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This board USED to have far more value than it does now, because while the people here were cynical, jaded gamers, and would call you out if all you posted was bullshit, the USERS were also held responsible for what they posted here, and got the smackdown from Furor/TBH if they got out of line.
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I think you're wrong here. The value of this board may not be the same as it used to be, but it still has value.
I think the responsibility factor is just more dispersed now. Back when we just had EQ and a "small community", even if we were on different servers, all the major players knew each other and were accountable for what they said.
The forums now cater to a much wider and diverse crowd, how many MMO discussions do we have going now days? EQ/EQ2/WoW/EVE/VG? The demographic here may not be as hardcore elitest as it used to be, but we all expect quality products and services.
There are still people here that are fixtures for responsibility and accountability, including devs. Though the devs are few and far between, all of us know how these forums are and we know how the industry is, unforgiving. Devs that are accountable are devs that can be fired. And We don't need Furor/TBH to lay the smack down or telling it like it is to get closure. His posting activity should never be a question of him being in any kind of trouble, it'd say it's more of an avoidance of conflicting interests.
edit: And for all the Brad sympathy going around. There comes a point in your life where you should be able to recognize when you're out of your league and truely need help. No one can really say what went through his head but this outcome doesn't lend to him deserving sympathy for his actions. Working in the industry, yeah, you want to keep bridges and you might call them friends, but all of us have those friends that end up hammered and passed out in the ditch, while you're standing there, shaking your head wondering why you're still friends. You don't make excuses for their actions.
