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ResetEra Ownership Update
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I think this is the main reason I think people are upset from what I've seen in the thread. People seem to be under the impression that this site was founded on transparency, and some kind of sense that it "belongs to everyone". From the whole prominent member fiasco, to how insular the decision making and moderation policies were - this was never the case. But I think they just have a great facade off that it was.
Things here will inevitably change - not drastically at first, but certainly over the next few months etc. From my early times on the internet, I was part of individual owned forums. I never posted on the old IGN boards, or gamefaqs once it was bought over - I preferred the vibe of knowing that in some small way I could have my voice heard to ownership. I don't feel like that will be the case here going forward. I'm interested to see how it shakes out and how the culture here changes.
The moderators here have said the complete opposite about Cerium. I'm more willing to trust the people that worked closest to him because this statement alone is hyperbolic.
Edit: I missed a lot of conversation that happened the past 15 pages. I'm sorry I said this.
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What the hell. Talking about Sweden treasures and not mention Abba?!?
Unacceptable
Money, money, money, must be funny, in a rich man's world.
How pleasant. Do you go around in your everyday life telling that to people as well? Co-workers? Retail workers? Family and friends?
I wish people could try to remember that internet people are actually real human beings.
I mean you know who Nicole is right? I mean she's one of the original creators of this site.
Uh SweetNicole was a former admin/founder who would know better than most. And haven't seen any staff say anything to the contrary.
Can we celebrate Midsummer going forward? Do we also get a goat made of straw modeled after the one in Gävle around Christmas time? I'd quite like both.
Oh, how's about banana curry pizza? A streamer I watch is always talking up how great it is. Can we get a banana curry pizza party? That would be swell.
Respect is earned, not given.
Also, people unironically suggesting that the money go to the forum posters here... What are you even smoking, because I'd sure like some of it.
Oh, how's about banana curry pizza? A streamer I watch is always talking up how great it is. Can we get a banana curry pizza party? That would be swell.
A little bit louder for the people in the back.
Respect is earned, not given.
Also, people unironically suggesting that the money go to the forum posters here... What are you even smoking, because I'd sure like some of it.
Yeah i brought this up earlier and am frankly confused. It's like saying you should get paid by a video game company for playing their game. This was originally about mods, who ARE working on this forum, getting paid for their labour. It's always got be about "me, me, me!"
The staff and former staff are undoubtedly very supportive of Cerium, universally so. It's interesting and unexpected considering the optics of the announcement.
Sweden has so many great treasures, it's impossible to fit all the greatness into a top 3! Alfred Nobel, the Ice Hotel, Swedish meatballs, even Spotify has its origins in Sweden. Sweden is lowkey the best country, and now Era is part of it! Yay to us!
Alfred Nobel was a weapon manufacturer, the ice hotel melts every year and spotify exploits artists.
I'm not going to say anything bad about meatballs, though.
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Oh, this is true! Banana curry pizza is also great! Abba is nothing in comparison.
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I mean it's already been sold so it won't, but the post with a link to the original BoyAJ thread should be threadmarked if we want to be transparent about this all.
Moderators are not people.
They are vermin whose only purpose is to destroy the very video game communities they oversee.
It's like Schrodinger's Rat.
Can i get an invite to the secret private super hidden discord channel discussing the plans for RebootEon Pretty please ? Or is it only reserved to the cornerstones of this community i.e 1000000000 post users?
What I'm saying is that they'll become ghost towns, or at most the same 50 people talking to each other.
Hey, it's been fire free/survived for the past four years now!
Yeah, that's how I feel about 95% of discord communities. It's a reason why I've stuck around the site.
Also, put me in the "I didn't know the forum was owned by one guy" camp. Dude should build a shrine to EviLore. lol
I bet we already have people here setting up forums, hoping to cash in on the next exodus.
I bet we already have people here setting up forums, hoping to cash in on the next exodus.
An example from one of the MOBA owned forums :
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The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People :: League of Legends (LoL) Forum on MOBAFire
LoL forum thread "The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People". Share & discuss your favorite strategy guide or build on our League of Legends Forum!
Some of the responses on that thread…good lordAn example from one of the MOBA owned forums :
The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People :: League of Legends (LoL) Forum on MOBAFire
LoL forum thread "The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People". Share & discuss your favorite strategy guide or build on our League of Legends Forum!
I just have no interest in forum drama. I appreciate the hell out of those who volunteer their time to make this place work, even when they make mistakes. And I don't begrudge the owner of the site selling it for a profit.
