this forum that prides itself on inclusivity is now owned by a company that will have to profit maximize the shit out of this frankly feels gross.

No. Resetera WAS a fresh start. For like the first week. Then it was just even worse than GAF was by the end and has gotten worse and worse. Somehow people like this seem to think it was just a site run on charity and would forever remain their secure little utopia.

[FUME5]

The site is gonna die, MOBA whatever just wasted 4.5 million bucks and cerium makes out like a bandit.

It's like the cringiest version of Usual Suspects lmao.

[james]

JESUS CHRIST $4.5m
https://news.cision.com/m-o-b-a-network-ab/r/m-o-b-a--network-acquires-resetera-com---one-of-the-world-s-largest-gaming-forums,c3432579

Evilore is going to have a very bad day tomorrow

 

[ShutUp]

Very good example of how capitalism functions by labor exploitation btw - much of the staff who spend "countless hours" keeping the site in order get $0 despite quite literally being staff, the userbase which creates the content that provides value naturally gets nothing in terms of either money or power, but all the posting-labor creates value that the owner gets to benefit from, not only by ad revenue but by cashing out.

It’s baby’s first exposure to the business world. Poor kid.

Willingly volunteering to mod a video game forum = labor exploitation

[james]

I just did a full evaluation, and based on the EBITDA, amortization and future projected growth (shrinkage) the Bore dot com is valued at $2,670. Congrats Bork!

[jorma]

Imagine, while B-Dubs and crew were all experiencing "trauma" for modding a video game forum for free, Cerium was out there trying to sell this thing. I wonder if B-Dubs and crew weren't informed about this until every else was right now. That would really sting

If i was Cerium i wouldn't give anyone the chance to fuck it up or try to squeeze some money out of it, so probably not 

[Averon]

JESUS CHRIST $4.5m
https://news.cision.com/m-o-b-a-network-ab/r/m-o-b-a--network-acquires-resetera-com---one-of-the-world-s-largest-gaming-forums,c3432579

Evilore is going to have a very bad day tomorrow

 

Evilore couldn't get out of the way of his own dick and ego. Probably could have sold GAF back in 2015 for more than what Cerium is getting if he didn't have a desperate need for an audience to stroke his ego.

[ShutUp]

Ideally it should be a paid role where the moderators are trained and supported as community managers. This is what moderators on large forums essentially do anyway. The "job scope" is much wider than just locking threads or banning people. For good moderation to take place, you have to build trust and engage with the community so people feel listened to. You need to have a good handle on the various subcommunities and their individual needs and quirks. There is constant discussion among moderators on how to build positive culture and discourage toxic behaviour without just waving a banstick around.

This is all stuff that moderators do which community managers also do, except on a forum like this it tends to be informal, not that well supported by peers, and done out of the "goodness of the heart" because moderators are long time members of the community as it is.

By making it a paid position, it means there is incentive to introduce proper support and training, selecting a team that has stability, and it would be helpful for those who might want something more legitimate they can put on a resume as well.

I can’t. I just can’t 

Also, taking this even remotely seriously for a second, if they actually hired outside people to train moderators to moderate a video game message board, first thing said trainer would say is “yeah, you can’t just ban people because you don’t like what they say”. Followed by FUCK OFFFFFFFFFFFFFF and trying to message Slayven to sort this.

[james]

JESUS CHRIST $4.5m
https://news.cision.com/m-o-b-a-network-ab/r/m-o-b-a--network-acquires-resetera-com---one-of-the-world-s-largest-gaming-forums,c3432579

Evilore is going to have a very bad day tomorrow

 

Evilore couldn't get out of the way of his own dick and ego. Probably could have sold GAF back in 2015 for more than what Cerium is getting if he didn't have a desperate need for an audience to stroke his ego.

Pre-discord, pre-reddit being popular? Neogaf really was the #1 place for video game talk. Maybe $10m?

Holy shit what a failure of a person.

The funniest part about this is that resetera is living proof that a forum is just the posters and all of them can get up and move with a days notice.

MOBA does one wrong step and they will look like modern Neogaf

[FUME5]

Lmao duckroll trying to act like they weren't a petty piece of shit for years

[ShutUp]

There was always an assumption that the site was home spun, running ads just to stay online and keep the lights on.

