Page 54 of 267 FirstFirst ... 444495051525354555657585964104154 ... LastLast
Results 796 to 810 of 4002

Thread: The Soulja Boy Poop Out of Mouth Out - Atari Zombie Inside (or maybe not)

  1. #796
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    V.C. B.C. Canada
    Posts
    12,496
    Thanks
    116
    Thanked 626 Times in 280 Posts
    EP Points
    535

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by deadlegion View Post
    Domain has expired.
    I honestly expected to see that ages ago 'cos what's the point of keeping it if content isn't available?

    Now all we need is discord to shutdown due to "piracy"
    Yes, it can happen. Another site I'm on went through a little drama with discord server being shutdown recently.
    Masj not bothering to pay the rent anymore eh?

    It's still a repository of information. Also he could of said something.

    I think the Discord is going to be the future tbh. Hope he doesn't kill the forums either, so much history here.

  2. #797
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    20,338
    Thanks
    845
    Thanked 2,575 Times in 1,219 Posts
    EP Points
    20605

    Default

    The problem with discord is that it can be shutdown beyond control of admins and mods. Discord themselves can shutdown your server.
    Then you have to convince them you haven't done anything wrong. Also, if the server is shutdown there is no guarantee all data will be kept and restored if it gets up again.

    With forums yes they can go down, but if backups are made then forums can be restored. Site administrator is in complete control.
    Discord is totally beyond your control and it's disorganised. I don't envy anyone trying to maintain order on that.

    Spoiler warning:

  3. #798
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    V.C. B.C. Canada
    Posts
    12,496
    Thanks
    116
    Thanked 626 Times in 280 Posts
    EP Points
    535

    Default

    True.

    EP's is pretty simple though. Doesn't really need that much moderating outside of the usual "why no more games on EP" and ad bot nonsense.

  4. #799
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    20,338
    Thanks
    845
    Thanked 2,575 Times in 1,219 Posts
    EP Points
    20605

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Zaladane View Post
    True.

    EP's is pretty simple though. Doesn't really need that much moderating outside of the usual "why no more games on EP" and ad bot nonsense.
    So people aren't sharing anything there at all? What's the point?

    Spoiler warning:

  5. #800
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    20,338
    Thanks
    845
    Thanked 2,575 Times in 1,219 Posts
    EP Points
    20605

    Default

    I mean it's good if they aren't sharing because that would be a violation of terms of use. And that can lead to the server being nuked.

    Spoiler warning:

  6. #801
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    V.C. B.C. Canada
    Posts
    12,496
    Thanks
    116
    Thanked 626 Times in 280 Posts
    EP Points
    535

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by deadlegion View Post
    So people aren't sharing anything there at all? What's the point?
    People request and people share links in dm's.

  7. #802
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    20,338
    Thanks
    845
    Thanked 2,575 Times in 1,219 Posts
    EP Points
    20605

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Zaladane View Post
    People request and people share links in dm's.
    That's a violation of terms of use. Discord can shutdown that server without warning and purge everything, they don't even have to thoroughly explain the reasons.
    I'm sure they can look into DM's because they collect info on everybody, they're actually worse than facebook for that (probably not as bad as google though).

    Spoiler warning:

  8. #803
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    V.C. B.C. Canada
    Posts
    12,496
    Thanks
    116
    Thanked 626 Times in 280 Posts
    EP Points
    535

    Default

    Also not entirely true now I think about it. I believe there was a time when a server didn't want to host the site because of the legalities of hosting roms and everything had to be moved. So a host can close things down too I suppose.

  9. #804
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    20,338
    Thanks
    845
    Thanked 2,575 Times in 1,219 Posts
    EP Points
    20605

    Default

    Yes a web host can shutdown a site but they can't delete the database backup you have made locally

    Discord can delete what it likes, read the terms of use etc. You have no control over that at all you're at their mercy.

    Spoiler warning:

  10. #805
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    20,338
    Thanks
    845
    Thanked 2,575 Times in 1,219 Posts
    EP Points
    20605

    Default

    Anyway discord and forums are 2 completely different things. It's fucking crazy people using a chat platform to replace repositories of knowledge.
    It's like burning books and everyone using a megaphone instead

    Spoiler warning:

  11. #806
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    20,338
    Thanks
    845
    Thanked 2,575 Times in 1,219 Posts
    EP Points
    20605

    Default

    Thankfully our forums are still here, but there are sites that have closed forums completely and pushed people to discord.
    It's madness.

    Spoiler warning:

  12. #807
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Valhalla
    Posts
    2,458
    Thanks
    343
    Thanked 234 Times in 141 Posts
    EP Points
    13045

    Default

    I have Discord, but its mainly for chatting with friends. I don't use it to distribute files. I miss forums, they're a dying breed. I blame spy...smartphones for the decline of forums. At least EP is around for now.

  13. #808
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Location
    rusty trashcan
    Posts
    1,400
    Thanks
    182
    Thanked 51 Times in 38 Posts
    EP Points
    250

    Default

    I was thinking about this last night and I've been thinking about it this morning. is it possible to create partitions on a flash drive?
    thumperbunnyeve~If Purchase does not entail ownership, then sharing shouldn't mean piracy.
    help the socially disabled https://gofund.me/3234a082
    my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDs...gHZ_f8tjf8jW4w

  14. #809
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Astral Void
    Posts
    4,466
    Thanks
    37
    Thanked 278 Times in 108 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3
    EP Points
    120

    Default

    Last edited by Slacker Magician; 1st-October-2021 at 21:05.

    Getting around to it... | Available via Retroshare 16/7.

  15. #810
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Astral Void
    Posts
    4,466
    Thanks
    37
    Thanked 278 Times in 108 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3
    EP Points
    120

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by deadlegion View Post
    Thankfully our forums are still here, but there are sites that have closed forums completely and pushed people to discord.
    It's madness.
    Madness indeed. Crazy loons that think their Discord servers won't be shut down for any little reason they feel like .

    Getting around to it... | Available via Retroshare 16/7.

Similar Threads

  1. Out of the loop and proud of it.
    By Ziegfried in forum General Gaming
    Replies: 29
    Last Post: 7th-October-2004, 19:03
  2. Replies: 42
    Last Post: 11th-December-2003, 13:57
  3. Replies: 13
    Last Post: 24th-July-2002, 03:21

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
About Us

We are the oldest retro gaming forum on the internet. The goal of our community is the complete preservation of all retro video games. Started in 2001 as EmuParadise Forums, our community has grown over the past 18 years into one of the biggest gaming platforms on the internet.

Social