# I can't believe they shut down TOP (The other Place) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 21, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505 "2018-12-21T20:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/21 "2018-12-22T07:11:31Z")
> [@RavenSong](#): > > I really liked it , it was totally free speech “It’s a totally different head. Totally.” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/22 "2018-12-22T09:04:50Z")
It took a lot of Internet searching to figure out what you were even talking about, OP. It seems that the site [topix.com](http://topix.com) is perfectly fine. They’ve been shutting down forums throughout the year, [as noted on our board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=855569). It seems they’ve finally also [shut down](https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/topix-shuts-down-local-forums/1669769624) the “Local” portion. According to that other thread, the Local section was full of junk posts, with most people not even caring. And, as such, it seems very few are talking about the actual closure. To the OP: even the big “Free speech” advocates on this board tend to be okay with Alex Jones being taken off of those sites. This is a board about fighting ignorance, and Alex Jones was a big source of that with his conspiracy junk that even he doesn’t actually believe. And we’re fine with sites having terms of service. When Twitter is going out of its way to keep you on, and then you go up and harass the guy in charge, you’re gonna get shut down. I tend to think Jones wanted that to happen, given how he’s said that the character he plays is an act (when trying to keep his kids). There’s maybe some argument for some sort of protection, which we have discussed, but not for Alex Jones. Not when he harasses shooting victims. Not when he forms doxxing mobs. If you’re looking for intelligent discussion on topics, this is as good a place as many. If you’re looking for junk posts or people who are sympathetic to that stuff, then this is not the place for you. And if you need a space to discuss things with people in your area, see if your area has a subreddit. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/23 "2018-12-22T13:52:05Z")
You got nannied by BigT already. Enjoy your stay. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/24 "2018-12-22T16:37:04Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > You got nannied by BigT already. Enjoy your stay. Fuck off, asshole. And try reading for comprehension. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/25 "2018-12-22T17:56:08Z")
I think OP has decided to move along. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/26 "2018-12-22T19:01:28Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I think OP has decided to move along. But first you must [take a poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866033) before you leave! ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/27 "2018-12-22T21:02:32Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > Any chance this is someone who was already familiar with you? I don’t think I generally run in the same circles as Alex Jones types. My conservative friends would be more in the Bush/Romney/McCain mould, not the “colloidal silver cures autism!” type. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/28 "2018-12-22T22:02:20Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > I don’t think I generally run in the same circles as Alex Jones types. My conservative friends would be more in the Bush/Romney/McCain mould, not the “colloidal silver cures autism!” type. It crossed my mind that it could be a sock for someone with a bone to pick with you, using a similar name to cause confusion. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/29 "2018-12-22T22:27:31Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > I don’t think I generally run in the same circles as Alex Jones types. My conservative friends would be more in the Bush/Romney/McCain mould, not the “colloidal silver cures autism!” type. Ah, the “Actual Conservatives”. Damn, I miss them… I was thinking she picked RavenSong because she had a crush on someone with a similar name… ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/30 "2018-12-23T00:14:53Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > “It’s a totally different head. Totally.” Thank you for this. I miss Johnny Slash. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/31 "2018-12-23T04:25:09Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > It crossed my mind that it could be a sock for someone with a bone to pick with you, using a similar name to cause confusion. If called upon, I will do my level best to out-weird him. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/32 "2018-12-23T05:34:06Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Thank you for this. I miss Johnny Slash. Glad that you got it, **Andy**. I miss Johnny too. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/33 "2018-12-23T18:44:28Z")
> [@andros](#): > > The calculus is pretty simple, though some apparently struggle with it. I understood the principles, but could never do the math. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/34 "2018-12-23T19:02:22Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Glad that you got it, **Andy**. I miss Johnny too. Us folks of a certain age need to stick together. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505/35 "2018-12-23T19:23:52Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Us folks of a certain age need to stick together. And “of a certain age” is now younger than I. I feel extra old. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-shut-down-top-the-other-place/826505.md?page=1)