Yes. It was a real bone headed decision to kill it. Should have did to it what they've done with CE.Agreed. Really makes me pine for the days when CJayC dismissed advice to close LUE on the basis that it would be like "putting a cancer in a jet engine". CJayC knew that, Fandom needed to learn it apparently.
261 being shut down is the reason why I'm on CE now.
Yes.Blanket banning politics is actually the dumbest decision they ever made.
Deleting it entirely and making CE the new private de facto Politics board, rather than just making the Politics board private, was easily the dumbest decision Fandom made that proved they have no idea how message boards -- especially containment boards for specific topics -- actually work.
Yes. It was a real bone headed decision to kill it. Should have did to it what they've done with CE.
I lurked but rarely posted.Same. It was a good way to stay informed on niche stories, bht the constant vitriol really drained on me. I genuinely don't understand how many people can immerse themselves in that every day.
Blanket banning politics is actually the dumbest decision they ever made.We're both right, as both these actions were equal parts of the same stupid, stupid, stupid decision.
Dang, my CE closure topic got closed itself >_>Yeah... It was going in a downward spiral, probably for the best that a mod closed it lol
261 being shut down is the reason why I'm on CE now.
Dang, my CE closure topic got closed itself >_>
Yeah... It was going in a downward spiral, probably for the best that a mod closed it lolThe topic was supposed to be about the closure last year. idk why it got steered in that direction >_> People can't help themselves I guess
Same. It was a good way to stay informed on niche stories, bht the constant vitriol really drained on me. I genuinely don't understand how many people can immerse themselves in that every day.That was pretty much why I lurked and never posted. Seems like the place could generate some really good policy discussions, but while it was doing that it was also a hotbed of people just shitting on each other a lot. Sorta like CE, but with fewer people so all the vitriol and anger was condensed into fewer topics so it was way more apparent.
Sounds like a normal politics board experience. Those places always looked toxic from the outsideIt really was. Just a small board with a few dedicated regulars that were constantly mad at each other and then also some politics on the side once they needed a break from arguing about years old grudges.