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Post by pacific on Mar 6, 2023 7:15:27 GMT -5
Hey guys - just signed up here, what a disappointment, again.
I have gone through a couple of stages of reaction (initial anger, through sadness). Tides - if you are reading this, get some help man. I genuinely mean that, see someone who you can talk things through with. Because you must know that this wasn't a balanced thing to do, by any stretch.
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Post by Least censored on the planet! on Mar 6, 2023 8:14:14 GMT -5
Do you think he'll try and apologise again and explain how it was our fault? At this point I just hope he doesn't try to hack my server! This would be very very bad for me.
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Post by herzlos on Mar 6, 2023 10:45:43 GMT -5
Hacking is giving him a bit much credit, he was just resetting passwords for stuff he didn't handover correctly.
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Post by Disciple of Fate on Mar 6, 2023 10:53:34 GMT -5
Not to say it's likely, but you can easily get a DDOS attack going with almost no knowledge nowadays.
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Post by Least censored on the planet! on Mar 6, 2023 11:11:36 GMT -5
Hacking is giving him a bit much credit When there's a will there's a way
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on Mar 6, 2023 11:57:05 GMT -5
Hacking is giving him a bit much credit When there's a will there's a way You’ve mentioned a few times that your server is shared and particularly vulnerable, and likely to be down from time to time anyway. Should we keep looking for a more secure, stable home for the next ETC? I don’t believe I was much of an admin, and after the last few weeks I’m not sure I’m up for more of the rollercoaster. I’ll be happy to post as a member on your site, but the looming shadow of admin responsibility just makes me feel tired.
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Post by Least censored on the planet! on Mar 6, 2023 12:02:54 GMT -5
You’ve mentioned a few times that your server is shared and particularly vulnerable, and likely to be down from time to time anyway. Should we keep looking for a more secure, stable home for the next ETC? I may be overstating the risks but I think it's important to mention the difference between an amateur hosting or a professional server. I’ll be happy to post as a member on your site, but the looming shadow of admin responsibility just makes me feel tired. We can decide on a different mod team of course.
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Post by easye on Mar 6, 2023 13:24:00 GMT -5
Greetings all. I just got logged in here too.
Maybe we should just make our home here for a while?
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Post by pacific on Mar 7, 2023 11:10:18 GMT -5
So I take it that this is it for ETC then?
I love the fact that Tides is still making posts on Dakka, with a cheery disposition, as though nothing has happened and he hasn't just wiped out a forum and a community. Makes me think of that film with the cheery ice-cream vendor with thick glasses, handing kids their ice cream and smiling, while he is covered in blood from his family that he has just hacked to pieces and wedged into the back of his van.
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Post by Haighus on Mar 7, 2023 11:15:08 GMT -5
So I take it that this is it for ETC then? I love the fact that Tides is still making posts on Dakka, with a cheery disposition, as though nothing has happened and he hasn't just wiped out a forum and a community. Makes me think of that film with the cheery ice-cream vendor with thick glasses, handing kids their ice cream and smiling, while he is covered in blood from his family that he has just hacked to pieces and wedged into the back of his van. I think discussions are ongoing. There is a new ETC appearing on OOOHs server, but pretty quiet so far. At the moment, folks are hanging out here. The community hasn't gone, but it is searching for a new home.
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Post by herzlos on Mar 7, 2023 11:41:05 GMT -5
So I take it that this is it for ETC then? I love the fact that Tides is still making posts on Dakka, with a cheery disposition, as though nothing has happened and he hasn't just wiped out a forum and a community. Makes me think of that film with the cheery ice-cream vendor with thick glasses, handing kids their ice cream and smiling, while he is covered in blood from his family that he has just hacked to pieces and wedged into the back of his van. It's very clear from his post on ETC that he feels like he's done nothing wrong, so it's not a surprise he seems completely unphazed by the damage he's done.
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Post by maddocgrotsnik on Mar 7, 2023 12:09:21 GMT -5
I do wonder if he only founded ETC as a right wing echo chamber. But when non-lunatic posters joined and brought a lot of irrefutable facts, that’s when Teddy Was Thrown From The Pram?
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on Mar 7, 2023 12:58:33 GMT -5
Greetings all. I just got logged in here too. Maybe we should just make our home here for a while? Here works. Choum works, too. I’m feeling pretty demoralized at the moment so I’m going to step back for a while before putting a lot of work into it. Anyone else who wants to has my blessing. (Well, within reason.)
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Post by adurot on Mar 7, 2023 13:21:44 GMT -5
So I take it that this is it for ETC then? I love the fact that Tides is still making posts on Dakka, with a cheery disposition, as though nothing has happened and he hasn't just wiped out a forum and a community. Makes me think of that film with the cheery ice-cream vendor with thick glasses, handing kids their ice cream and smiling, while he is covered in blood from his family that he has just hacked to pieces and wedged into the back of his van. Is he back to posting again? Last I saw he had gone over a week without adding anything there.
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Post by Peregrine on Mar 7, 2023 13:24:33 GMT -5
So I take it that this is it for ETC then? I love the fact that Tides is still making posts on Dakka, with a cheery disposition, as though nothing has happened and he hasn't just wiped out a forum and a community. Makes me think of that film with the cheery ice-cream vendor with thick glasses, handing kids their ice cream and smiling, while he is covered in blood from his family that he has just hacked to pieces and wedged into the back of his van.
That's an unfortunate comment on Dakka's moderation standards. It's fine to be a horrible person with horrible beliefs just as long as you don't use any bad words on Dakka itself. If they had any integrity he would have been banned and they would have made it clear that people who do things like he did are not welcome in the community.
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