To see Tayadaoc’s developed sets on RA, click here.
Mirrored at the sole discretion of clymax for sake of transparency on Retro Achievements, which was one of the aims of Moderator BahamutVoid in leaving his farewell letter not long after Administrator televandalist’s own resignation letter dropped. If you have any concerns with this mirror, please reach out to clymax directly.
[Editor’s note: Clovergate is not specifically named, so is the timing of her departure merely coincidental? It is up to the reader to decide.]
Left because of harassment and manipulation
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October 12, 2025
Une petite lionne cherchait un hack banjo kazooie. Elle pensait l’avoir trouvé, mais le site sur lequel elle venait de s’inscrire ne proposait aucun lien. Après 2 jours, elle décida de tenter l’aventure. Elle commença à gagner des badges, et à participer à des events également. On lui mit en tête qu’elle était assez créative pour devenir dev, et elle fut promue dès son premier set.
Elle fit de son mieux pour ne pas se noyer dans cet immense océan.
Lorsqu’elle apprit qu’il manquait un joueur à la team fr, elle les rejoignit. Ensemble, ils honorèrent la mémoire de Simba en se plaçant au top.
Tout allait pour le mieux.
Malheureusement, la destruction s’abattit sur le site.
Une bande de monstres sans cœur commençait à vandaliser le site. Leurs décisions changeaient en fonction de leur humeur. Ils tuèrent même l’un des achi en mémoire de ce pauvre Simba.
Le harcèlement était évident. Un set disparaissait au bout de quelques heures à peine.
Le site avait maintenant moins d’intérêt qu’un idle game.
Après avoir lutté des années pour ne pas couler, elle était enfin devenue une bonne dev, capable de repérer une erreur dans son code assez rapidement. Ironiquement, c’est ce moment qu’ils choisirent de lui retirer ce statut. Aucune explication. Aucune raison. Aucune justification possible, car elle respectait toutes les règles. Mais que peut-on faire contre l’abus de pouvoir ?
A ce site qui fut ma maison pendant 4 ans et demi, je dis au revoir. Je pleure ta disparition qui est maintenant inéluctable. A tous mes amis, camarades de jeu, compagnons de dev, je vous souhaite une bonne continuation. Faites ce que vous aimez faire sans vous soucier de ce que pensent les autres. Seul votre avis est important.
A mes persécuteurs : puissiez-vous comprendre un jour ce que sont l’amour et la compassion.
Et à tout le monde en général : il n’est jamais trop tard pour bien faire.
“Voilà, c’est fini” ou “Libérée, délivrée”, choisissez.
To see Tayadaoc’s developed sets on RA, click here.
Mirrored at the sole discretion of clymax for sake of transparency on Retro Achievements, which was one of the aims of Moderator BahamutVoid in leaving his farewell letter not long after Administrator televandalist’s own resignation letter dropped. If you have any concerns with this mirror, please reach out to clymax directly.
[Editor’s note: Clovergate is not specifically named, so is the timing of her departure merely coincidental? It is up to the reader to decide.]
Left because of harassment and manipulation
Via Google Translate; click here for the original version
October 12, 2025
A little lioness was looking for a banjo kazooie hack. She thought she’d found it, but the site she’d just registered on didn’t offer any links. After two days, she decided to give it a try. She started earning badges and participating in events as well. She was told she was creative enough to become a developer, and she was promoted after her first set. She did her best not to drown in this vast ocean.
When she learned the French team was missing a player, she joined them. Together, they honored Simba’s memory by placing at the top.
Everything was going well.
Unfortunately, destruction fell on the site.
A band of heartless monsters began vandalizing the site. Their decisions changed depending on their mood. They even killed one of the achi in memory of poor Simba.
The harassment was evident. A set disappeared after just a few hours. The site was now less interesting than an idle game.
After years of struggling to stay afloat, she had finally become a good developer, capable of spotting an error in her code fairly quickly. Ironically, it was at this moment that they chose to strip her of this status. No explanation. No reason. No possible justification, because she respected all the rules. But what can be done against the abuse of power?
To this site, which was my home for four and a half years, I say goodbye. I mourn your loss, which is now inevitable. To all my friends, fellow gamers, and fellow developers, I wish you well. Do what you love without worrying about what others think. Only your opinion matters.
To my persecutors: may you one day understand what love and compassion are.
And to everyone in general: it’s never too late to do the right thing.
“That’s it, it’s over” or “Free, delivered,” take your pick.
Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed in each section belong strictly to the individual(s) to which the opinions are attributed in the respective section and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other individual covered in this timeline.
A. January 22 Prologue: RA Legend and Retro Olympics Event Host voiceofautumn Quits
“RA has become a corrupt shithole on the upper side of things … and … have gotten infested with powerhungry individuals.”
N. October 8 Doubling Down: 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….”
Site founder proceeds to leave the following comment on an outsider’s recent blog post accusing Retro Achievements of platforming “hate speech.”
Hi – I want to first say “thank-you” because this is an extremely well-written post-mortem for the events at the weekend. I’ve asked the staff to read over this as a guide to help understand the impact what has happened so far and to appreciate the effect our choices are having.
I especially appreciate the “Nobody likes taking medicine” part above. This outlines really well how we ought to deal with this. I’m planning to out a statement asap that helps govern the next steps that fits the site and the community well.
I completely agree it shouldn’t remotely take this long to say “hate speech is bad, no thanks”.
Site founder also leaves the following messages in the RA Discord:
O. October 8: Clover Achievement Developer tomojin Responds
“[T]he truth is we were both told that staff members were being threatened.”
P. October 9: Event Manager ladynadia Responds and Resigns
“[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.”
T. October 10: Third-Ranked Player HippopotamusRex Vows to Quit
“Remind me how many points or sets do the users who recently joined and are taking over this site as the morality police have?” [Editor’s note: answer: zero, apparently.]
“When the ‘leader’ of said community is also willing to instantly discard the thoughts and opinions of the people who have kept the place going in an instant if it benefits him, and also willing to outright lie to [its] users, how do you act?”
