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Metall_pingwin April 1st, 2009 11:34 PM
Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Then don't.

I've been lurking about different forums and see the same thing pop up over and over again "I can't go back to FF, not after what they put me through", and it just... Well it grinds my gears.

The situation so far is as follows: Last year, Ziff Davis filed for bankruptcy, and the Network has slowly seen a decline in traffic. Just last week, Ziff Davis Media decided to pull the plug on both the Files Network and Gaming Forums, the latter going first and without any warning. As announcments were finally put up on the Network, many of the forum regulars retreated to other places, eagerly awaiting some word on the situation from people who know what is going on.

A few days into the whole debacle, Jeff "n0e" Mills (who mind you, was laid off in the process) finally managed to get some official word on the situation and asked everybody to stay vigilant. A master plan was brewing, while many of us were busy backing up as many files as possible from the network.


March 30th, n0e teamed up with StrategyInformer in order to launch the spiritual sucessor of Gaming Forums, and the Files Network. Within the first five hours of launch, the forum saw an incredible flood of FileFront refugees. Old staff was brought back, and spam threads resurected.


March 31st, A thread is posted on StrategyInformer hotlinking to the forums. Although the main page does not work, everybody has access to the "General Chit-Chat" section. Within minutes, confusion and spamming begin.
Jeff "n0e" Mills brings the first official word on the forums. Although he himself knows little, the forums are supposed to come back.


April 1st, The official announcement is made. FileFront has been purchased from Ziff Davis by some of it's original owners. The two entities are now completely separate, and the lookout is positive. The goal: Bring GF back to it's pre-corporate days.


On the brink of destruction, FileFront has been saved in the last minute by people who legitimately care for the community and had nothing to do with it's closure. All complaints and revenge notes should be directed towards Ziff Davis Media - Ziff Davis Publishing - Corporate Information



tl;dr: Not a joke, Bat people out, good people in.

Mastershroom April 1st, 2009 11:37 PM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Metall_pingwin (Post 4849489)
Then don't.

I've been lurking about different forums and see the same thing pop up over and over again "I can't go back to FF, not after what they put me through", and it just... Well it grinds my gears.

The situation so far is as follows: Last year, Ziff Davis filed for bankruptcy, and the Network has slowly seen a decline in traffic. Just last week, Ziff Davis Media decided to pull the plug on both the Files Network and Gaming Forums, the latter going first and without any warning. As announcments were finally put up on the Network, many of the forum regulars retreated to other places, eagerly awaiting some word on the situation from people who know what is going on. A few days into the whole debacle, Jeff "n0e" Mills (who mind you, was laid off in the process) finally managed to get some official word on the situation and asked everybody to stay vigilant. A master plan was brewing, while many of us were busy backing up as many files as possible from the network.


March 30th, n0e teamed up with StrategyInformer in order to launch the spiritual sucessor of Gaming Forums, and the Files Network. Within the first five hours of launch, the forum saw an incredible flood of FileFront refugees. Old staff was brought back, and spam threads resurected.


March 31st, A thread is posted on StrategyInformer hotlinking to the forums. Although the main page does not work, everybody has access to the "General Chit-Chat" section. Within minutes, confusion and spamming begin.
Jeff "n0e" Mills brings the first official word on the forums. Although he himself knows little, the forums are supposed to come back.


April 1st, The official announcement is made. FileFront has been purchased from Ziff Davis by some of it's original owners. The two entities are now completely separate, and the lookout is positive. The goal: Bring GF back to it's pre-corporate days.


On the brink of destruction, FileFront has been saved in the last minute by people who legitimately care for the community and had nothing to do with it's closure. All complaints and revenge notes should be directed towards Ziff Davis Media - Ziff Davis Publishing - Corporate Information



tl;dr: Not a joke, Bat people out, good people in.
:gpost:

Very well spoken, my friend. I can't find a single point to disagree with. =p

Admiral Antilles April 1st, 2009 11:59 PM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I agree with Zam, brilliant post.

Serio April 2nd, 2009 12:29 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Anyone that still holds a grudge probably didn't like the site in the first place. As stated by the others; Brilliant post!

WildCard101st April 2nd, 2009 12:58 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I completely agree.

TParis April 2nd, 2009 01:05 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
It's Ziff Davis' fault, not the network's.

Long live FileFront!

Jetfreak April 2nd, 2009 01:28 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Completely understandable. Though a bit fragmented and hurt, FF will live on.

Emperor Benedictine April 2nd, 2009 01:33 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
No grudges at all, but bringing the forum back on April 1st of all days was obviously going to make people think it was a joke so an angry reaction is par for the course.

