Forum Situation: Update

[Glitch Girl]

New email from Lunarpages....

Thank you for your compliance in regards to this issue, we will note that this is resolved and will advise if any further complaints are registered. Please don't hesitate to get in touch, should you require further assistance. Kind Regards, Meilena Hauslendale Customer Service Representative Support and Assistance: Help Desk

Basically, the immediate danger of getting shut down is over. 

Now I'm going to go back to bed and make up for that fitfull night sleep I had.  I will try to get a discussion started with the Titans Mods and admin about what to do about the FF Resource forum before I go though.

[zuludelta]

Yay!

Thanks for the update GG, and thanks to you and the rest of the mods' for your efforts to dispel the threat of closure.

[BentonGrey]

Yeah, thanks GG!  I know that this has been especially stressful for you, so thanks for soldiering on and not just throwing in the towel!

[tommyboy]

Good to hear the immediate threat with the ISP is over.
I hope you can work out a policy re the FF stuff that protects you but lets us still show some stuff here, even if the copyrighted stuff has to go.

[thalaw2]

Was there really ever any doubt that GG and the titans would come through?  hahaha!   




I don't know if my 2cents counts though. 


All yous guys is awesome!  I love this community!

[The Phantom Eyebrow]

Sounds like Lunarpages are being reasonable here, which is very nice to see. 

Great job GG et al 

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Well, according to their own stated policy, the real issue was just IPS's stuff, so I don't see why the rest of the  stuff can't go back up.

I can see why they might want to wait a while before doing so, however.  At least our community is safe.

[Johnny Patches]

i know i never said a word to you .
thank you GG 
nice to wake up to good news this awful raining mornining

[USAgent]

Nice going GG and the other Admins/mods /Titans that had input in dealing with out Hosts.  I victory for us indeed

[YoungHeros]

Awesome!

[deano_ue]

i still don't know what to think

[Failed_Hero]

Score one for the Good Guys.  This is great news, I was rather afraid of losing this place.

[Groucho]

Wow I just discovered what's been going on. This has always been one of the best communities on the web. Even though I sometimes go months before checking back I've been a member for years and I always felt like everyone was a friend. I feel as though I have been stabbed in the back. I truly hope FR can bounce back from this tragic event.

[Jakew]

i still don't know what to think

[AfghanAnt]

Glad to hear that.

[laughing paradox]

I was very hopeful of the situation and I'm glad that things came through fine.

I am really glad about the outpouring of support that this community has shown, showing that there are many of us who really enjoy being involved, in one way or another.

[Tomato]

Just for those who have been forswearing the FU forums because of IPS's supposed conspiracy (which he isn't helping in his own posts, grah) I do have a quote from IPS that might put to rest the possibility of the dreaded Marvel involvement.

and i'm truly sorry because when i browsed FR yesterday i saw a lot of hurt and confused people - it was exactly how i felt when i got banned, so it's not like i don't know what you're all feeling. i do unfortunately. but, i saw my "friends" and the people i don't care for much really hurt and confused... and i really didn't consider how much the people caught in the middle would be affected, as hard as it is to believe. i'm sorry to see my "friends" being blamed and lumped into what i did.

It's not really a great concession, as it's amidst some other stuff (which I won't go into, in the hopes that we can put this thing to rest.) which isn't quite as repentant but at the very least it does look like he's willing to just argue and not do anything that would hurt the entire community.

[Outcast]

Just when i thought the Freedom Force forums were getting active again, with more and more members contributing again this had to happen.

Well, its glad to know that this site is safe from being shut down. I really enjoy visiting this place every so often.

I don't know much about copyright laws, but for me seeing those Marvel/DC characters in the game only reawakened my love for comics. After almost 20 years away from comics, i just recently bought one this month. So business wise, i think it is advantageous for these big comic companies.

Nevertheless, if we are making any copyright infringements, I don't see why the Freedom Force forums have to suffer for this. Maybe you guys can put up rules like the freedomforcefans website. http://www.freedomfans.com/modguidelines.html The Freedom Force games was designed intentionally to encourage creative original work similar to the game City of Heroes. If City of Heroes isn't affected by this copyright scare, why should Freedom Force be any different? Thinking about it more, if there were more original work or modding done for Freedom Force this could be very beneficial. Websites about freedom force need not hide anymore. Thus providing more exposure/promotion for the game. ( a little wishful thinking in my part, i know )

Well, those are just my thoughts and opinions about the matter. Hope everything works out in the end.

[cryonic2099]

I'm just finding out about all of this tonight...really hoping we can all move past this as a community...the way it was meant to be.

[Gremlin]

This is good news! Another step in moving past all this insanity. Thankfully, it feels as if the community is mostly growing stronger in the midst of everything.

Many thanks to the Titans, Mods and Admins for working so hard to keep this from destroying us. I think I speak for everyone when I say your efforts are thoroughly appreciated!

[cmdrkoenig67]

Thank you for the update, GG...

Dana

[deano_ue]

i still don't know what to think

it's mainly a thought, as glad as i am the board is staying up without the FF section, there is very little i post here. so like i said i still don't know what to think about my future here and such, and i'm sure a lot of other are the same

this is not a knock on the boards or the titans and i would never mean it as such.

[Tortuga]

i still don't know what to think

it's mainly a thought, as glad as i am the board is staying up without the FF section, there is very little i post here. so like i said i still don't know what to think about my future here and such, and i'm sure a lot of other are the same

this is not a knock on the boards or the titans and i would never mean it as such.

This will be rectified sooner than later.

[BentonGrey]

I have complete faith in y'all.

[crimsonquill]

Thanks for the update, GG...

I'm hoping this will pass quickly.. so we can get past all of the insanity and move forward to a stronger community.

And a big thanks to all of the Titans, Mods, and Admins for their quick actions and hard work.

- CQ

[Alaric]

Glad to hear it. Thanks to you and everyone involved with making sure we stay afloat.

[clownprince]

just wanted to say thanks also  and to the evil doers.....

[Podmark]

Was away and missed everything. So I'm glad that at least this much has been resolved.
Obviously I want the FF stuff back, but even without it I'm glad this place will still be around to talk about comics, TV, and movies.

[Glitch Girl]

Don't give up on the FF stuff just yet. 

And thanks everyone.  I didn't do this alone.  Randy did the board modifcations and Panther Gunn and Zapow advised me how to respond with leagaleze that is far beyond this poor Bachelor of Arts' head.   Plus we had a great response from the titans when the word went out which helped make this go a ton smoother. 

[Jakew]

You guys are champions. It would have been very easy for you all to have just binned Freedom Reborn to avoid the threat of legal action. But you've all gone the whole nine yards to keep the forum open and protect all the people creating new Freedom Force stuff.

Nice!