[悲報] patch資訊大站，ROMhacking.net 停止服務

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGEOkBbQyjc
悲報！懷舊遊戲再受重擊！！ROMhacking.net停止服務
by城東客棧
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以下轉載自
https://bbs.oldmantvg.net/thread-64226.htm
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https://www.romhacking.net/

還能繼續下載，不過不能上傳了

簡單來說，是站長被有心的壞逼運營團隊坑了，洩露了個人信息，讓站長傷心了

It’s been a good near 20 year run, but for various reasons it’s time to
wind things down. The site achieved almost everything it set out to do, and
far exceeded it. We joined hacking and translation communities together for
the first time ever. We outlasted and eclipsed ROM hacking sites that came
before us. We brought ROM hacking from niche and fragmented to global and
centralized. We assembled the largest force of ROM hackers on the planet. We
brought learning resources and accessibility to a much wider range of people.We made major progress legitimizing and pulling ROM hacking from underground
dark web type material to something much more accepted by the mainstream. We
paved a much easier path for all of those that will come after us. No doubt,
this site changed ROM hacking forever. It will leave behind the legacy of
those accomplishments to remember.

Things sure have changed since the beginning days. I miss the times when I
was able to interact with a smaller group of supportive people to collaboratewith rather than the entire world. Having gone from an unknown fledgling siteto an infinitely growing and globally known one made sustainability very
challenging. The site became so busy with 24/7 use, endless queues, and an
endless inbox. It’s a very different world than it was in 2005. Copyright
pressures increased dramatically with takedowns and legal burden. The site
shifted from serving mostly contributing humans to bots and overzealous
people abusing resources. They drowned everybody else out. The need for the
site has lessened over time. There are now many options for community
discussions, open source projects, and file storage across the Internet. For
a while, I was looking to find a successor within the circles of site
supporters. I asked several potential people, but the stars did not align.

I was finally looking to wind things down at the end of last year. I wanted
to provide the site database and file archive to the general public. At that
time, an internal group suddenly emerged with an offer to help continue the
site. I questioned their intentions, but I thought it could prove to be a
more community friendly path forward. However, it turned out to be the
opposite. We had a rocky phase 1, moving the downloads into their possession.When I went to startup phase 2, I discovered a most dishonest and hate filledgroup. I learned that I had been dehumanized for a very long time. My
personal details had been given out. Secret deceitful plots had been made to
cut me out, and drop a bomb like I am a target to destroy. My family has seenthis and after discussion, we are immediately ceasing all related site
operations. We are cutting ties to Discord and Twitter social media outlets,
and will have no further contact with these individuals. Lines were crossed.
I had hoped this community especially would have learned from what happened
to Near. This behavior is not OK for handling disagreements,
miscommunication, anger, or anything else.

We have released the site database (sans account and/or profile information)
as well as all of the files and images to the Internet Archive. In summary:

Internet Archive of Database and Download Files
All Submissions other than News are permanently closed.
All sections of the site will remain up as read only.
Downloads and images will be available for as long as DarkSol, FCAndChill
Calico will allow.
Forum will remain up
Twitter and Discord affiliations have ended. Anything further from these
outlets do NOT represent myself or ROMhacking.net.
I look forward to seeing what projects will emerge with the site data for thenext generation. From what I have seen, it may be a good time to start an
open source initiative for a new site. I’d love to hear about what projects
you are working on!

I thank all of the many staff and community members whom kept the wheels
turning and the lights on over the years. I am proud of our many
accomplishments here together. I will carry forward remembering the good
times, laughing about the bad times, and knowing she was right for the time,
but time has a way of moving on.

