I will never, ever, ever go to the Giraffeboards. Not since I found out there was a group there conspiring to harass people here. Not since some of them not only started harassing me here, but also started sending me PM’s telling me to kill myself.
I’m fully prepared to hear “oh, it’s not like that” or “oh, it was just a few people”. It doesn’t matter how few, what matters is that they were abusive and cruel. Other members make excuses for the bullies and trolls. Why the hell would I ever want to go to such an evil morass?
And that’s why the Giraffe board will never be a substitute for this board. I wasn’t the only one targeted
If this board shuts down then this community ends. That’s the long and short of it. As it is, 20+ years is an extraordinary run for a forum on the internet.