WTF happened to HardForum??

[cdnbum88]

Is there a way to get in contact with them to discuss the reason for the banning?

 

[brianmanahan]

i got locked out of there years ago after they disabled a bunch of old accounts

i never really posted though, i just check for hot deals and displays

 

[uberpolka]

20+ years on Hard myself and was finally banned for a SoapBox reply.

People had been arguing about how BLM wasn't any different than the people storming the capital on January 6th.
My single reply was "i'm pretty sure the difference was that one group was trying to overthrow the government"


If you all haven't seen what's going on in the soapbox there, well, it's very eye opening.
Full hardcore MAGA crowd for the most part.

I rarely posted there anymore, but just hours after that reply, I was banned. No message or email letting me know why, but that was the only posting I had recently.

 

[repoman0]

20+ years on Hard myself and was finally banned for a SoapBox reply.

People had been arguing about how BLM wasn't any different than the people storming the capital on January 6th.
My single reply was "i'm pretty sure the difference was that one group was trying to overthrow the government"


If you all haven't seen what's going on in the soapbox there, well, it's very eye opening.
Full hardcore MAGA crowd for the most part.

I rarely posted there anymore, but just hours after that reply, I was banned. No message or email letting me know why, but that was the only posting I had recently.

I regret anytime I accidentally wander over there. You couldn’t put together a more stereotypical group of angry internet incel dweebs. Not even here on AT!

 

[Captante]

20+ years on Hard myself and was finally banned for a SoapBox reply.

People had been arguing about how BLM wasn't any different than the people storming the capital on January 6th.
My single reply was "i'm pretty sure the difference was that one group was trying to overthrow the government"


If you all haven't seen what's going on in the soapbox there, well, it's very eye opening.
Full hardcore MAGA crowd for the most part.

I rarely posted there anymore, but just hours after that reply, I was banned. No message or email letting me know why, but that was the only posting I had recently.

Not laughing AT you btw ... I was banned over there once for commenting about annoying advertising.



After it expired I "perma-banned" myself aside from the occasional FS/FT.

 

[nakedfrog]

20+ years on Hard myself and was finally banned for a SoapBox reply.

People had been arguing about how BLM wasn't any different than the people storming the capital on January 6th.
My single reply was "i'm pretty sure the difference was that one group was trying to overthrow the government"


If you all haven't seen what's going on in the soapbox there, well, it's very eye opening.
Full hardcore MAGA crowd for the most part.

I rarely posted there anymore, but just hours after that reply, I was banned. No message or email letting me know why, but that was the only posting I had recently.

How DARE you, rabble-rouser!

 

[Staples]

20+ years on Hard myself and was finally banned for a SoapBox reply.

Kyle was always a right winger and the soapbox was and has been full of crazy nuts for the last 10 years. I've been sighted several times for bringing a reality check to the forum (so I am not surprised by your situation). Since they make a substantial portion of the people still visiting the site, he will definitely not tell them to get a brain. I asked for a cancellation or whatever a long time ago since I no longer want to be associated with a site that has been allowed to get this toxic and brain dead. It was acknowledged by Kyle but never followed up on. Makes me think even less of him.

 

[Ajay]

20 years ago, I found H just fine. But I was just in it for PC Tech, nothing else. Lots of good info back then.

 

[thedream829]

Dude it's hardcore MAGA crowd over there. I had a 20 year old account but got banned for arguing in the SoapBox.

 

[brianmanahan]

Dude it's hardcore MAGA crowd over there. I had a 20 year old account but got banned for arguing in the SoapBox.

i don't even see soapbox anymore

edit: oh lol you gotta pay for access