I wish we could have ALL talked for the sake of the children ;__;
I assure you, we tried it. In the end it was apparent that there was no chance of a successful co-operation. I wouldn't say there was any real hostility going on, but there was certainly a level of irration over certain actions from both side.
So Emmie gets to email every user in her database while you guys just keep all your users and pretend like nothing's happened? The news section, the forum bustling with activity, your AGs, the influx of donations you received from the MC merger.
And you're not even offering to advertise the new MC location on G2? Not only is that just in bad taste, but as much as you like to pretend you're offering the members a "choice," that decision really doesn't matter if as few members as possible know about it, eh?
Email everyone in the database. Heh, you guys are spineless.
The news section is alive because of the staff, if they follow Emeralda then that's their right.
The forum is made up out of members, if they want to move with Emeralda then they are free to do so.
The AGs will probably be removed or replaced by something else, the so called "influx of donations" is a fairy tale we've barely recieved any, and those we have recieved have come from non active members who were downloading our media.
The merger was helpful in having a good community, but we had no financial benefit from it what so ever. The merger was agreed based on a mutual agreement, where both parties benefited.
The fact of the matter is we're not trying to hide this at all. We've announced the split, we've not censored a single opinion or comment, and we've certainly not made it difficult for Emeralda to reach the members if she so wishes. Emailing the users remains the quickest and most efficent way of getting in touch with all the members and announcing her intentions. She has been given a copy of the vBulletin files, as well as a database with all the users from before the AT merge (a mere week ago).
The simple matter is, if the members want to follow her then they will do so. We do not plan to keep the forum as is with section names and organization. We plan to change it. This is a split. We're splitting in two, and she can do what she wants with her part, as we can do with ours.