I am curious to the angry people left, what do you want exactly? You and I both know EL will NOT do any kind of full out mea culpa, and it will remain a he said she said. He MAY give a little more, and make some kind of apology eventually, or give more facts/info/proof to support more of his story, we'll find out eventually.
But getting mad at moderation staff who try to "lighten the mood" won't help either, what do you want from them? They already apologized for being so slow in taking care of some things as they had to try to douse the bevy of crazy suicide threads posted (and still being posted by those uber mature people), and they said they are going to work on BEING more transparent.
So what else do you all want? to vent? to just be angry? to bring those who aren't leaving, or plan to browse all communities (90 percent of people do not just look at one, I check several different places all the time btw) down or make them feel bad?
Do you want more answers? IF you waiting on that, again you were told, dude is working on a "statement" and will release it later, if that's not good enough for you ( I don't blame anyone who it isn't enough for btw) then I understand but why just continue on with some of the nonsense?
Saying the community will turn to GG because OT is gone is nonsense as well, as you've seen once the mods begin catching up these people are being banned. Saying the community will be a ghost town because all the users are gone is also nonsense.
there are almost 200k registered users on this forum, if you think all 220k or even half of them will just vanish, you are wrong, or maybe I am, I guess we'll find out. but to say there is no content creators left is just well, a lie. As with all things, new people (or old people) will begin to fill their places. Chris no longer posting Media create? someone else has (and will going forward). Your favorite poster no longer going to post that 1000 gif long OT for Dragon Age 5? someone else will. do you seriously think because Aeana is gone no one will make a good Dragon Quest XI switch OT? Someone will. do people really think that no one else is capable of making an OT for a game or of going around to random game sites and compiling review scores? Or of posting rumors and "breaking news"? Most of GAFs news and rumors were sourced from other places, that is a bonafied fact. also 90% of the "insiders" here ended up being liars, being wrong and not believed, so if that's what missing well... See I think the thing is, some folks are just obsessed with the celebrity of some posters, they just can't fathom anyone else posting that information.
As for Off Topic, I admit it is a loss, I used to post their more than gaming, but I am willing to see where this goes and how it pans out. If the focus ends up being better for certain hobbies great, again I can give it a chance, I can do that much, and if I don't like it, I'll leave, not a big deal. but why try to purposely ruin/crap on the users and forum because you want to leave?
you're mad at EL, I get it, that's fine, you have absolutely every right to be, I'm not too thrilled with how it was handled myself tbh, but why try to ruin everyone's experience because you want to leave? Things are supposed to change, so lets see how it all shakes out? again at the end of the day, its just a videogame forum, if you really think it is crap/never gonna change, then bounce.
Is it simply because you're bored, and want to vent but are not allowed to in the various discords/new places you're at so just decide to do it here?