I haven't been active on here a lot, because video games are dead but this situation deserves a "gg" to Cerium, whoever that person is. One wouldn't know because community participation clearly wasn't priority #1.
Conspiracy theories about the real reasons for the ERA split are being fed by this buyout. The corporate PR speak with the "clear fit" and then having it be a company that violates all kinds of things that this forum ostensibly stands for.
Just well done, man.
Now we just need someone to find some twitter posts from the CEO of MOBA that transwomen aren't women and we'll be golden.
to me, you're born a guy, or you're born a girl. You could maybe have a mix of parts if something weird happens or if you have surgery later in life and that's fine.
If you want to go around and act like a girl even though you aren't, or vice versa. go ahead. I won't stop you. But for the love of god don't get mad just because someone doesn't "refer to you with the correct gender pronoun" or some stupid **** like that. When i was younger i didn't get mad at someone on the phone for calling me a girl because my voice was higher then. (and yes that actually happened a couple times)
The "clear best fit" right here, obviously.Funny you mention that, likely its been mentioned, but I am already upsetting myself by coming back to this discussion as it is..
A friend who deleted her account yesterday, had looked at our new sister sites and sent me this link earlier, apparently this kind of thing is allowed to exist within MOBAfire's network unmoderated and remain so for months. that is not a "family" I am comfortable to be with.
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Being heteresexual is statistically normal.
*insert rant about forced diversity here*
I didn't see any Blizzposts about heterosexual males and by that I mean actually saying that the male character decided to be male and heterosexual. So yeah, the Pelagos case really feels forced.
So, I posted what I posted about being a mod because I care about this community, because I care about this experiment that we actually could create a progressive(ish) gaming/nerd space. I clapped back at one disrespectful post. And then I went to bed.
And then I woke up to this. 10 pages of this.
Being told that I don't respect myself, I don't know any better, I'm actually part of the problem. Apparently I'm actually taking a job from a hypothetical person who would do this for pay?
This has made me feel worse than anything Cerium could have ever done to me or exploited me for.
I'm taking a break for a day.
He was up late finalizing a lot of this. He, like many people I'm told, require sleep from time to time
Making ads worse just seems like a weird thing to rely on when ad blockers exist.By making ads more intrusive and subscriptions more 'appealing'.
Yeah the main thing I'd be concerned about is opening the registration floodgates and easing off on moderation to get the maximum people and engagement in here and gradually it just turns into a shithole like most of the rest of the internet.At the very least I'm expecting more ads. That'd be one way to earn their 4.5 million back faster.
And despite what mods have said I expect eventually new sign ups to be opened up somewhat. ISP email addresses or work email addresses are both probably limiting potential growth.
You're more optimistic than me. :Dmore ads, more sponsored content, opening the forum to a more "diverse" crowd (i.e. more right leaning gamers), less moderation to generate more clicks, less discussion about issues around gaming companies and more "woah look at cyberpunk how awesome"..
these are all changes I now expect in the next 5 years.
So, I posted what I posted about being a mod because I care about this community, because I care about this experiment that we actually could create a progressive(ish) gaming/nerd space. I clapped back at one disrespectful post. And then I went to bed.
And then I woke up to this. 10 pages of this.
Being told that I don't respect myself, I don't know any better, I'm actually part of the problem. Apparently I'm actually taking a job from a hypothetical person who would do this for pay?
This has made me feel worse than anything Cerium could have ever done to me or exploited me for.
I'm taking a break for a day.
The "clear best fit" right here, obviously.
It sure was reassuring to look into a thread made last year on one of our new sister sites, MMO Champion, only to find this fun little moderation message:
Pelagos and trans representation in Shadowlands
So with Shadowlands World of Warcraft is getting our first transgender character. Pelagos, a Kyrian soulbind, is a transman after having presented as female during his mortal life. I think it's great that WoW is finally getting it's first trans character and I'm glad the developers took time...www.mmo-champion.com
Of course, that wasn't before four pages with charming, unmoderated posts like
There's another thread, on the same topic, on the same forum, with even more awful responses, including the trash OP itself, but i'm not posting any quotes from this one here. All I got out of it was more confirmation that trans identities are a "forbidden topic" over there; great sign!
Yeah the main thing I'd be concerned about is opening the registration floodgates and easing off on moderation to get the maximum people and engagement in here and gradually it just turns into a shithole like most of the rest of the internet.
Basically this. But I don't think it's funny I just don't understand why.Hilarious to see the l mods clown over themselves to defend not getting something for the work they do. This isn't a non-profit, in fact it's made a nice profit. You don't need to defend the factory owner. Volunteering for a non profit is great, volunteering for a place that actually makes profit is just mind blowing.
We, the people that generate the value, are saying you should get something and y'all just happy to defend not getting shit. Moreover fighting against us saying we should be paying you instead of the guy that just made off with 4 years worth of cash plus a payout of the giant corp that now owns this place.
"M.O.B.A. Network sees significant opportunities to increase advertising revenue through a higher share of direct sales, implementation of new ad formats, and a long-term product development strategy."Some info here:
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
Sheesh. What could've been. In terms of ownership structure, in terms of transparency, in terms of the kind of good this forum might've been doing this whole time. The conspiracizing in this thread is totally unwarranted but the sense that we were on the wrong mission from Day 1 isn't.
