Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis
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@scottalanmiller said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
Their new parent company has a profile on SW:
https://community.spiceworks.com/service-providers/60628-j2-global-inc
They claim to be an MSP.
They also have zero activity of any sort on that profile.
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And that j2 profile points to https://community.spiceworks.com/people/adamnadeau
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Someone should login to spiteworks and see if they'll be reinstating the accounts that were axed because of the tantrum of SpiteWorks management.
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@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
Someone should login to spiteworks and see if they'll be reinstating the accounts that were axed because of the tantrum of SpiteWorks management.
There is no reasonable change that someone has divulged that to J2 Global.
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In this post about SW's viability: Jay mentioned hiring the new community managers as examples of how the platform was viable. Does laying them off imply something? They've delinked both accounts at this point.
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Might be the right time to add in this thought, too:
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@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@scottalanmiller I was referring to their "we're axing everyone who is a member of any other tech community"
I am still part on that community. It would be crazy if they axed a lot of the contributors at once.
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@dbeato said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@scottalanmiller I was referring to their "we're axing everyone who is a member of any other tech community"
I am still part on that community. It would be crazy if they axed a lot of the contributors at once.
Or really, any. ZD has nothing to win from that, if anything it would be the time to bring old ones back.
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@scottalanmiller said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@dbeato said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@scottalanmiller I was referring to their "we're axing everyone who is a member of any other tech community"
I am still part on that community. It would be crazy if they axed a lot of the contributors at once.
Or really, any. ZD has nothing to win from that, if anything it would be the time to bring old ones back.
That is what I said here
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
Someone should login to spiteworks and see if they'll be reinstating the accounts that were axed because of the tantrum of SpiteWorks management.
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@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@scottalanmiller said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@dbeato said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@scottalanmiller I was referring to their "we're axing everyone who is a member of any other tech community"
I am still part on that community. It would be crazy if they axed a lot of the contributors at once.
Or really, any. ZD has nothing to win from that, if anything it would be the time to bring old ones back.
That is what I said here
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
Someone should login to spiteworks and see if they'll be reinstating the accounts that were axed because of the tantrum of SpiteWorks management.
Wait, you mean the <string of expletives omitted> that used to swing the banhammer freely might be gone soon? As in, my account might get to come back from the permanent time-out corner it was placed in so many years ago now??? I'll believe it when I see it.
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@RojoLoco When you've got a little pecker and a little authority, you tend to abuse both.
So who knows, maybe? It would be in ZD's benefit.
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@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
So who knows, maybe? It would be in ZD's benefit.
It would be, they have a moment here where they could step in and reverse a lot of historic ill will if they so choose. Or they can maintain it. This is their time to make that decision and pick the direction that they want to take the community. As a new owner, they have a chance to not be tied to any previous decisions. But choosing to maintain those decisions would change that if they go that direction.
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@scottalanmiller said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
So who knows, maybe? It would be in ZD's benefit.
It would be, they have a moment here where they could step in and reverse a lot of historic ill will if they so choose. Or they can maintain it. This is their time to make that decision and pick the direction that they want to take the community. As a new owner, they have a chance to not be tied to any previous decisions. But choosing to maintain those decisions would change that if they go that direction.
If there is even a way to do it. Who really knows as their platform is a joke and a half.
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@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
If there is even a way to do it. Who really knows as their platform is a joke and a half.
The accounts still exist, unbanning them should not be hard.
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@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@RojoLoco When you've got a little pecker and a little authority, you tend to abuse both.
So who knows, maybe? It would be in ZD's benefit.
I guess I'll just post a bunch of stuff while they are transitioning... because it will light up the mod queue. Gotta give those new folks some work to do.
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i'm sad panda
. Lee Y and Chris W. gone. Brilliant minds. 
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@scottalanmiller said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
If there is even a way to do it. Who really knows as their platform is a joke and a half.
The accounts still exist, unbanning them should not be hard.
Considering my account shows
I'm not holding my breath.
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@It-Unicorn said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
i'm sad panda
. Lee Y and Chris W. gone. Brilliant minds. No sense in shedding tears for a company that has been selling you for profit since the day you signed up. I'm sure those 2 (and all the others) would push you in front of a bus if it would make them a buck.
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@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@scottalanmiller said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
@DustinB3403 said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
If there is even a way to do it. Who really knows as their platform is a joke and a half.
The accounts still exist, unbanning them should not be hard.
Considering my account shows
I'm not holding my breath.
What did you do?
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@It-Unicorn said in Spiceworks Just Got Acquired by Publisher Ziff-Davis:
i'm sad panda
. Lee Y and Chris W. gone. Brilliant minds. Likely the first of many casualties. I've added who I can on LinkedIn. Only people with some public presence are going to be noticed. I suspect a lot of behind the scenes people will have been axed without us ever finding out.
