>It's been a good near 20 year run, but for various reasons it's time to wind things down. The site achieved almost everything it set out to do, and far exceeded it. We joined hacking and translation communities together for the first time ever. We outlast

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Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)15:14:52 No.8638

>It's been a good near 20 year run, but for various reasons it's time to wind things down. The site achieved almost everything it set out to do, and far exceeded it. We joined hacking and translation communities together for the first time ever. We outlasted and eclipsed ROM hacking sites that came before us. We brought ROM hacking from niche and fragmented to global and centralized. We assembled the largest force of ROM hackers on the planet. We brought learning resources and accessibility to a much wider range of people. We made major progress legitimizing and pulling ROM hacking from underground dark web type material to something much more accepted by the mainstream. We paved a much easier path for all of those that will come after us. No doubt, this site changed ROM hacking forever. It will leave behind the legacy of those accomplishments to remember.

>Things sure have changed since the beginning days. I miss the times when I was able to interact with a smaller group of supportive people to collaborate with rather than the entire world. Having gone from an unknown fledgling site to an infinitely growing and globally known one made sustainability very challenging. The site became so busy with 24/7 use, endless queues, and an endless inbox. It's a very different world than it was in 2005. Copyright pressures increased dramatically with takedowns and legal burden. The site shifted from serving mostly contributing humans to bots and overzealous people abusing resources. They drowned everybody else out. The need for the site has lessened over time. There are now many options for community discussions, open source projects, and file storage across the Internet. For a while, I was looking to find a successor within the circles of site supporters. I asked several potential people, but the stars did not align.

>I was finally looking to wind things down at the end of last year. I wanted to provide the site database and file archive to the general public. At that time, an internal group suddenly emerged with an offer to help continue the site. I questioned their intentions, but I thought it could prove to be a more community friendly path forward. However, it turned out to be the opposite. We had a rocky phase 1, moving the downloads into their possession. When I went to startup phase 2, I discovered a most dishonest and hate filled group. I learned that I had been dehumanized for a very long time. My personal details had been given out. Secret deceitful plots had been made to cut me out, and drop a bomb like I am a target to destroy. My family has seen this and after discussion, we are immediately ceasing all related site operations. We are cutting ties to Discord and Twitter social media outlets, and will have no further contact with these individuals. Lines were crossed. I had hoped this community especially would have learned from what happened to Near. This behavior is not OK for handling disagreements, miscommunication, anger, or anything else.

>We have released the site database (sans account and/or profile information) as well as all of the files and images to the Internet Archive.

>I look forward to seeing what projects will emerge with the site data for the next generation. From what I have seen, it may be a good time to start an open source initiative for a new site. I'd love to hear about what projects you are working on!

>I thank all of the many staff and community members whom kept the wheels turning and the lights on over the years. I am proud of our many accomplishments here together. I will carry forward remembering the good times, laughing about the bad times, and knowing she was right for the time, but time has a way of moving on.

>This is ROMhacking.net as we knew her signing off…
https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=39405.msg460227#new

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)15:16:27 No.8639

Forgot subject field 'ROMhacking.net Moves to News Only, Database and File Archive Released to Internet Archive' maybe a mod can change it in a month or two

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)19:43:06 No.8640

>>8638
>I discovered a most dishonest and hate filled group
The closest thing he gets to actually saying what they did is, "My personal details had been given out" which makes it sound like doxing, but given that if it was actually doxing he could have just said that. Makes me think it was public info. Then there's the 'oh you poor baby I'm so sorry you had to go through that' going on in the replies. I dunno. Maybe I'm off base, but my bullshit alarm is going off.

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)20:39:10 No.8641

RIP, glad I got what I needed before the shit hit the fan.

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)22:09:06 No.8642

>>8638
Was it really necessary to go into social media and Discord?

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)22:21:31 No.8643

That sucks, who's going to pick the torch up after this?

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)22:25:15 No.8644

Its over.

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)23:38:20 No.8645

As he says it's a very different world than in 2005 when ownership of a rom hacking site wasn't considered valuable to anybody and seemed more like a hassle with potential legal problems from very big gaming companies. Now as we are approaching 2025 it's becoming accepted that every single activity that involves members with skills valuable in any aspect of cyberwarfare will have all their resources and communication channels under strict supervision and control by the state.
>>8642
Owners of online communities of all sizes monetize their Discord communities and start promoting stuff on social media for easy money. If they don't someone else will do so and get rich off their branding.

Anonymous 08/02/24(Fri)23:47:47 No.8646

>>8645
Its a fucking shame, imageboards remain the last bastian of the old, free internet, when things were for fun and truth.

Anonymous 08/03/24(Sat)01:39:04 No.8647

>>8645
endless kikery.

Anonymous 08/03/24(Sat)05:33:41 No.8648

>>8643
https://romhacks.org/
https://cdromance.org/news/romhacking-net-to-stop-hosting-romhacks-rhdn-drama/
He won.

Anonymous 08/03/24(Sat)05:49:22 No.8649

>>8648
>Even now a year later people are reluctant to use RHDO, either because of that incident or because I (Aka Spike) run cdromance, a site that hosts pre-patched romhacks and that's the worst thing you can do.
To be fair, this dummy is really painting a target on his back by doing this.

Anonymous 08/05/24(Mon)06:09:14 No.8658

>>8640
>Then there's the 'oh you poor baby I'm so sorry you had to go through that' going on in the replies.
Remember that these are forum users who probably never went anywhere near an imageboard. What seems saccharine to our jaded hearts is a heartfelt expression of thanks and sorrow for them.

Anonymous 08/06/24(Tue)13:00:58 No.8662

>>8658
Even if the replies are genuine, I'm still smelling bullshit.
>I discovered a most dishonest and hate filled group. I learned that I had been dehumanized for a very long time.
This specifically. It sounds like something some tri-gendered twitter tranny would write about the gamergates before linking a gofundme for their mental anguish.