03-19-2022, 08:28 AM
(03-19-2022, 07:58 AM)Ninurta Wrote: It;s unfortunate, but rumors are running rampant while solid information is in short supply. from what I've been able to gather, the server is still up, but is refusing connections. Pretty much everything else seems to be pure speculation, and you know how speculation runs among the conspiracy minded.
Yes, boy do I!!
Quote:I snagged all the content, threads and such, that I wanted from there some time ago, when sales were being discussed. Other folks seem to have not been as fortunate.
We captured what we could, but much of this was based on our own posts. The historical reading and research of posts by others from long ago couldn't really be captured unless you knew it existed, where it was and what parts to save.
Quote:What is concerning to me is that the new owners, whomever they may be, have not released any information on the outage. That seems a bad business to me.
Not just bad for business, it's freaking suicidal!! At some point, any owner concerned about future viability would leave no stone un-turned to get the message out there that they weren't responsible and were doing everything in their power to recover. To vanish without a trace like that, and no explanation, speaks of something potentially much more sinister! When you couple this with the fact that the new owners never revealed who they were, and that the sale agreement specifically stipulated the seller not reveal this information either is pretty odd/spooky/concerning/bizarre (take your pick)
Quote:I understand they want to remain in the shadows, but there are ways to get information out that don't expose your identity, and they seem to be taking advantage of none of those avenues. In my mind, that can't be a good sign. It's my understanding that even the mods over there got blindsided, and that sends up a whole new level of alarm to me. As long as it has been down, you'd thing that someone would have contacted them through backchannels like email or something.
Exactly! During the sales discussions I had some pretty interesting conversations with a couple of the prominent moderators over there who we were wanting to come over with the buy if it happened. Some of the stuff they hinted at sounded pretty wild. I think you hit the nail directly on the head with what you just said in that paragraph. I was going to write almost the exact same thing.
It ain't over until the fat lady sings, so they may not be dead, but just the fact there is so little info out there is really weird, like weird on steroids, type of weird!
Quote:So, I dunno. Enjoy your time here in your new home!
Count on it! That's my plan.