On one hand, I support a strong robots.txt being in place. It keeps data from being used by honest engines (though what constitutes "honesty" varies). But at the same time, indexing and caching is how we can grow. If you want the site to grow, you want to get it to 1st position on first SERP.
It's a tricky balance.
First they left Reddit; now they're leaving Fandom. Do they believe they're too big to be overshadowed by Google algorithms?
Corp vs. Cyberpunks.
Tale as old as time. Gee, what color was the sky today? The color of a television, tuned to a dead channel?
I have been waiting for IRCv3 with bated breath for years now.
They're just following rules, man:
Rule 33. Lurk More - It's never enough.
And yes, the pool is still closed.
That's from comments. Comments, by nature, have to be pseudonymous unless we go full-on 4chan with anonymity. If I'm commenting or posting something, that's fine - I'm arguing that the upvotes should be anonymous, as they are on Reddit. I don't want someone else being able to see my voting history - or anyone else's, because agreement or disagreement with a post or a comment isn't something that I feel should be public.
Okay, I'm fine with borrowing a term from post-cyberpunk transhuman works - infogee. We're leaving one place and seeking something still. Rather than physical refuge, we seek information. We could also be called commugees, as many of us seek community. If you wish to retain refugee to mean "a person seeking physical refuge", I understand it; but understand that the connotation will still be understood, and we all understand that our hardships are not theirs.
Honestly, what I think of them is that I'm ticked off at the mods who are doing this, and the users who are shitposting and pretending that shitposting spam is a valid protest. I'm here, I'm also there, and I'm in other places as well. Reddit's choices as a company don't thrill me, but I understand them. I also understand that since I'm a user and not a customer, my choice is to either accept Reddit as it is when I log in or to leave. If they continue to make it more onerous, more invasive, and actually try to evade adblock, then I will choose to leave.
It honestly doesn't help to tear things down for the users who do want to use Reddit. The people making things worse are only making enemies. They're not actually making an effective protest, rather, they're only causing anger from everyone. And it may seem funny in the short term, but long-term, as someone who's in both places, I've realized that it's healthier to help build 2+ communities than to tear one down.
I was on Torn City since before it was Torn - [150464]. I remember playing craps for a while and running a chainsaw in gang wars.
Ventrue Bros. sounds like an awesome Vampire chronicle.
I wonder if it's not a good thing that you've had to jump from phase 1/2/3 all the way to phase 7 thanks to the Reddit departure. The fact that the site is as strong as it is, and is starting to develop communities, shows that you've done a great job.
Super Mario Bros. - I'm sorry for Hopper & Hoskins' experiences (RIP). But between the directorial chaos, editorial saves, and constant drunkenness, they turned out a pretty solid dark cyberpunk movie that feels more like "two New York plumbers save the day" than the recent movie. The visuals mostly still hold up, the story is okay. There's maybe a few things that could be improved, but overall I don't think it's all that bad.