A sincere thank you.

[clayholio]

Where is this announcement? All I know is that I haven't been able to log in all day, and just like ten years ago, everything's gone. But on purpose this time.

[Timbotron]

I had dropped away from the forums years ago (under a different user name). This is a great opportunity to get rebooted and return to the conversation. Hopefully lots of folks will be doing the same!

[zevious zoquis]

this is overblown in the extreme

it's possible for people to have negative opinions about things without being disrespectful (and a lot of what went on before went well beyond disrespectful), and if someone can't do that, I'm not particularly interested in hearing what they have to say

the moderators and administrators here have no responsibility to provide a soapbox for misogynists, and bigots, same as any other website...

you're saying that's what they were providing yesterday?

[Bl00dwerK]

If we can just have custom avatars back I'm good...

[Vibranium]

I support this..Ive been around for a couple years but still felt like an "outsider"

too many posters had been treating CBR as their personal sandbox and its time for a good housecleaning

HUZZAH I SAY HUZZAH

[Guy1]

Hi everybody!

[RohanriderX]

quick questin i really wanna restart the Steph brown appriciatin thread to show the love for her but is that concidered against the rule now?

[Fearghaill]

you're saying that's what they were providing yesterday?

to a greater extent than they declared they would be starting today, sure.

[zevious zoquis]

to a greater extent than they declared they would be starting today, sure.

How so? What is different today from yesterday that wiping everything facilitates?

[Mr. Mastermind]

Is there any way of accessing old discussions? Because if there isn't, that's just lame.

I also hate how everyone is oging to have started on April 2014 and has only a limited number of posts right now.

We'll see if the tactic works, because there was a nasty layer of hate at times, but I'm not sure if such a drastic overhaul was needed.

[Pat Thomas]

I'm so glad they did this. Everybody's on equal footing now. Long time membership doesn't mean anything, so nobody gets a free pass anymore. I was just about
ready to quit before, due to all the hate being dished out. Thanks so much!

[ABH]

Heh, for a minute, I thought Amazon bought CBR.

Jonah's board/website, so he can do as he pleases, but this wipe hit all of us -- good and bad.

Is there any way of accessing old discussions? Because if there isn't, that's just lame.

I also hate how everyone is oging to have started on April 2014 and has only a limited number of posts right now.

We'll see if the tactic works, because there was a nasty layer of hate at times, but I'm not sure if such a drastic overhaul was needed.

Here is is: http://oldforums.comicbookresources.com/

available for 14 days -- so archive/save what you want.

[Fearghaill]

How so? What is different today from yesterday that wiping everything facilitates?

a clean slate to start from, and a symbolic break from the past

a clear statement of rules and vision going forward

and a hope that people who don't like the new direction won't bother to sign back up, instead of making new accounts to complain about it

[zevious zoquis]

I'm so glad they did this. Everybody's on equal footing now. Long time membership doesn't mean anything, so nobody gets a free pass anymore. I was just about
ready to quit before, due to all the hate being dished out. Thanks so much!

Y'know, I only had I think maybe 300 posts on the old forum. I was by no means a senior member or anything - but I never fell victim to one iota of what I would characterize as "hate" towards myself.

[Fearghaill]

hell, it's also a way to make a point to people outside the old community that things are going to be different now, and hopefully attract new members that want to support what they're trying to do

hi.