I will be severely annoyed if it does. I've only just joined. ¬¬ Mind you, it does seem that way.
Is the escapist going bankrupt?
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Unless they are a bank (with non arrogant CEO who alienated the FED), then there will be a bailout by lunch time, if that long.SinorKirby said:
Everyone should get a PubClub membership, Seriously you won't regret it.
Sometimes when i clear my cookies etc, i log in not on my account and i am DISGUSTED at the adverts. DISGUSTED.
You won't regret it. Pub Club for life
Sometimes when i clear my cookies etc, i log in not on my account and i am DISGUSTED at the adverts. DISGUSTED.
You won't regret it. Pub Club for life
Do you think Themis Media is flaming out too? They seem to have only 2 webpages under them. And we all know the story of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire. Media just seems to be a shitty business to be in. I read somewhere that Escapist were saying that they never NOT PAY, they are just LATE and that there is a huge difference between the two. Doesn't bode well I would think.FalloutJack said:
I am not going to participate in a fund raiser for a website that I go to mainly for zero punctuation...
I have enough trouble paying for school.
I have enough trouble paying for school.
Indeed, this is the only thing that really bothers me about the whole thing. That the Escapist isn't telling you anything of what goes on. I they would look better in the eyes of many if they just wrote a small little article that "Yes, Extra credits is leaving us due to a finical dispute, not what we wanted to happen, but there it is."Prince Regent said:
Be open about your situation Escapist. We wont hate you for it!
There's seems to be a direct correlation between the increase in pony avatars and the decline of the escapist. /semi joke.
2 years ago there were way less ads and the site ran much smoother. Now it takes forever for messages to post and it often results in double post, this is probably in part to the captcha system which really wasn't necessary and is often in languages and symbols that most can't understand let alone type. That along with random stories that have little if anything to do with gaming culture seem to make headlines more and more often.
That having been said its still better than most gaming sites despite its decline.
2 years ago there were way less ads and the site ran much smoother. Now it takes forever for messages to post and it often results in double post, this is probably in part to the captcha system which really wasn't necessary and is often in languages and symbols that most can't understand let alone type. That along with random stories that have little if anything to do with gaming culture seem to make headlines more and more often.
That having been said its still better than most gaming sites despite its decline.
Oh we're back to here again.
The Escapist staff hasn't made any indication that they need express help. We don't need to go suggesting ways to save a website that hasn't said it needs saving. Leave this to the people who have all the information, The Escapist staff, and let them handle their own problems.
They're big boys and girls now.
The Escapist staff hasn't made any indication that they need express help. We don't need to go suggesting ways to save a website that hasn't said it needs saving. Leave this to the people who have all the information, The Escapist staff, and let them handle their own problems.
They're big boys and girls now.
At least I feel comforted knowing that crap like Jimquisition are at least, literally, free.Ultratwinkie said:
Maybe it's for the best if they are; This site is eating up my free time like crackers.
We'll see. In the end nothing lasts forever.
We'll see. In the end nothing lasts forever.
None of us can really answer that question since no one at the escapist is giving us any proper info.
I'm worried about this site honestly. I come here for 3 things, Moviebob, Yahtzee, and the news. It used to be 4 things (Extra Credits). If they start cutting the other videos, then I'll have to start looking at different sites. And I imagine that I won't be alone.
The whole Extra Credits thing was a debacle, that was handled rather poorly and really shook my faith in the Escapist. That being said,I dont see the Escapist going anywhere anytime soon, I mean come on, they still have Yahtzee.
I think it has had financial issues for some time, just look at what we know:
- They have failed to pay many people hired for shows
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- The mods allow for no criticism of the website which I have never come across on any other website. If you say an advert looks stupid, you get banned. This shows that they need these adverts so badly that they have to take a zero tolerance policy to criticism.
Both show that the website is not exactly swimming in cash....or someone is making a lot of money and not investing it.
- They have failed to pay many people hired for shows
&
- The mods allow for no criticism of the website which I have never come across on any other website. If you say an advert looks stupid, you get banned. This shows that they need these adverts so badly that they have to take a zero tolerance policy to criticism.
Both show that the website is not exactly swimming in cash....or someone is making a lot of money and not investing it.