This news completely shatters that. There is no question that businesses should pay their employees.

What fucking employees? Willing volunteers aren’t employees you goof. And what do you think the paid “Era Clear” memberships were all about once it was announced? Some “home spun” shit? 

[james]

Imagine finding out youve been working for free "for the community" under the assumption the ad revenue was just keeping the servers running.

And then Cerium grabs $4.5 million and runs and leave you with absolutely nothing

 

I just cant

 

[ShutUp]

These people are so detached from reality, my lord this is amazing late night entertainment

[james]

If I dont see a "mods should unionize" post in the next 15 minutes I will be sad

[Boredfrom]

Holy shit, Cerium, you magnificent bastard. You fucked everyone and swindled a company for 4.5 million. 

[ShutUp]

Cerium sitting back watching the controversies the site has invented for itself and watching the value of the site just rise and rise.

[Boredfrom]

If the mod team was truly fucked up and were given nothing, I would think they would smart enough to to retire in masse and let RE go with a bang of toxicity.

Then again, Nephente alluded she was in contract or something.

[CHOW CHOW]

 What an incredible season premiere. Hold me benji

[Averon]

Even if they decide to move to another place, there's going to be a huge fight as to who will own it. Cerium gave the blueprint to possible future owners of a new site housing that community that there's a huge payday in a couple years. The new owner would have to be someone as narcissistic and as dumb as Evilore to not sell.

[remy]

I just did a full evaluation, and based on the EBITDA, amortization and future projected growth (shrinkage)

I WAS IN THE POOL!

[Boredfrom]

Hey mods, about that strike wave going on... 

DO IT... the results are not going to be what you expect or wish, but is going to be entertaining.

[james]

Someone ask why the 700k a year in profits havent been used to help marginalized communities
 
SOMEBODY ASK

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Imagine finding out youve been working for free "for the community" under the assumption the ad revenue was just keeping the servers running.

And then Cerium grabs $4.5 million and runs and leave you with absolutely nothing

 

I just cant

 

 

[Boredfrom]

Who in the mod team knew about this? Did they got something from this or got fucked in the ass by the end? We know that Nephente is incredible gullible...

[Propagandhim]

Nepenthe on a 17-year payment plan for her 12 thousand dollar Versa, lamenting the dirty yts for her travails as she manages the hard labor of moderation thru her blood and tears, while Cerium fucks off with 4.5 mil.


Mommy give more.  I'm not full yet. 

[remy]

Who in the mod team knew about this? Did they got something from this or got fucked in the ass by the end? We know that Nephente is incredible gullible...

No way any of them knew other than maybe B Dubz. Why would they have done that stupid shit with the sales community if they knew the boss was cashing out next month

[Boredfrom]

Nepenthe on a 17-year payment plan for her 12 thousand dollar Versa, lamenting the dirty yts for her travails as she manages the hard labor of moderation thru her blood and tears, while Cerium fucks off with 4.5 mil.


Mommy give more.  I'm not full yet.

And best thing is that Cerium is not even yts.

Pls, let it come:

Remember when you and others plotted with Brazil to take over the website and install new mods in place? Nice fucking cosplay socialism you got there!

.  No, I don't actually. I do remember when some people blew a gasket because I was rude to an annoying poster one time in my life though.

If you seriously think the mod team here ever favored the socialist posters, go look at the ban list in the Socialist OT.

lmao

They do say being the target of a deranged and pointless conspiracy theory is the greatest form of flattery, so thanks!

Let’s start!!!

[Boredfrom]

Who in the mod team knew about this? Did they got something from this or got fucked in the ass by the end? We know that Nephente is incredible gullible...

No way any of them knew other than maybe B Dubz. Why would they have done that stupid shit with the sales community if they knew the boss was cashing out next month

Random administrator called The Woods seems to know about this:

Since it's come up a lot, I just wanted to mention that we did discuss this with MOBA Network and they were emphatic that they are not in the user data business and never will be. They're not going to sell your data. Nothing is going to change about how your data is handled and protected.

 

[ShutUp]

Yes, for 4.5 million dollars, they wont do a single thing with your data. It’s perfectly safe. 

