LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

I currently have someone’s hovercraft in my barn

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It's minor thing, but the fine is up to £18 million or 10% of turnover, which ever is higher.

This rule is likely there to make sure the penalty for a Facebook or tiktok is really chunky. The problem is, it is also mad scary for anyone else, even those not turning over anything.

Do we really need email notifications? I'd happily sacrifice some functionality to maintain the site.

Can't believe how much this news has saddened me, LFGSS is a lonley outpost of hope in an enshitened world gone mad!

Emails are shit.

Wait, there are email notifications?
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Does it barspin?

Wait, there are email notifications?

Only for really old people or important things, and I avoid both.

Yes, this seems like somewhat an overreaction. There are parallels with HASAWA here, which the consequences for breaking are up to an unlimited fine and two years in prison... Doesn't mean that every report of dodgy H&S practices results in this outcome. It also doesn't stop accidents but people/organisations that have followed the various guidance/ACOP's don't then get prosecuted.

I think actual legal advice would be the way forward here - I'm struggling to see how legislation could be weaponised by a private citizen without seriously compromising themselves, and a prosecution requires not only dodgy content but a failure to deal with it. I can understand not wanting to be personally liable (who would) for X thousand users content though!

Some people are psychopaths, look at the people who have been permabanned they really are not nice people.

You mean you don't need one yet? Get a bit older and we'll see.

Stop trying to pin this on Velocio by saying idiotic things such as "Velocio have you considered..."

You say that, but has @Velocio considered cycle training?

I invented that phrase

It's still one of the best things to come out of this forum.

we made the telegraph! Maybe it is time to shut it all down

Now we just need an article in the Observer by Alice Fisher.

Nice! Not a fan of the Telegraph but hey ho, it's a start innit.

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Who in their right mind owns and is parking fgss.com?

Why not make the L stand for something else...

Lawless
Leathery
Lazy
Lamentable
Lascivious
Latvian (perfect for relocating the forum...)

Velocio have you considered structural hot glue?

I can endorse it as vastly superior to thin air / crossed fingers composite

Lovely fixed gear and single speed has a nice ring to it

After all, we’re the friendliest forum on the internet

Lego Fixed Gear & Single Speed!

Latvian (perfect for relocating the forum...)

in.
got some contacts there, if you need some servers

You joke but censorship resistant technology can be an answer to overstepping regulation. Sorry you’re losing something you put a lot of effort into building, hope you find a way to fight back

I don’t know where I am now

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some smallish talk over at xenforo about that ting..this popped up
https://russ.garrett.co.uk/2024/12/17/online-safety-act-guide/
otherwise

otherotherwise
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ah sheit man

If all goes to shit, maybe we can leave lfgss as is and just re-instate allt heir accounts and watch them bicker away while the fines keeps piling up?

Skimmed through that link. Good lord what an ballache.
I understand the decision/temptation to throw in the towel.