ConstanceJill April 2nd, 2009 02:14 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
No reason to hold a grudge against Filefront. I'm glad the site and forums are maintained, and that "incident" even made me consider the idea of "upgrading" my account. Just can't find where that option is now oO ... anyone know what I'm talking about ? There is (or was once ?) an option you had to pay for so you didn't see the advertisements. Been using adblock so far, but if the site actually is in need of money, I'd be willing to help.

Manganiac April 2nd, 2009 03:27 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
does that mean I can use this sig now?:
personal Opinios endorsed up Ziff Davis' [censored]
/jk :P

AzH April 2nd, 2009 03:56 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I have a grudge against planet earth.

Mr. Matt April 2nd, 2009 04:15 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
FileFront is no longer owned by the evil Ziff Davis (only evil people have the letter 'z' in their name, after all *glances up at the previous post*). It can only be a good thing that the originals are back where they belong.

Ramikan April 2nd, 2009 05:27 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
There is a god!

SuperFantastic April 2nd, 2009 05:48 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Viva la revolution!

Admiral Donutz April 2nd, 2009 05:53 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?

No, FileFront is under new management of the orginal founders. They should be praised not cursed for saving the community as Ziff Davis dumped (or was forced to dump) her on the street like a cheap hooker. So many people, from the highest FileFront level to volunteers and long time site users did all they could to continue the community. That deserves praise. We should be happy that the site was allowed to continue, we should thank everybody that tried to save what filefront stood for an praise their efforts of salvaging files and such. Now give it time for the new FileFront management structure to establish, wait for n0e to give us a more detailed account, sit back and enjoy. Unfortunate timing or not, the outcome certainly is positive. Game on! :)

crisissuit3 April 2nd, 2009 06:09 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
i would like to meet the origional founders and bow before their greatness. they are the FF saviours!

Zedo Mann April 2nd, 2009 06:21 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Matt (Post 4849617)
FileFront is no longer owned by the evil Ziff Davis (only evil people have the letter 'z' in their name, after all *glances up at the previous post*). It can only be a good thing that the originals are back where they belong.
Thats not nice.

I have a grudge against ZDP for being losers.

Darth Taxi April 2nd, 2009 06:25 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I hold grudge only against Ziff Davis...

Giz April 2nd, 2009 07:02 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Let's just hope the upkeep costs don't turn out to be too much for the 'original founders' to handle. I mean they were original once, then they signed on with ZD (for certain reasons no doubt). Let's hope it all works out for them.

I don't hold a grudge for two reasons. 1: I could care less if one of my internet communities goes under, there are plenty out there, even though it does suck for those who lost their job. As a volunteer (former) I don't really lose anything. I actually gain a bit more free time. ;)

2: As I posted before, I always understood that this was a business deal and FileFront is a legitimate business. This wasn't just turning a forum off or on to piss people off. This was contract agreements, jobs, paper work, meetings, money, etc. While a lot of people sat here and bitched and complained and said things like "I'm never go back after what they did to me!", the real people were working their ass off behind the scenes to secure their company again.

iDeekz April 2nd, 2009 07:30 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Well posted. Good to be back.

redm April 2nd, 2009 07:58 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
"i would like to meet the origional founders"


You already have :)

The real people who saved FileFront are all the people in the community that make it what it is. Thanks to all of you!

Giz April 2nd, 2009 07:59 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
BB code, Red, not php. ;)

And congrats on your acquisition.

Serio April 2nd, 2009 07:59 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Pfft, you have to say that, otherwise you'd look selfish ;)

Admiral Donutz April 2nd, 2009 08:01 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by redm (Post 4849839)
"i would like to meet the origional founders"


You already have :)

The real people who saved FileFront are all the people in the community that make it what it is. Thanks to all of you!
Without you we would have been a scattered community adrift and looking for a new home though. :bows:

Stewie April 2nd, 2009 08:01 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Thanks for doing a God on us Redm and resurrecting us 3 days after the site "died" ;)

EX-Rumia April 2nd, 2009 08:07 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Trust me, I had a grudge until I read that FileFront was bought out, so now I'll be going back to posting here happily again...Well, I'll split the happiness between FFGF and SI Forums

redm April 2nd, 2009 08:23 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Giz (Post 4849841)
BB code, Red, not php. ;)

And congrats on your acquisition.
clearly i am retarded, i tried several times and gave up.. "'s worked well enough :p

Amraam April 2nd, 2009 08:24 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Good good!

Glad it has been resolved. I was getting sick of whiners too.