[Boredfrom]

.  Obviously, the mods aren't gonna post publicly, but I can't help but wonder how they feel when they're still not getting paid for modding and the owner is leaving with millions of dollars while they get nothing.

I mean, they should post publicly if they are okay with this or not... unless they were dumb enough to firm something.

[Boredfrom]

I miss the Cerium that made awesome OTs for games like Puyo Puyo Tetris on the old place and not.....this grifter dude who basically took over once he became admin.

I miss the Cerium that was bitching about Crossplay like it was a real issue.

[james]

Someone ask why the 700k a year in profits havent been used to help marginalized communities
 
SOMEBODY ASK

Someone did it!

They posted a list of resetera causes and asked how much is going to each

https://www.resetera.com/threads/resetera-ownership-update.499677/page-8#post-75197754

[Boredfrom]

Someone ask why the 700k a year in profits havent been used to help marginalized communities
 
SOMEBODY ASK

Someone did it!

They posted a list of resetera causes and asked how much is going to each

If any of those charities a fake one like Cash Overdrive?

[ShutUp]

I'd rather not have some corporate dude come in here to "how do you do fellow kids" us

Says the no doubt 30+ old guy

[remy]

Everything about this is so fucking funny 

so many people went ride or die for this website so some random dude that didn't interact with them at all could get 4.5 mill

people really thought this was some grass roots shid that needed era clear memberships and volunteers to keep the lights on 

truly a neoliberal forum till the end

[Averon]

Look at it this way: There's no way the new owners will allow someone like Kyuuji pull the bullshit she did on Cyber Punk 2077 again.

[Boredfrom]

Looking at how this community always jumps to the worst possible conclusions about everything (*gestures vaguely at thread*), it's no wonder Cerium is moving on.

Best of luck, Cerium. And good luck to the team. ❤️

One of the crazies from BCT, btw...

I wouldn’t necessarily say the ship was sinking if it was worth 4.5 million lol.
It’s sinking now that he’s announced this and he knew it.

How fucking naive you Tumblerinas are...

[Lonewulfeus]

Ok let’s start resetera 2.0, in 4 years we can split the profits and buy some goofy ass house from James’ thread.

[Propagandhim]

Getting hard thinking about Cerium itemizing and appraising sections of the site to MOBA in his sales pitch:. "And here we have the socialism and communism OT with a high click thru rate of at least 300 regular members constantly getting served targeted ads on a daily basis. Big dollar value! And here we have our automated service bot Nepenthe: 0-cost service and maintenance!"

[Boredfrom]

Socialist Era is so pathetic that they think that Cerium bitching about Bernie somehow is a exposee... 

[Lonewulfeus]

Btw, who buys a forum in 2021?  Fucking swedes

[ShutUp]

The endless amounts of complaining about capitalism as they post from what are probably brand new iPhones or MacBooks are great. These people couldn’t function in a world without capitalism. Their video games, MCU, ability to even whine about this shit on the web, either all gone or heavily moderated to the point they would be tossed in jail for even whining about it in the first place.

[Boredfrom]

People keep saying running off the big communities. Can I get some context for this? Is this why I cant find Black ERA anymore? What happened?

They've all been pushed out. You can always visit retrogameboards, metacouncil (PC), installbaseforum (sales, once it's really open), famiboards, xboxera...
 

  I couldnt care less about those, I'm mainly worried about Black Era.
 

 

My summer child, if you don’t a discord link, it means they don’t care about you.

[Potato]

Sales in the last twelve months (up to and including 31 August) amounted to approximately USD 700,000 with an EBITDA margin of approximately 80%.

Imagine working for free and experiencing trauma that requires therapy for a company that turns over $700k per annum!

Holy shit those dickheads must feel like the biggest marks right now.

[Nintex]

Lmao he made $4.5 million with e-slavery

[remy]

If I was a mod on there I'd be feeling like the biggest fucking dumbass   

[Boredfrom]

Yeah he did so much hard work over the past couple of years, checking out his brain and foisting the workload on others while he reaped the benefits. Truly a fair system.

Getting paid for modding ResetEra. 

It sounds like you were pretty okay with it in public even when the rest of SocialistEra felt like outcasts. Maybe you should have share this opinions more overtly...