FileFront - NOW NOT CLOSING!

[tschumann]

All that downloading for nothing. Good news nonetheless.

 

[Barnz]

what the buck

 

[Gargantou]

what the shmuck

 

[Operational]

Ah a happy ending :frog::afro:

 

[Lucid]

What the ****.

This has April Fools written all over it, even if they're not calling it that.

 

[StardogChampion]

I wondered why it never went down...

I downloaded a few things yesterday.

 

[Qonfused]

Hahahahahaha

 

[Remus]

What the ****.

This has April Fools written all over it, even if they're not calling it that.

A very counterproductive joke. Since they practically gave away new customers to their competitors...

 

[Kadayi]

Glad their back

 

[bam23]

Ohh this is good day.

 

[Kakashi]

I wondered why it never went down...

I downloaded a few things yesterday.

Here's the low-down on what actually happened behind the scenes.

The situation so far is as follows: Last year, Ziff Davis filed for bankruptcy, and the Network has slowly seen a decline in traffic. Just last week, Ziff Davis Media decided to pull the plug on both the Files Network and Gaming Forums, the latter going first and without any warning. As announcments were finally put up on the Network, many of the forum regulars retreated to other places, eagerly awaiting some word on the situation from people who know what is going on.

A few days into the whole debacle, Jeff "n0e" Mills (who mind you, was laid off in the process) finally managed to get some official word on the situation and asked everybody to stay vigilant. A master plan was brewing, while many of us were busy backing up as many files as possible from the network.


March 30th, n0e teamed up with StrategyInformer in order to launch the spiritual sucessor of Gaming Forums, and the Files Network. Within the first five hours of launch, the forum saw an incredible flood of FileFront refugees. Old staff was brought back, and spam threads resurected.


March 31st, A thread is posted on StrategyInformer hotlinking to the forums. Although the main page does not work, everybody has access to the "General Chit-Chat" section. Within minutes, confusion and spamming begin.
Jeff "n0e" Mills brings the first official word on the forums. Although he himself knows little, the forums are supposed to come back.


April 1st, The official announcement is made. FileFront has been purchased from Ziff Davis by some of it's original owners. The two entities are now completely separate, and the lookout is positive. The goal: Bring GF back to it's pre-corporate days.


On the brink of destruction, FileFront has been saved in the last minute by people who legitimately care for the community and had nothing to do with it's closure. All complaints and revenge notes should be directed towards Ziff Davis Media - Ziff Davis Publishing - Corporate Information

 

[Bad^Hat]

Awesome! *restores bookmark*

What the ****.

This has April Fools written all over it, even if they're not calling it that.

Haha, almost seems like they had planned it as a light-hearted April Fool's joke, saw people's reaction, and thought to themselves "oh shit oh f*ck how do we get out of this."