by secant » Tue Apr 08, 2025 7:52 pm
Amanda Silberling for TechCrunch wrote:a NaNoWriMo spokesperson, Kilby,
stated in a YouTube video. “Too many members of a very large, very engaged community let themselves believe the service to be provided was free.”
From
NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals (TechCrunch).
Well that's fucking stupid. It's a community, a non-profit, it's
supposed to be free. Yea, funding is needed sometimes for hosting, events, etc.. but it should always have been free. To say otherwise is batshit.
I am definitely not going to take over or even be a big part of that community, but I want to support it in any small way I can.. so I should probably try to do some crazy fast writing here. I mean, again, part of the reason for making this forum was to publish unfinished work and get feedback.
But also a month is just
too fast for me. I've tried it a few times before. I was young and stupid and lied about finishing it because I was too embarassed about failing. I don't want to do that again.
[quote=Amanda Silberling for TechCrunch]a NaNoWriMo spokesperson, Kilby, [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR6NnjgeIIY]stated[/url] in a YouTube video. “Too many members of a very large, very engaged community let themselves believe the service to be provided was free.”[/quote]
From [url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/nanowrimo-shut-down-after-ai-content-moderation-scandals/]NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals[/url] (TechCrunch).
Well that's fucking stupid. It's a community, a non-profit, it's [i]supposed[/i] to be free. Yea, funding is needed sometimes for hosting, events, etc.. but it should always have been free. To say otherwise is batshit.
I am definitely not going to take over or even be a big part of that community, but I want to support it in any small way I can.. so I should probably try to do some crazy fast writing here. I mean, again, part of the reason for making this forum was to publish unfinished work and get feedback.
But also a month is just [i]too fast[/i] for me. I've tried it a few times before. I was young and stupid and lied about finishing it because I was too embarassed about failing. I don't want to do that again.