What gets me is some posters over there are trying to carry on as if nothing is wrong and if they continue on as normal, this whole thing will clear itself up and go back to the way it was. Some are even happy hailing this as the abolition of censorship and a win for free speech when it has turned into nothing but chaos, anarchy. and lawlessness.
Honestly, I expected this situation to be rectified by now if the actual people in charge gave a damn. At the very least, the site should have been taken off-line while things were investigated and steps taken to mitigate the damage and prevent it from happening again but since we aren't seeing that happen, it should be assumed that this is the end of ATS as we knew it.
After first joining there in 2007, I had been banned 5 times and after the last time, took a multi-year break before rejoining again in March of this year fully anticipating ban number six with every post but at 191 posts later, the hammer still hadn't dropped. I watched this hack/breach go down in real time and the following morning, rejoined again thinking this wouldn't last and things would be reset so I took no caution pointing fingers at the likely culprits thinking whatever I said would likely be wiped if a reset were to happen.
But as the days have marched on, it has become more apparent the site isn't going to be fixed and my days there are numbered although I have to admit, watching things self-destruct there has been pretty entertaining.
Honestly, I expected this situation to be rectified by now if the actual people in charge gave a damn. At the very least, the site should have been taken off-line while things were investigated and steps taken to mitigate the damage and prevent it from happening again but since we aren't seeing that happen, it should be assumed that this is the end of ATS as we knew it.
After first joining there in 2007, I had been banned 5 times and after the last time, took a multi-year break before rejoining again in March of this year fully anticipating ban number six with every post but at 191 posts later, the hammer still hadn't dropped. I watched this hack/breach go down in real time and the following morning, rejoined again thinking this wouldn't last and things would be reset so I took no caution pointing fingers at the likely culprits thinking whatever I said would likely be wiped if a reset were to happen.
But as the days have marched on, it has become more apparent the site isn't going to be fixed and my days there are numbered although I have to admit, watching things self-destruct there has been pretty entertaining.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.