i used to do yoga with justin's mom. i'm pretty sure i can get us allowed on twitch if some sysadmin has a fit.
justin as in justin.tv justin???
I'm pretty sure twitch has completely separated itself from justin.tv iirc, but I guess he would still have some kind of pull.
yah, that justin. i've only met his mother, not him, but my understanding is that he is hugely focused on twitch at the moment, as it has the biggest viewerbase to work with. they both run on the same more or less the same software stack. twitch started as a branding effort to focus on esports, gaming livestreams, etc. and as you know grew into a bit of a behemoth.
the proliferation of vendor forums are an admin concern because i feel that they negatively impact user experience. there's just kind of a hodgepodge of these little subfora in various states of dis/repair and the end result is that most people ignore them unless something really big happens with a vendor. as a result, many of our vendors advertise in the more popular classifieds and group buy forums, which contributes to the general clutter of the place.
i think i expressed my view on auctions and so on with the statement about where most moderation incidents come from: it's the money. that's an issue that we're going to have to come together and address as a community, and not one that the admins can just wave a magic wand at.
