Nexus Mods' transfer of ownership

[boreal_cryptid]

Founder Robin 'Dark0ne' Scott announced the transfer of ownership in a post, officially ending his direct stewardship since launching the site in 2001.

While the identity of the new owner is not public, two long-standing staff members, Foledinho (Victor) and Rapsak (Marinus), will guide the platform's next development phase.

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i'm kinda nervous about nexus mods future, but also... burnout is a very serious and understandable reason to step down. sigh... will see...

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

A contributing factor may be the fact that he's been running the site since the golden age of the internet and has had a front row "seat" to watch a steady decline on both traffic and user engagement. That's a morale killer, and a very real thing that has ended many of the best sites around.

 

[boreal_cryptid]

A contributing factor may be the fact that he's been running the site since the golden age of the internet and has had a front row "seat" to watch a steady decline on traffic and user engagement. That's a morale killer, and a very real thing that has ended many of the best sites around.

yep, totally this. i forgot to add some direct quotes from him about it...

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I started this project back in 2001, in my bedroom, with a 56k modem, an excitement for the upcoming release of Morrowind and with no grand ambitions or intentions.

and

The strain of being responsible for the behemoth I created has taken its toll. The stress of the job has been a regular source of anxiety and stress-related health issues. I realised that I have been burning out and this started to have an impact on my staff and Nexus Mods as a whole.

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really, i can't even imagine the scale of it, considering how large NM became! :0

 

[Scotty]

A lot of the activists running that site are still there, unfortunately.

 

[bubbyrude]

A lot of the activists running that site are still there, unfortunately.

can you expand on this? what exactly have they done?

 

[Scotty]

can you expand on this? what exactly have they done?

Basically, Nexus likes to take down mods that they deem "offensive" (Namely, mods that remove forced DEI, any political messaging or sexy character mods [like the 2B mod for Clair Expedition 33]).

They're also known to be massive hypocrites as they once took down a Marvel Rivals mod that let you play as Donald Trump, yet they allow the Spider-Man 2 pride flag mod.

 

[bjork]

Basically, Nexus likes to take down mods that they deem "offensive" (Namely, mods that remove forced DEI, any political messaging or sexy character mods [like the 2B mod for Clair Expedition 33]).

They're also known to be massive hypocrites as they once took down a Marvel Rivals mod that let you play as Donald Trump, yet they allow the Spider-Man 2 pride flag mod.

They run the site the way they feel it should be run? What bastards

 

[mistymermaid]

They run the site the way they feel it should be run? What bastards

Yup. The hypocritical culture warriors "champion" freedom when it's to stop the unnecessary alterations to their precious anime games, but then cry foul when a modding site exercises their ability to host the content they want.

 

[Tortuga]

Nexus was on downfall for years, surly it just can't get worse

 

[dem6n dem6n]

Basically, Nexus likes to take down mods that they deem "offensive" (Namely, mods that remove forced DEI, any political messaging or sexy character mods [like the 2B mod for Clair Expedition 33]).

They're also known to be massive hypocrites as they once took down a Marvel Rivals mod that let you play as Donald Trump, yet they allow the Spider-Man 2 pride flag mod.

You GamerGate guys really need to chill out, man. Jesus Christ.