Well, they got rid of the truthtellers, and Hive began shrinking, so the fear of fire and brimstone seems to have come over them, and they are selling off their stake before it loses all it's monetary value.
Since that began, some of the truthtellers have snuck back in, and remained unmolested, while others got hit right quick and decided it was best to stay gone. There's still the witch burning mentality that's selectively applied, and some few I know that haven't bailed, like @por500bolos and @baah, I support as I am able.
Somehow, likely due to my lack of interest in money, no serious attempts have been made on me lately.
Welcome back!
I have pretty much resigned myself to the fact that there is no serious effort that cares about Free Speech on this platform, actual Free Speech that is.
The HP delegations are all for random stuff that doesn't do anything for Free Speech and over time this place just became a circlejerk without an actual Ethos
The only ethos any of us have is that we express. I undertake to exercise free speech and react to censosrship as indicated, when it's necessary. If more folks do what I do, then there is an ethos and free speech is strongly supported. If more do what they do, the ethos is a circlejerk.
Nothing is over til the fat lady sings.