It will suck if the ownership change impacts the site, but I'm not going to presume anything.
It will suck if the ownership change impacts the site, but I'm not going to presume anything.
It's because I stopped posting there, isn't it?
An example from one of the MOBA owned forums :
The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People :: League of Legends (LoL) Forum on MOBAFire
LoL forum thread "The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People". Share & discuss your favorite strategy guide or build on our League of Legends Forum!
"the clear best fit" according to Cerium
Lot of assumptions, character attacks and just perspective-less posts in here. Most of y'all have no clue about Cerium's life outside of Era. None of you know what he's doing with the money and if he shared it, or is going to. And frankly it's none of your business unless you somehow financially contributed to ResetEra and were not compensated. On top of that I doubt any of you are at business leader level positions and understand the absolute stress that comes with, you know running a business. Or did you just think Era was gonna be run out of his pocket in perpetuity? I mean sure eat the rich and all of that I get it. Mind you 4.5 Million isn't even rich, that's middle class equity. 2017 was 4 years ago. People, lives, circumstances change. I'm not going to indict Cerium for wanting to do what's best for him, which at the end of the day is what anyone would do.
Holy crap! Good for him. Go live that good life.M.O.B.A. Network acquires ResetEra.com - one of the world's largest gaming forums
M.O.B.A. Network has today acquired ResetEra.com, one of the world's largest gaming forum andnews.cision.com
Not attempting to push the expendable point, but you might be surprised. I offered to be a mod here at the beginning and have put a bug out here and there. I'm highly engaged here. I have less time now than I did 4 years ago, but I would still like to help if it meant being able to support the community and moving towards positive change. Well...not sure after this acquisition, but up until yesterday.
I imagine there's quite a few people that feel this way. If the issue that keeps coming up around town for months now is the mod culture is in need of some new perspectives, I can't be the only one that would be willing to lend to that if you look.
Speaking from personal experience, Cerium's been a constant voice of support from my time on staff. Especially when it came to the topic of trans issues, he made sure my voice was always heard and taken into account. Literally from the moment I was approached about becoming staff I recall the topic coming up, and Cerium going out of his way to ensure I felt comfortable handling trans topics.
I can't speak for all staff members (especially the ones before and after my time), but I imagine many staff members have a similar positive experience here.
So you're argument then is that mods should not get paid and that paid and trained modship would not benefit the site and community? Because in your previous post you said that labour should be paid. And the entire thing that started this conversation was the statement that you can be critical of something and still believe that things like pay and training would be beneficial to people you're being critical of.
And I'm sidestepping? What an I am sidestepping exactly? I've already said that we can acknowledge that people were being mean to mods and there can be no criticism that isn't just mean, which seems to be the core of your argument (or maybe, at this point it's not clear what you're even arguing).
As far as making it better, eh, who said anything about that? The whole point is that people should be paid for their work. To be honest, I don't really care if a lot of the mods didn't want to get paid or not. A lot of the people I work with hate unions, but I'm still pro-union because I know it's a net positive for labor. And you know what, most people I work with are kind of incompetent, like some of them are just terrible workers. That's me being critical of them. Yet I still think they should be paid better and have worker protections.
To be honest, I have no idea what you're even trying to argue here. Because in one post you say labour should be paid, and now in this one you're saying that paying mods here would not be benefiting. So why don't you clearly state what it is you're actually wanting to say, because to be frank, it really just feels like you're arguing just to argue especially when you're just straight making up weird comments that no one has made like getting paid more would help mental health which no one said anything like this (or at least me in this conversation). So what is it you're trying to say? Just say it plainly and simply: what is the core of your argument?
An example from one of the MOBA owned forums :
The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People :: League of Legends (LoL) Forum on MOBAFire
LoL forum thread "The SJW SU Fandom: Why Social Justice Warriors are Awful People". Share & discuss your favorite strategy guide or build on our League of Legends Forum!
Is this the umbrella Cerium wants Resetera to fall under?
if anything he did what EviLore should have done and cashed out before the site crashed and burned
Yeah! I'm with you! Being a mod sounds sexy as hell right now. What's the worst that can happen? You can post everything with a DBZ meme and I'll post everything with a Star Wars meme or something
Honestly if mods here are saying that they don't mind being volunteers, then let them be. I don't see why people here are insulting that decision or deriding them. This is coming from someone who thinks they should be paid. Respect their decisions yall.
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