Post #805365 by Celeres517 on Mon, Sep 5, 2022 4:11 PM

I'll jump back in, because between 'private citizen deleting their tiki website is literal fascism' and 'we can't care about this at all because there's starving people in China', this thread has really gotten out of hand quickly.

Pulling down Critiki with no warning was a crummy and stupid thing to do. It plainly telegraphed a lack of respect and consideration for a community that had supported and gained knowledge and friendships from that website over the course of two decades. It's also a reflection of insufferable (but not exactly novel) social trends that value stamping things out should they be judged by some as disagreeable, even if they weren't inherently created for the purpose of hurting other people.

But let's not lose all perspective here. We aren't looking down the barrel of a gun. We can care deeply about the health and welfare of a cherished hobby despite the fact that there are other problems in the world right now. I'm two tiki drinks in at the moment, but I think I'll have another...