Current Events > DToast responded to my Fandom support ticket

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Fandom owns GameFAQs but I'm still baffled as to why a message board that's 20+ years old has to go away.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/6-gamefaqs-announcements/80445446
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80445579

Dylan Host (GameSpot Support)
May 17, 2023, 19:47 CDT
Hi there,

Thanks for contacting Fandom. You answered the question in your question. Those two posts are Fandom's stance on the topic. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Warmest Regards,

Dylan Host

Community Manager, Safety

There you have it. Unapologetic.

As cold as those Minnesota winds of his.

who is tc

Can I send a support ticket to get him to accept my friend request

I mean it's the big big big boss's call. What can you really say or do? Gotta just accept it's the end and find some way to replace it and deal with it.

Starks posted...

There you have it. Unapologetic.

Why would he be. You're lucky you didnt get lol as a response

Jagr_68 posted...

who is tc

One of the 261s I'm guessing.

Based as fuck response

Just wait until they "upgrade" the message boards into some shitty wikia style discussion page

Turbam posted...

Based as fuck response

Assbuttcrack

Maybe they might consider a LUE set up?

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Those regards were apparently the warmest.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/1/8/AAFFpAAAEfHS.jpg

Lmao

TheMikh posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/1/8/AAFFpAAAEfHS.jpg

Lol

TheMikh posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/1/8/AAFFpAAAEfHS.jpg

Ok lmfao

Lol, such weak bullshit. I've seen better lies from George Santos.

Having a position for community manager "safety" on a website for dying message boards has got to be the most made up job in the world. They might as well call him a political commissar. I wonder which CEO this guy is the child of.

Minnesota so cold it burned you

He obviously isn't anything like the last community manager, what'd you expect?

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T is probably his middle initial or something

Heineken14 posted...

Lol, such weak bullshit. I've seen better lies from George Santos.

So you think they really took down Politics board because this websight is an alt-right place or something?

VeggetaX posted...

So you think they really took down Politics board because this websight is an alt-right place or something?

I'm thinking the admins were just sick of it (one or two might be more...biased) and just found the perfect 'reasoning' to get rid of it.

BombermanGold posted...

I'm thinking the admins were just sick of it (one or two might be more...biased) and just found the perfect 'reasoning' to get rid of it.

I think the CEOs that bought this company told them to take it down because that's the exact sort of reason they buy unprofitable toys like these kinds of websites (This is like a bargain bin version of the purchase of Twitter, which was also never going to be profitable and all about Elon Musk's ego and desire to try to control a narrative), and in fact, we sort of already know as much from the story we were told about this being the only thing they were concerned about when negotiating the purchase (Which is absolutely absurd).

I doubt they are alt-right, they are likely right-libertarians and in fact, that's a group that was made fun of quite often on the Politics board, along with special heroes of theirs like Elon Musk and all the other rich losers they worship.

This entire website is worth like 50k. That's absolute pocket change as far as buying a business goes. We all know it isn't going to be profitable, and if your idea is to make it profitable, all of a sudden axing a sizeable amount of users reason for coming to the site is absolute lunacy. I mean, eventually they are going to plaster the Fandom sidebar onto this site and try to redirect traffic away from the sinking ship, why would you want less traffic being redirected? Why would you have strong feelings about one particular board (That honestly, CE is much, much more naughty than. Even the trolls on politics were sleepy and uninspired.).

VeggetaX posted...

I mean it's the big big big boss's call. What can you really say or do? Gotta just accept it's the end and find some way to replace it and deal with it.

He could say he'll bat for the community as the community manager and see if he can negotiate for some kind of compromise. Not throw his hands up and effectively say, "sorry bro, can't do shit".

I dunno about yall but I HIGHLY doubt the CEOs and executives are having breakout meetings over the concern of the political board on this dying video game websight. Kinda funny how important you guys think your board was.

CoyoteTheGreat posted...

I doubt they are alt-right, they are likely right-libertarians and in fact, that's a group that was made fun of quite often on the Politics board, along with special heroes of theirs like Elon Musk and all the other rich losers they worship.

Small point -- there's no real difference between alt-right and right-libertarian. Especially when the usual pattern is right-libertarian moneybags funding the Proud Boys et al.

VeggetaX posted...

I dunno about yall but I HIGHLY doubt the CEOs and executives are having breakout meetings over the concern of the political board on this dying video game websight. Kinda funny how important you guys think your board was.

Elon Musk is giving daily demonstrations that there is no limit to the pettiness he will personally engage with and perform online.

VeggetaX posted...

I dunno about yall but I HIGHLY doubt the CEOs and executives are having breakout meetings over the concern of the political board on this dying video game websight. Kinda funny how important you guys think your board was.

This was literally the story we were told from the guy who sold to them, that the politics board was their sticking point for whatever reason. So I mean, do you think SBallen is lying and in fact it was his decision all along?

Oh lord. If I thought I was posting on an alt-right or even right-libertarian websight I'd woulda logged out and never came back a LONG time ago.

VeggetaX posted...

So you think they really took down Politics board because this websight is an alt-right place or something?

Type of ass pull you'd expect from someone who has a gimmick of saying websight.

26 is too young to have that much power on gamefaqs tbh

CoyoteTheGreat posted...

This was literally the story we were told from the guy who sold to them, that the politics board was their sticking point for whatever reason.

Wouldn't it be funny if a Fandom executive had been one of the usual right wingers on 261 that had their great ideas cruelly butchered by facts and reality.

There aren't many plausible reasons for decision makers like that to care about 261, FFS.

Heineken14 posted...

Type of ass pull you'd expect from someone who has a gimmick of saying websight.

Get use to the word.

ProfessorKukui posted...

damn, ya'll taking this too hard.

That's because if Fandom makes Gamefaqs ban political discussion, something like 70% of the users on CE will find themselves with a 524% increase in free time they don't know what to do with, because they devoted it all to trolling about politics here.

Heineken14 posted...

Lol, such weak bullshit. I've seen better lies from George Santos.

George Santos owns Fandom tho

VeggetaX posted...

Get use to the word.

*Get use two the word.

VeggetaX posted...

Get use to the word.

Nah, I'll keep making fun of the people with 0 personality that they have to have an online gimmick.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/1/9/AAb05zAAEQV_.jpg

Abusive language? Shouldve banned the person involved.

The board was not the problem - someone clearly had a problem with the board.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/6/8/AARjV_AAEfIE.jpg

Heineken14 posted...

Nah, I'll keep making fun of the people with 0 personality that they have to have an online gimmick.

Okay guy who is having a hard time their politic board is now closed.

VeggetaX posted...

Okay guy who is having a hard time their politic board is now closed.

Am I? Sounds like you don't know what you're talking about.

Fandom literally bought this websight just to kill the politics board. It's almost like they're trying to alter the heart and soul of this cesspool.

TheHoldSteady posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/6/8/AARjV_AAEfIE.jpg

lmao