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[Aklyon]

TL;DR version is that TvTropes suddenly and without warning changed their policy, claiming that all user-submitted material was their intellectual property, despite, if I remember correctly, changing such a policy like that nullifies it. This caused a break, were somebody decided to pull as much as they could from the TvTropes servers and used that to found AllTheTropes - something that might have been illegal, although it's difficult to say since what TvTropes did was illegal too.

At least, that's how I read it as.

Actually, ATT has subsequently reconstructed everything without using any material directly copied from TVT (or so they claim).

There was also the issue of censorship. The official line from TVT was that it was imposed by Google with the threat of ads being pulled. IIRC it originated with people from SA trolling TVT by sending advertisers screenshots with their ads on pages with borderline sexual content, but there's been SJW undertones for years. The advertising shitstorm gave an excuse for a lot of the crappy mods and admins to start banning dissenters while also affording the SJW types a chance to push for heavier censorship.

It's honestly sad, considering that it was a (somewhat shit) joke site that is now being run by a cabal of morons who take it completely seriously. That, and the way it subtly encourages dull, cliched writing and thought--if you think that potholing a link to a trope page is interesting or deep, there might not be much left to save. That's not really the fault of the abusive mods or pro-censorship crowd, though.

But yes, those two factors combined are why it was forked, and why the fork is both completely reliant on donation to stay afloat (Orain was, incidentally, a charity service that hosted wikis for free), as well as why ATT is very specific about the type of license they operate under. Just your friendly neighborhood jerk reminding you now that TVT is run by assholes for assholes these days.

Considering I don't pay attention to either site for more than using something to read, this honestly just sounds like a whole lot of internet complaining about admins that you brought up because it was unexpected.

[Frumple]

How come every umbrella I've ever owned gets destroyed by the slightest breeze?

Presumably 'cause you owned shoddy umbrellas? Either that or that "slightest breeze" is actually throwing cats around...

It is pretty hard to find an umbrella that'll actually resist strong winds, though. Their construction doesn't really lend itself well to the task. Looking into things, you apparently want one that's fiberglass and has multiple rib-whatsits? Seems like most are made out of shite aluminum and whatnot.

What you'd want if you want one that just won't do the inversion thing is probably an umbrella that just doesn't fold out. Y'know, something like sheet metal on a stick or whatev'. Be clumsy as the blazes to carry around, but it'd be hell to break.

[IcyTea31]

Aren't there those umbrellas that shield from rain by blowing air? Expensive and I don't have any first-hand experience with one, but I doubt it would be destroyed by wind.

[scrdest]

Aren't there those umbrellas that shield from rain by blowing air? Expensive and I don't have any first-hand experience with one, but I doubt it would be destroyed by wind.

True, but that kind, if you use it in the wind, most likely... blows.

[i2amroy]

Aren't there those umbrellas that shield from rain by blowing air? Expensive and I don't have any first-hand experience with one, but I doubt it would be destroyed by wind.

True, but that kind, if you use it in the wind, most likely... blows.

Yeah, apparently the air shield falls apart in anything heavier than a light wind (and they have the side effect of taking all the water that would normally splatter you, and instead splattering any innocent bystanders with it, potentially around their umbrellas).

[TempAcc]

Apparently japan uses bottled magma to cure ringworm, or something.

[NJW2000]

And... why is the doctor's crotch censored? Dear god, why, Japan?

[Arx]

And... why is the doctor's crotch censored? Dear god, why, Japan?

You're probably seeing the bubble over the medicine.

Alternatively, because seeing his crotch would imply he had genitalia.

[Aklyon]

Does he even have pants?

[LordBaal]

Magma pants!

[Frumple]

Nah, he had pants right up until the point he contracted terminal fire crotch. Then, no more pants.

[BFEL]

Somehow managed to PM myself on accident

[Arx]

Somehow managed to PM myself on accident

I heard you can go blind from that.

[IcyTea31]

Nah, not blind, only mute if you do it more than 20 times in an hour.

[Orange Wizard]

20? Ow. Your PM box would get all inflamed if you sent yourself that many.