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SBAllen 01/24/18 6:31:17 PM #281:	P4wn4g3 posted... SBAllen posted... P4wn4g3 posted... What guarantee do we have that history won't repeat itself? The GameSpot fiasco simply started with a logo and more ad revenue. The GameSpot fiasco was going on for years before the logo branding. I was hired after the decision was made to combine the varying parts of the sites (this was decided in 2003, I was brought on in April 2004). The decision then was made specifically to share content on both sites. This time around, no content will be shared. It's simply a domain change. You can check out comicvine.gamespot.com for a living example. This site moved over a year ago with no repercussions and their userbase is almost as passionate as ours, albiet smaller. Look at their insane user powered wiki, for example. I feel like CJayC truly believed things wouldn't go that way either when he sold the site. I can't speak for him, honestly, but the people in charge of then CNET and the people who are in charge now are some very, very different people. I'm one of the few still left who lived through the first merger and they are scared to death of even attempting to do anything like that ever again. Honestly, the only fear they had about making this move was people comparing it to the debacle of 2003. No one wants to repeat that. --- "Um, let's face it, you'd be better off staying at the Hilton." http://facebook.com/GFAQS \| http://twitter.com/GameFAQs <cite>SBAllen posted [p:894729964] in gamefaqs.g... [t:76238331]...</cite> <quote><cite>P4wn4g3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SBAllen posted...</cite> <quote><cite>P4wn4g3 posted...</cite> <quote>What guarantee do we have that history won't repeat itself? The GameSpot fiasco simply started with a logo and more ad revenue.</quote> The GameSpot fiasco was going on for years before the logo branding. I was hired after the decision was made to combine the varying parts of the sites (this was decided in 2003, I was brought on in April 2004). The decision then was made specifically to share content on both sites. This time around, no content will be shared. It's simply a domain change. You can check out comicvine.gamespot.com for a living example. This site moved over a year ago with no repercussions and their userbase is almost as passionate as ours, albiet smaller. Look at their insane user powered wiki, for example.</quote> I feel like CJayC truly believed things wouldn't go that way either when he sold the site.</quote> I can't speak for him, honestly, but the people in charge of then CNET and the people who are in charge now are some very, very different people. I'm one of the few still left who lived through the first merger and they are scared to death of even attempting to do anything like that ever again. Honestly, the only fear they had about making this move was people comparing it to the debacle of 2003. No one wants to repeat that. --- "Um, let's face it, you'd be better off staying at the Hilton." http://facebook.com/GFAQS \| http://twitter.com/GameFAQs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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