Decline Something is lacking (I'm a lurker and I lost my GD access!!)

[Brainerdie]

Oh my fucking dunderlord, it's like watching rats crawl out of a flooded ship or something. They emerge one by one, each with 0 posts prior to this thread, each whining and moaning that their hiding place was ruined. How many more of these are there? Why do they lurk in silence? Are these all different people or one insane guy with a bunch of never-posting alts? Why do they lurk in silence?!?!

NIGHT OF THE LURKER ALTS

You know, some people prefer simply reading the Codex and playing RPGs over playing Dragon Age: Inquisition and holding their neighbors' TVs for hours.

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

Or an equivalent amount of dollars, directly to Crispy, ofc.

Then his friend would remove your access and he'd keep your money.

Five whole posts? That's going to be a challenge. Since I got a PS4 back in 2016 I've only played From Software games exclusively, aside from The Witcher 3. The latest being Elden Ring which took about 8 months to finish, so now I have just been biding my time checking the random images thread until the DLC drops. Well until now, that is.

Join the From threads. They have discussion going right now.

 

[BrotherFrank]

This attack on lurker rights is morally wrong and indicative of a slide towards p2w, decline of the codex.

 

[Infinitron]

I cannot use PayPal.

Alternative payment methods can be arranged with DarkUnderlord.

 

[Brainerdie]

Alternative payment methods can be arranged with DarkUnderlord.

I'm not gonna pay for restoring the rights I already had.

 

[Skinwalker]

Shouldn't have told them that 5 posts will do it.

 

[Haba]

Alternative payment methods can be arranged with DarkUnderlord.

I'm not gonna pay for restoring the rights I already had.

Alts have no rights.

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

What was the change made for? What did any of the lurkers do to need this change when it's worked fine for years?

 

[Semiurge]

Shouldn't have told them that 5 posts will do it.

Right. Should've told them that they need to be posted in GD

 

[DarkUnderlord]

What was the change made for? What did any of the lurkers do to need this change when it's worked fine for years?

It was never meant to work that way.

 

[Gregz]

What was the change made for? What did any of the lurkers do to need this change when it's worked fine for years?

It was never meant to work that way.

How was it negatively impacting the site or community?

 

[Spectral Pontifex]

Few ever believed me when I told them of strange beings lurking beyond our perception. Now these cosmic horrors have been forced to appear in a material form. This is just the beginning of dark times to come.

 

[ds]

How was it negatively impacting the site or community?

Hiding uncomfortable topics in gaming drama was not effective enough if anyone that created an account over a year ago can see them.

 

[Gregz]

How was it negatively impacting the site or community?

Hiding uncomfortable topics in gaming drama was not effective enough if anyone that created an account over a year ago can see them.

Reasonable theory, but is it the real reason?

 

[King Crispy]

I always find it amusing how many people and how often they think this site is some sort of democracy.

 

[Kev Inkline]

How was it negatively impacting the site or community?

Hiding uncomfortable topics in gaming drama was not effective enough if anyone that created an account over a year ago can see them.

Reasonable theory, but is it the real reason?

For shit 'n giggles and a remote chance to earn petty cash, is my theory.

The requirement of five posts isn't that effective, either.

 

[Modron]

This is cruel there are some elder lurkers with 2002-2003 accounts who've never posted but still log on somewhat regularly.

 

[Slafk]

So that's why I am no longer getting my RSS feed trashed with mad ramblings?
God bless.

 

[akkar]

How was it negatively impacting the site or community?

Scraper bots scraping more than expecting.
Feds not paying for the GD data.

I always find it amusing how many people and how often they think this site is some sort of democracy.

I think is more of question "why now", what changed?

This is cruel there are some elder lurkers with 2002-2003 accounts who've never posted but still log on somewhat regularly.

As an introvert being force to participate is not something I expected.

 

[processdaemon]

How was it negatively impacting the site or community?

Scraper bots scraping more than expecting.
Feds not paying for the GD data.

I always find it amusing how many people and how often they think this site is some sort of democracy.

I think is more of question "why now", what changed?

This is cruel there are some elder lurkers with 2002-2003 accounts who've never posted but still log on somewhat regularly.

As an introvert being force to participate is not something I expected.

You should have split those responses into three comments to maximise your post count

 

[akkar]

You should have split those responses into three comments to maximise your post count

Nah, I was hoping for interaction from other ppl, so it seems more natural.

 

[Kev Inkline]

Imagine breaking 13 year vow of silence and then getting banned for spamming.

 

[Martel]

After lurking for over ten years I find it in really poor taste to be forced to post in the open like this. Is paying now the only way to access GD or just posting regularly will suffice?

Five posts or five dollars, take your pick.

Fair enough, I guess.

Now to find topics worth commenting on...

 

[Skinwalker]

Incidentally, why are these 3 accounts counted as staff members? Two of them have 0 posts and haven't logged in since 2013 (over ten years ago), and the third has 18 messages, last one also in 2013.

 

[None]

Is it really lurking if you're rating people?