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ACKS is now a forbidden topic in TBP

Started by ArrozConLeche, July 06, 2018, 03:16:54 PM

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ArrozConLeche

July 06, 2018, 03:16:54 PM
Apparently Shannon A. interpreted some letter sent by Macris as a legal threat, and yada yada yada, now ACKS is a banned topic at RPGNet.

https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830945-ACKS-amp-Autarch-Added-to-Forbidden-Topics-List

Kiero

#1
July 06, 2018, 03:33:20 PM
Hilarious.

But look, a new line in which they can ban someone for "offsite activity"; no doubt now discussion of ACKS, or worse saying anything complimentary about Macris will be judged as justification.
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Motorskills

#2
July 06, 2018, 03:39:07 PM
Shannon very rarely comments about the management of TBP, except on various technical (software) issues.

Legal threats to the site have always resulted in permabans.
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Armchair Gamer

#3
July 06, 2018, 03:40:24 PM
Quote from: Motorskills;1047587Shannon very rarely comments about the management of TBP, except on various technical (software) issues.

Legal threats to the site have always resulted in permabans.

  Permabans are one thing, and Macris caught a couple (for different accounts) in last month's purges ... but a full-on ban of discussion of material he produces? That may be a new one.

Baron Opal

#4
July 06, 2018, 03:42:05 PM
Given how riled up people get when the ruleset is mentioned, I'm not terribly surprised. And, people do get a little squirrelly when a lawyer sends them a letter with legalese in it.

It's unfortunate Alex chose to work for Milo, but there it is.

Ras Algethi

#6
July 06, 2018, 03:46:22 PM
Quote from: Motorskills;1047587Shannon very rarely comments about the management of TBP, except on various technical (software) issues.

Legal threats to the site have always resulted in permabans.

If it was about "legal threats" what was the need for the "he's a nazi supporter too" links?

Baron Opal

#7
July 06, 2018, 03:54:17 PM
Quote from: Ras Algethi;1047591If it was about "legal threats" what was the need for the "he's a nazi supporter too" links?

Alex worked for Milo, who is at best controversial, at worst a shit-stain.

This caused strife when Alex's game was mentioned.

Alex was banned because of the association with Milo and the strife.

Alex, a lawyer, emailed Shannon some legalese.

Shannon decided that, as an employee of Skotos, he had to squelch discussion of the game to manage legal risk.

(As I understand things)

Larsdangly

#8
July 06, 2018, 04:04:46 PM
This all sounds stupid on all fronts, and like a typical TBP shit storm.

But I am surprised to hear ACKS was written by someone who worked for Milo whats-his-face. What the hell is that all about? No wonder a slice of the roleplaying game community thinks the OSR is full of alt-right fuck wits. It only takes one or two prominent people like that to catch your attention.

Baron Opal

#9
July 06, 2018, 04:11:50 PM
Alex was CEO for Milo, Inc., apparently, for a couple of years until it went bankrupt.

HappyDaze

#10
July 06, 2018, 04:26:38 PM
Quote from: Armchair Gamer;1047590Now it's starting to sound like they're pulling back.

No, they're not pulling back from banning discussions of ACKS. They're just pulling back from advertising that they're banning ACKS discussions.

S'mon

#11
July 06, 2018, 04:30:44 PM
Quote from: ArrozConLeche;1047582Apparently Shannon A. interpreted some letter sent by Macris as a legal threat, and yada yada yada, now ACKS is a banned topic at RPGNet.

https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830945-ACKS-amp-Autarch-Added-to-Forbidden-Topics-List

I have to say, the image of Macris doing a Gawker on rpgnet did bring on the warm & fuzzies. :D

jeff37923

#12
July 06, 2018, 04:43:58 PM
Fuck me, there is just an all-out explosion of stupid happening today on tBP.
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TJS

#13
July 06, 2018, 07:22:39 PM
Because it would have been so hard to just ban political threadcrapping in discussions about the game.

Franky

#14
July 06, 2018, 07:25:40 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;1047605Fuck me, there is just an all-out explosion of stupid happening today on tBP.

Making today different from the other 364 days of the year, how? :rolleyes:
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