Timeline of Events
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A. October 3 Announcement: Policy Clarification: Code of Conduct Scope
“The presence of an achievement set on our platform does not constitute endorsement for a game’s content.”
https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/32644
B. October 3 Announcement: An Apology to Our Community
“[The] edgy Pokémon hack … glorifies hate speech. … [W]e have no intention to ever be associated with hate speech.”
https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/32648
C. October 3: Administrator televandalist Resigns
“[I]t is absolutely no one’s business what other people play and people who want to make it their business can just fuck off.”
D. October 8 Announcement: Clarifying RetroAchievements’ Goals
“RetroAchievements will not legitimize bigotry by hosting an achievement set for it. …. No direct threats [against RA staff] have been confirmed at this time….”
https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/32727
E. October 8: Clover Developer tomojin Responds
“[T]he truth is we were both told that staff members were being threatened.”
F. October 9: Developer ladynadia Responds
“[P]eople were harassed and threatened and … our highest level staff bowed and complied with what those people wanted and showed that hate will give them what they want.”
G. October 10: Moderator BahamutVoid Quits
“RetroAchievements supports openness but only when it’s convenient.”
H. October 10: #3 Ranked Player HippopotamusRex Responds
“Remind me how many points or sets do the users who recently joined and are taking over this site as the morality police have?” [Answer: zero.]
I. October 10: Top-600 Ranked Player Alakatrore Responds
“Never Let Narcissists Obsessed with Being Victims Infiltrate the Community as They Won’t Stop Until the Whole Thing Gets [Shut Down]”
J. October 11: Top-500 Ranked Player Wimpyfox Banned
“You betrayed your own community for some randos on bluesky, you should resign[.]”
K. Reactions on Social Media
“RetroAchievements Destroyed By 🏳️🌈 Mafia”
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