I don’t get something, Chicago Reader is still a magazine by itself right? And the magazine owns straight dope, so does creativeloafers, or whatever it’s called, own chicago reader which then owns straight dope?
anyways I read a quote from them that they want to preserve straight dope and it’s website.
I thought by publishing that just meant a place where they don’t have much control but put it out there into public. But I suppose it’s not like a book publisher.
You got it.
Well, yeah, but I go out in public sometimes. 
I heard this thread is going to be put in About This Message Board, and nobody will then read it. 
Poser.
I heard that we will get a twelve hour warning when they close the board, so we can throw rotten fruit at the Mods.
It’s a little disheartening to see this comment :
Followed by this:
Seems to me that TUBA is the one doing the speculating here. Either she knows something or she doesn’t but please don’t make any promises if promises are not yours to make.
I thought it was a joke: “Either they’ll improve the board or they’ll close it, but either way, you won’t have to worry about slow load times.”
Wouldn’t that be redundant or something??
*I’m kidding! I’m kidding! *Please don’t pistol whip me with your floppies.
It might be Mixing Your Metaphors… 
STAGE CALL!
Yeah, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for this place. I’ve yet to find another board this full of wit and amusing people, or a better receptacle for venting. 'Cause, you know, it feels better to vent when you actually get replies consisting of more than “n’est pas” or “lolll, omg, ur sad. too fucking bad, hah i ryme”
So, yeah. Fingers crossed and all, though I can very vividly imagine a re-launching of the SDMB into a more glitzy, flashy shell of it’s old self.
Hmm, you create an interesting question, Gukumatz - how much “curmudgeon” does it take to outweigh “glitzy and flashy?” Could the weight of our universal disapproval sink things like animated sig lines?
Only with much stern glancing about and many Harrumphs.
If the glitz is allowed, I for one would lobby hard to have a Block All Glitz ( BAG ) option. You want glitz? Fine. Put on your pimpin’ finery and tart up our boards.
You want The Straight Dope? Put the glitz in the BAG.
Way to go me! I finally decide to actually toss some cash at this board, and only -then- do I read this thread.
Just out of curiosity, though, don’t the new Loafing overlords maintain certain responsibilities to the subscribers of the board? There’s nothing in the rules (that I can see) that state that the Reader retained the right to shut everything down and kick everyone off the boards. Would CL then be contractually responsible for refunding prorated portions of subscription fees?
Wishful thinking makes me think that if they had to pay back money they hadn’t actually received, that that might be something in our favor…
I think you mean Tweek?
All they have to do is let the server have problems - i.e. not work - until everyone’s current sub runs out.
“Loafing Overlords.”
We’re off to a swell start with the new management. :rolleyes:
Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don’t have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?
Insert a smiley when you post that, Partner.
Oh heck, I hope the board is going to stay alive and not be filled up with leet and avatars.