A poll regarding Oppo's future in case it gets shut down

". ." (xllx) 08/08/2016 at 17:17 • Filed to: None

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What would be your preferred way of bringing it back?

StrawPoll

Personally, I’d hate for Oppo to become just a Facebook group. I hate Facebook, and I’d rather not have to shitpost under my real name either. :P

Reddit is better, but still lacks the “intimacy” of a separate platform.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:21

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FIRE CLEANSES ALL.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:22

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We should all become pen friends and write letters to each other.

TheHondaBro > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 08/08/2016 at 17:23

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*opens letter*

SUBJECT: Shitpost

“Ah, shit”

. . > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 08/08/2016 at 17:23

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Nah, I’m not that classy. :P

not for canada - australian in disguise > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:24

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Carthrottle.

MultiplaOrgasms > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/08/2016 at 17:26

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I AM NOT GOING BACK TO THAT CONCENTRATION CAMP

. . > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/08/2016 at 17:26

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Jesus Christ, no!

interstate366, now In The Industry > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:27

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Forum and/or blog.

not for canada - australian in disguise > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:27

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But why? Don’t you like 12 year olds circlejerking over the GT-R and unironically using trollfaces and memegenerator memes? Are you even human?

Berang > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:27

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geocities

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TheHondaBro 08/08/2016 at 17:28

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I would call the Royal Mail and register any mail from your address as spam.

Ash78, voting early and often > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:28

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A PHP-style bulletin board would be amazing. This place has so much info and is so hard to navigate. That or chain letters via snail mail. That's about how well Kinja works anyway.

. . > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/08/2016 at 17:29

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U MAD BRO?

McMike > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:29

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I’m more worried about all the images I’ve hotlinked from here.

. . > Ash78, voting early and often 08/08/2016 at 17:31

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I loved those old PHPBB based forums, but I haven’t been part of one for ages now and I’m wondering if it’s not just nostalgia googles talking. Still, given the choice I’d go with something like that.

. . > McMike 08/08/2016 at 17:32

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If Oppo gets shut down due to using too much bandwidth, I’m blaming you!

Ash78, voting early and often > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:33

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I say “don’t mess with perfection” — those were the result of 30 years of the best geeks in the business putting their heads together, long before the short-attention-span facebook, myspace, etc took over. I love Oppo, but I won't join facebook for Oppo.

RallyWrench > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:34

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I voted for blog form, but that or forum would be cool. I got love for y’all, but I’m not joining Facebook. I’m registered on Reddit, but I never check it unless it’s for Calzone’s Behind the Burner thing. The format sucks and reddit is just... reddity.

. . > Berang 08/08/2016 at 17:34

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Damn, I forgot to include AOL Channel as an option. :/

bhtooefr > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:37

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Fuuuuuuck Facebook.

I’m already on Reddit, so I’m OK with that.

jkm7680 > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:37

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I’d probably leave.

. . > Ash78, voting early and often 08/08/2016 at 17:37

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It’s sad actually that as it is the Facebook group is the most likely place we’ll fall back to. It’s probably the very worst way for Oppo to be hosted, maybe apart from screaming posts through our windows.

MM54 > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:50

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No idea what sort of monthly bandwidth Oppo sees but I have server space & have run forums before (I’ve mentioned this before) if it comes down to it.

Viggen > . . 08/08/2016 at 17:51

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Forum would be easiest to navigate.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/08/2016 at 18:10

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Come for the shit articles, stay for the dank memes.

Steve in Manhattan > . . 08/08/2016 at 18:13

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(showing my age) Wordpress? Is there a better platform that doesn’t cost anything/much?

JRapp: now as good as new again > . . 08/08/2016 at 18:15

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I think Facebook would work fine to get the word out of a new home, should the plug get pulled unexpectedly, but I agree that a Facebook only group it would not be good.

Don’t like/do reddit.

Unfortunately I can’t seem to get to the poll from work so I don’t know what the options are. That said, I think a forum format would work best. I’ve got tons of experience administering a few ProBoards boards from back when I used to play computer games. The only problem with the forums is the bumping of long-dead posts. That’s what’s great about this place is that it’s always fresh content.

tromoly > . . 08/08/2016 at 18:26

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Reddit

. . > tromoly 08/08/2016 at 18:30

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The subreddit is a ghost town. :/

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > . . 08/08/2016 at 18:32

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Reddit

RallyWrench > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 08/08/2016 at 18:46

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I have a fax machine.

Clemsie McKenzie > Steve in Manhattan 08/08/2016 at 18:49

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Honestly if there’s a way to get us all registered into one collaborative Wordpress Oppo thing, I’m all for it. It’d work just like Kinja, except it would work.

tromoly > . . 08/08/2016 at 18:54

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Because the Kinja blog exists, all the traffic is here. If this palce goes down there would be much more traffic on the sub.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > RallyWrench 08/08/2016 at 18:58

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BorkBorkBjork > . . 08/08/2016 at 19:04

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As an mIRC channel.

RallyWrench > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 08/08/2016 at 20:12

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This looks like my work.

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > TheHondaBro 08/08/2016 at 20:18

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you would think the smell would have given it away...

f86sabre > . . 08/08/2016 at 21:37

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What is causing the shut down scare this time?

. . > f86sabre 08/08/2016 at 21:38

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Gawker actually started auctioning off blogs,

Braniff747SP > f86sabre 08/08/2016 at 21:40

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Gawker sold a while back, and apparently the new folks are coming on property next week.

not for canada - australian in disguise > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 08/08/2016 at 21:45

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To be fair, that’s Oppositelock in a nutshell too.

f86sabre > Braniff747SP 08/08/2016 at 21:49

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Ah, on one hand why would you alienate the core audience of your new acquisition by shutting down an asset that has minimal costs. On the other hand it's the Internet. I'd say add in some as content and take advantage of the eyeballs.

Braniff747SP > f86sabre 08/08/2016 at 22:03

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Agreed - I recall hearing a while back that Oppo’s viewership was quite high.

Free content that draws viewers is generally seen as a good thing, but who knows.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > tromoly 08/08/2016 at 22:04

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^exactly this. I’ve been over there waiting on you guys.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/08/2016 at 23:13

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Eh we’re self aware of it and its a blog. Also we have Scoob.

wiffleballtony > . . 08/08/2016 at 23:56

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Let’s just say if it’s Facebook, I won’t be there. I know many of you will be saddened.

Wheelerguy > RallyWrench 08/09/2016 at 01:15

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Nah, what we need is Kinja, but not Kinja. Basically it works almost like Kinja, but has Flickr’s notes (which are back, BTW) and all the cool shit that come with the current Kinja updates.

Also, I have to amp my coding game.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > . . 08/09/2016 at 21:50

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Is there any reason it couldn't stay on Kinja?

. . > IanZ - limited-slip indifferential 08/09/2016 at 21:57

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We’re just making plans in case the new owner decides Oppo is a liability and not worth keeping around.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > . . 08/09/2016 at 22:12

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Oh, yeah, I understand that part. I was just wondering if it could continue to be hosted on Kinja.