This has been a splendid place. It will be missed. Thank you Rab.

Aw darn. Has it been 25 years? Thanks so much rab for all the efforts. The place will indeed be missed.

22 it is.

Still think of this as the new place! :)

If Rab hadn't said 22 I would have pegged the site at 25. I started posting to OMC in '99 and could swear MC5 was "a thing" then. Another win for Mr Brain.

The law of unexpected consequences strikes again. It was nice while it lasted.

[rab] Thank you for all the years of fun.

[rab] I've not been a great contributor to this site sticking mainly to MCiOS and before that Orange but have occasionally posted here. Regardless of that, it's a damned shame that you feel forced to shut the site due to the Act, and I am sorry to see that the site will close.
So, we'll just be left with MCiOS - let's hope we can avoid that having a similar fate.

Let me agree with Blob that this is not just a tragedy. It is a catastrophe.

Given that the last day of operation is the ides of March, Maybe we could try writing a Julius Caesar parody to bid it farewell?

Yon Online Safety Act has a lean and hungry look...

The online safety act may look like a nuisance, but it might do some good here. Many liberals have been arguing for years for better pun controls.

[rab] Thanks so much for hosting this place! I will miss coming here to play games! I've not found any other places like this.

Thanks all for your kindness and understanding. I remind you that MCiOS will remain in orbit, so plenty of fun still to be had. At least, for now.

[rab] Mmm, I'm still considering that. I've been following certain analysts and commentators on the subject of the UK OSA for a while, and I've already made a few changes to help limit abuse potential, against the possibility of remaining online -- for example, IMG tags are now no longer supported, though ones posted in the past will still work. Yes, my exposure is less than yours, as A) it's not hosted in the UK, but that carries little weight: in practice, entire European governments are hosted largely in the US; and B) I am not a UK subject. Nevertheless it's not a simple matter and I'm still watching the issue closely before deciding which way to jump. I'll have more to say over there in due course as the picture develops, but I thought I ought to respond to you there.

Thanks Dan. I agree with your comments particularly around the lack of technical solutions for proactive automated moderation.

[rab] MCiOS? Google thinks I want MCIPS or Military Criminal Investigative Organizations.

[rab] Darn, I can't get past the Spam filter despite putting answers in the little field under the main one.