This is ROMhacking.net as we knew her signing off…

有道機翻：

將近20年的良好運營後，出於各種原因，我們決定將網站關閉。該
網站幾乎實現了其所有既定目標，並且遠遠超出了預期。我們首次將
黑客和翻譯社區聯合起來。我們比之前的ROM黑客網站存活時間更長
，影響力更大。我們將ROM黑客從小眾和碎片化的狀態轉變為全球性
和集中化的狀態。我們聚集了地球上ROM黑客的最大力量。我們將學
習資源和可及性擴展到了更廣泛的人群。我們取得了重大進展，將ROM
黑客從地下暗網類型的材料轉變為更受主流社會接受的東西。我們
為後來者鋪平了道路，讓他們更容易進入這個領域。毫無疑問，這個
網站永遠改變了ROM黑客的面貌。它將留下這些成就的遺產供人們銘
記。

自最初的日子以來，情況確實發生了變化。我懷念那些能夠與一小
群支持者互動併合作的時光，而不是整個世界。從一個不知名的新興
網站成長為一個無限增長和全球知名的網站，這使得可持續性變得非
常具有挑戰性。該網站因24小時不間斷使用、無盡的排隊和無盡的收
件箱而變得異常繁忙。這與2005年的世界大不相同。版權壓力急劇增
加，出現了撤稿和法律負擔。該網站從主要為貢獻者服務轉變為為機
器人和濫用資源的狂熱分子服務。他們淹沒了其他人的聲音。隨著時
間的推移，該網站的需求逐漸減少。如今，互聯網上有許多社區討論
、開源項目和檔案存儲的選項。一段時間內，我試圖在網站支持者圈
子中尋找繼任者。我詢問了幾位潛在人選，但命運的齒輪並未合拍。

去年年底，我終於打算將事情告一段落。我想將網站的資料庫和檔
案存檔向公眾開放。就在那時，一個內部團隊突然出現，提出幫助繼
續運營該網站的提議。我質疑他們的動機，但認為這可能是一條更親
民的前進道路。然而，事實證明情況正好相反。我們在將下載轉移到
他們手中的階段經歷了一段艱難的時期。當我準備啟動第二階段時，
我發現這是一個極其不誠實、充滿仇恨的團隊。我意識到自己被當作
非人對待了很久。我的個人信息被洩露了。有人暗中策劃要除掉我，
就像我是個需要摧毀的目標一樣。我的家人也看到了這些，經過討論
後，我們立即停止了所有相關網站的運營。我們將切斷與Discord和
Twitter等社交媒體平台的聯繫，並且不會再與這些人有任何聯繫。有
些界限已經被跨越了。我希望這個社區，尤其是，能從Near的經歷中
吸取教訓。這種處理分歧、溝通不暢、憤怒或其他事情的方式是不可
接受的。

我們已經將網站的資料庫（不含賬戶或個人信息）以及所有檔案和
圖象上傳至互聯網檔案館。簡而言之：

互聯網檔案館資料庫和下載檔案

‧ 除新聞外的所有提交都將永久關閉。

‧ 網站的所有部分將作為只讀內容保留。

下載和圖象將持續提供，只要DarkSol、FCAndChill Calico允許。

論壇將保持開放。

‧ 與Twitter和Discord的關聯已經結束。來自這些平台的任何進
一步行為均不代表我或ROMhacking.net。我期待著看到下一代網站上
將出現的哪些項目。從我所看到的情況來看，現在可能是啟動一個新
網站的開源項目的好時機。我很想聽聽你們正在從事哪些項目！

我要感謝多年來一直推動網站運轉、讓網站保持光明的所有員工和
社區成員。我們在一起取得了許多成就，我為這些成就感到自豪。我
會銘記那些美好的時光，笑談那些糟糕的時光，並知道她當時是正確
的，但時間總是在向前推進。

以下是我們所熟悉的ROMhacking.net網站的告別辭…

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「我從來沒討厭過記者，只是不喜歡一部份自稱記者的寄生蟲而已。我討厭的是那些對可能受到政治壓力的事避而不提，卻專寫那些會傷害一般市民的隱私及名譽的記者；更過份一點，成為當權者的利益代辯人的傢伙而已。」

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