Giz April 2nd, 2009 08:25 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by redm (Post 4849863)
clearly i am retarded, i tried several times and gave up.. "'s worked well enough :p
Gotcha covered: http://forums.filefront.com/misc.php?do=bbcode

Warborg April 2nd, 2009 08:35 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
No grudge at all just glad the site didn't sink like the Titanic

Ipse April 2nd, 2009 08:48 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Looks like I am still going to this site.

Mccloud2280 April 2nd, 2009 08:48 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
n0e is a pimp..

That is all.

Giz April 2nd, 2009 08:51 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mccloud2280 (Post 4849907)
n0e is a pimp..

That is all.
Exiled, Mccloud? No wai.

Badha1rday April 2nd, 2009 08:51 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I cannot accept what you have typed because there are grammatical errors in the text.

Stewie April 2nd, 2009 08:51 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Yes wai?

Mccloud2280 April 2nd, 2009 08:55 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Yes wai!

Flash525 April 2nd, 2009 09:33 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I don't hold a grudge no, business is business. If Ziff Davis and co couldn't afford to keep FF going, then it would have been tough for everyone else. It is nice though, that various folks have come up and baught this back.

I didn't know either, that the General Chit Chat was still working... I just typed the main GF link (like I always did) to find it not working.

Am glad everything is back to normal anyway. :)

AzH April 2nd, 2009 09:38 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
The people I feel sorry for in all this are the volunteer lead communities who took up the slack from the collapse of FF and took in the strays (so to speak).

What annoyed me most is the wankers who registered at places like TRF with messages such as "Now I am forced to register here".

Those same people won't even give a 2nd thought to the "refugee sites" now that the main forums are back.

Stewie April 2nd, 2009 09:51 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by AzH (Post 4849991)
The people I feel sorry for in all this are the volunteer lead communities who took up the slack from the collapse of FF and took in the strays (so to speak).

What annoyed me most is the wankers who registered at places like TRF with messages such as "Now I am forced to register here".

Those same people won't even give a 2nd thought to the "refugee sites" now that the main forums are back.
I wonder how many people will still be going over to SI forums :(

Arld April 2nd, 2009 09:53 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I guess some people from FileFront will go there regularly, as well as vice versa.

SuperFantastic April 2nd, 2009 09:53 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
I for one will be staying as a regular over at SI.

Giz April 2nd, 2009 09:54 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 4850006)
I wonder how many people will still be going over to SI forums :(
I'm there, but under a different name. Can you guess who?
(no cheating!)

Fyurii April 2nd, 2009 09:55 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Didn't have, and don't have, a grudge against FileFront.
If it closes or stays open, that's life.

I don't even have a grudge against Ziff Davis.
As I said before, that's life.
It can be sucky and unfair, seemingly overflowing with injustices of all sorts.
But guess what?
That.
Is.
Life.

A big thanks from myself to those involved with the purchasing of FileFront from ZD.
Thanks to n0e for doing what he could to keep the community informed.
Thank you Metall_Pingwin for this thread of clarification and information.

Finally, a big thank you to those involved who haven't been named yet, or whose names I haven't mentioned.

Serio April 2nd, 2009 09:56 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by The stig (Post 4850011)
I for one will be staying as a regular over at SI.
Me too. If only to support Strategy Informer. They've given me some great speed in the past.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Giz (Post 4850012)
I'm there, but under a different name. Can you guess who?
(no cheating!)
Let me guess... Jiz? Hiz? Fiz?

Jeff April 2nd, 2009 09:57 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by redm (Post 4849839)
"i would like to meet the origional founders"


You already have :)

The real people who saved FileFront are all the people in the community that make it what it is. Thanks to all of you!
Redm, please update your signature. Welcome to 2009 ;)

Blank Stare April 2nd, 2009 10:01 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Change the name back to GamingForums please!

Arld April 2nd, 2009 10:03 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Giz (Post 4850012)
I'm there, but under a different name. Can you guess who?
(no cheating!)
You are
Abearikishiswisscheese?

AzH April 2nd, 2009 10:13 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blank Stare (Post 4850027)
Change the name back to GamingForums please!
2nded.

Serio April 2nd, 2009 10:17 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by n0e (Post 4850021)
Redm, please update your signature. Welcome to 2009 ;)
Problem is; There's no 2009 booth babes. Yet.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blank Stare (Post 4850027)
Change the name back to GamingForums please!
Agreed!

Metall_pingwin April 2nd, 2009 10:22 AM
Re: Do you hold a grudge against FileFront?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blank Stare (Post 4850027)
Change the name back to GamingForums please!
Yes please. Only then can the true rehabilitation begin.


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