Oh, I just realized that I've been using some of the terms incorrectly. ExcLUEsion was not the privatization of LUE after the Live Journal invasion-- it was the signup.
So the terminology is like this: Black LUEsday: A user in a Truth or Dare topic dares LUEsers to invade the Pokemon board. Tealmarie creates a topic asking why Pikachu is yellow, and is suspended shortly thereafter. LUEsers blow a gasket and start invading the Pokemon board for real, in addition to committing around 25 LUEicides. Tealmarie's account is later restored, but CJayC implements a minimum user requirement on LUE -- the first in Gamefaqs history -- to curb the board invasions and LUEicides. SteriLUEzation: LUE is privatized to accounts below a certain UserID # after LUEsers invaded the memorial Live Journal of a 15yo suicide victim, filling it with abusive and <u>highly</u> inappropriate content ExcLUEsion: Ceej created a 2-week, unannounced signup period during which Gamefaqs users could sign up to retain their access to LUE. Needless to say, a lot of people missed the opportunity.
Another note: Though this is not LUE-specific, there was a point when reformat//:C or whatever the command line is was a banned word. Yeah, you heard me. (Man, remember when computers had far less idiot-proofing?)
Lol. I remember a post on 4chan where apparently some guy did that to his dad's work computer.
CSCA33 posted...
Debatable.
261 hit the block largely for the same reasons, ultimately. CE not only has politics but is also dangerous, whereas 261 was not a danger to the community.