History of Oddworld Forums
I haven't really been a member that long but this is Oddworld Forums History as I know it. I was a not so nuetral participant but got played like a pawn by both sides. I think I did some things I shouldn't have but oh well, we've moved on.
Some people started a Forum. Sydney was the creator. It was a normal forum, nothing out of the ordinary. People were all anxiously awaiting MO and talking about all the rumors they had heard. Occasionally problems rose up (hackers, spammers, people pretending to commit suicide and starting hundreds of apology threads...) but all the problems were dealt with. It was a happy community. And then just this summer BAM! AbeBabe and Pilot demoted Sydney from his role as mod. I'm not sure why, although supposedly he was a harsh mod. He also was friends with a group of members who lived off of "heated debates" which would be okay except for the fact that none of them were oddworld related and kids always got their feelings hurt. During the OddTour they had tried to meet him and although he told them he could not for personal reasons they tried anyways. He got mad. The forum plunged into chaos and finally Sydney and most of the "heated debaters" left to the Glass Asylum.
Now the forum is at its best (in my opinion). It might not be what it was before, but the focus has been put back on oddworld which it should be. It's up to you to decide whether or not the ends justify the means.
Some of the members who have been here longer might want to fill in the early stuff and also correct some of the later stuff.
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