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This post has been added to our permanent Welcome To the Darkness thread, but as comments are not allowed on that, and this is a huge change, I've also included the announcement here.

When we first started this place, it was open. Anyone could post anything. We saw Threads that didn't quite make sense. Threads about rabbits, obscure cookbooks, [redact], strange shapes in static, you name it. It was weird, and really hard to navigate. Then topics began disappearing. Whole ...

When we first started this place, it was open. Anyone could post anything. We saw Threads that didn't quite make sense. Threads about rabbits, obscure cookbooks, [redact], strange shapes in static, you name it. It was weird, and really hard to navigate. Then topics began disappearing. Whole ...

Similarly, sometimes there are strange posts on the forum with garbled text, unidentifiable languages, or symbols. We have learned we cannot delete these, they will be locked and are best ignored. Reminder that if you're reading this, cover your mirrors for the next week, and not just while you're ...

This incident, while adjacent, still falls under the following rule:

Under no circumstances should you respond to messages from users who claim to know you personally. They are not who they say they are.

And will be locked. Please ignore The Burrower and continue on as this never happened.

It's a little eerie that you found your way here now of all times. We're literally going through our own Mural Incident right now with some posts changing before our eyes, users disappearing, and more. We're currently discussing as a community how we want to handle these incidents as they come up ...

BoneGlue is right. The way has always been open, it's just been a winding road to get here. I’m still not sure what happens if we force the doors wider than they already are, and I don’t know where the rest of you stand on that. What I do know is this: we can’t keep drifting along on half-measures. I ...

Ok, just to clear some things up: I cannot edit your posts unless I go into the database itself, which is possible, but a process. I certainly wouldn't have been able to redact Stooge's post that quickly. However, if the forum is trying to protect us, and I feel insane even typing that, then maybe ...

I don't. It was just a thought. We've done things a certain way for a long time and like midnight said, it's kept some of us safe, but not all. Thought it warranted dialogue. Maybe we should talk about risk/reward? If we did, what steps would we take? What rules would we change? Also, I definitely ...

Do what feels right for you. Nobody here will judge that.
Just know you’re not alone in this. Even if you step back, we’ll still be here, keeping watch.