Actually nowhere in this thread or that long empty quote chain did you explain WHY.
(Also funny that Classic Bigot joined in since he did register on AAD but was laughed off.)
The problems with AAD, some of which are related and some of which aren't, I have found to be these (and don't say I don't understand, I'm decently active over there):
1) Hive-mind thinking: people like Classic are "laughed off" just because of their views - which, bad or good, still deserve to be heard
2) Brutal ageism: again - people like dar, Classic, and myself are ignored or disliked because of only their age, regardless of how much they contribute.
3) Bandwagon liking/disliking: depending on the poster, one person might get 14 likes for a post that another person would have 0 likes or even dislikes on
4) Lack of a What-Ifs board: best part of this forum IMO
5) They steal our maps
You must understand - these people were seeing their stature diminished on Atlas. They had been here forever and ever making what they thought were great contributions only to see a bunch of noobs, primarily with radical right views, come in here and think they were just as good and gain wide acceptance. Sure, some produced good work, but others brought absurd views that could be confused with trolling and broke the Terms of Services agreement. It took away the pride of being an Atlasian. All these people came in, and while many like you have contributed, there has been a simultaneous decline in quality of posting. They see that and cast the blame for this deterioration on to all newcomers.
Soon enough, they couldn't even get elected in Atlasia. There's economic anxiety too. Some haven't been able to get a job in months (or years even). Some have never been employed. Atlas was the outlet. And it was taken away by those that they thought were lesser contributors than themselves. It's really sad, and we should all sympathize with the grave reality of the situation.
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