Gregory's Server
[4/5]
One real kick in the teeth came after switching the back-end to AWS S3. AWS was the initial pick because it was obvious that if something didn't happen fast, the site would die, and AWS was the easiest initial choice.
Discord staff set up the S3 bucket, and had to walk NC through the changes that needed to be made to the back-end. To help reduce the financial burden on NC, Discord staff gladly offered to pay the S3 bill -- to the tune of $200 or so per month.
After some further research, it became apparent that Discord staff could save a significant amount of money by changing S3 providers. The new bucket was set up, but when the time came to make the change NC refused to do it, even though he was not the one footing the bill.
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[5/5]
Staff grew increasingly frustrated. Days would pass without response from NC. He refused to join the Discord to talk about solutions in real-time. Did we vent in private? Sure. Did we dox or threaten? Fucking hell, no! And frankly I'm LIVID at even the suggestion that we did.
I'm even angrier at comparisons being drawn between disgruntled staff and the scum-suckers that drove Near to end his life. What happened to Near is an absolute tragedy and I sincerely hope there's a special place in Hell for the human garbage that tormented him.
So, yeah. Mourn for RHDN. But this was not the outcome anyone wanted, and Nightcrawler is *not* the victim here.
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Oh, and for those offering RHDO (won't link) as an alternative? It's not. For so many reasons, it's not.
And finally, it's been pointed out that towards the end of their life Near used they/them pronouns. I'd forgotten this and am mortified at misgendering them :(
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[5/5]
Staff grew increasingly frustrated. Days would pass without response from NC. He refused to join the Discord to talk about solutions in real-time. Did we vent in private? Sure. Did we dox or threaten? Fucking hell, no! And frankly I'm LIVID at even the suggestion that we did.
I'm even angrier at comparisons being drawn between disgruntled staff and the scum-suckers that drove Near to end his life. What happened to Near is an absolute tragedy and I sincerely hope there's a special place in Hell...