So who's setting up a new place registered as a charity and community model?
There has been a tip button implemented for nearly four years, members could buy the "Era Clear" as a means of "giving back". Except it turns out instead all the proceeds went straight to a millionaire's 2nd Lambo fund.So why people are so mad? Capitalism won? Do we lose something? Is Era going to charge for something? Why are people so mad ? I really don't understand. It would be cool if mods and admins were paid. If people are so concerned with them why don't implement a "tip" button like twitter?
We were given this information in the press releases from MOBA Network. All expenses (hosting, staff, legal etc.) total around $11,600/month for the last year. Around 20% of the ~$58,300/month the ads and Clear subs bring in. Leaving $46,600/month profit (before tax) for the single stakeholder Mr Cerium.How much does running a site like Restera cost? Like on a monthly basis
My word, Cerium really picked some like minded individuals for our sister sites and no mistake.
I felt a little guilty I posted the link which was 4 years old, as I feared I'd get a monstering for "digging up the past"..... Not any more.
My word, Cerium really picked some like minded individuals for our sister sites and no mistake.
I felt a little guilty I posted the link which was 4 years old, as I feared I'd get a monstering for "digging up the past"..... Not any more.
Hopefully this shit won't be plastered at the bottom of every page here like on all the other sites run / acquired by this network.
(screencaps from two seperate sites)
I'll repeat what I asked earlier then; are we going to have a link to those cesspools at the bottom of every page on this forum, like the other sites on this network?
The duality of wanting the new ownership to not intervene in ERA policy and moaning that the new ownership dont intervene on subforum policy sure is something.
Or by selling your data.By making ads more intrusive and subscriptions more 'appealing'.
Plastering all your affiliated links at the bottom of every page will increase your google backlink score aka "makes all sites more visible".
I see no technical / financial or SEO reason why they wouldn't include all sites of the network in the footer of every page.
My word, Cerium really picked some like minded individuals for our sister sites and no mistake.
I felt a little guilty I posted the link which was 4 years old, as I feared I'd get a monstering for "digging up the past"..... Not any more.
Yeah, not liking this. How are Era's staff feeling about it?See my point, so best case, they are hands off.... So ERA is officially fine to be a part of a network which enncourages homophobia and bigotry. Would ERA blacklist these sites from discussion.
You inspired me to look; as a gay dude myself I am also concerned about being attached to a forum that is potentially homophobic, transphobic, racist or misogynistic. I love the community here and I thank that I can talk about games with a community that won't berate my opinions or me because I'm gay.
And well… That thread took me seconds to find on Google.
Can even just look at the main page, trans joke taken out of the games (WoW, Hearthstone). 400 lovely comments.
I'll repeat what I asked earlier then; are we going to have a link to those cesspools at the bottom of every page on this forum, like the other sites on this network?
Being told that I don't respect myself, I don't know any better, I'm actually part of the problem. Apparently I'm actually taking a job from a hypothetical person who would do this for pay?
This has made me feel worse than anything Cerium could have ever done to me or exploited me for.
I'm sure he can get decent mental health care with his 4.5 million dollars.
Have you watched squid game? Having too much money can cause depression tooI'm sure he can get decent mental health care with his 4.5 million dollars.
I'm sure he can get decent mental health care with his 4.5 million dollars.
Any post regarding sexuality, gender identity, ethnicity or women's rights to bodily autonomy is regardless of context considered a "forbidden topic" on an equal level with posting graphic violence gore images and is encouraged to be reported immediately for moderation.The "clear best fit" right here, obviously.
It sure was reassuring to look into a thread made last year on one of our new sister sites, MMO Champion, only to find this fun little moderation message:
Pelagos and trans representation in Shadowlands
So with Shadowlands World of Warcraft is getting our first transgender character. Pelagos, a Kyrian soulbind, is a transman after having presented as female during his mortal life. I think it's great that WoW is finally getting it's first trans character and I'm glad the developers took time...www.mmo-champion.com
Of course, that wasn't before four pages with charming, unmoderated posts like
There's another thread, on the same topic, on the same forum, with even more awful responses, including the trash OP itself, but i'm not posting any quotes from this one here. All I got out of it was more confirmation that trans identities are a "forbidden topic" over there; great sign!
M.O.B.A. Network sees significant opportunities to increase advertising revenue through a higher share of direct sales, implementation of new ad formats, and a long-term product development strategy. M.O.B.A. Network, therefore, estimates that ResetEra.com can grow sales significantly in 2022 while maintaining an EBITDA margin.
we see significant opportunities to develop ResetEra.com, continue to grow traffic flows, improve the sales development and extract synergies within the M.O.B.A. Group.
Should we really call them staff?
Any post regarding sexuality, gender identity, ethnicity or women's rights to bodily autonomy is regardless of context considered a "forbidden topic" on an equal level with posting graphic violence gore images and is encouraged to be reported immediately for moderation.
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"clear best fit"
I'm also curious if Era's staff know much detail about these plans for new ad formats, creating growth and synergies with the MOBA Group yet?
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