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* December 2020, there was a rumor - allegedly confirmed by a purported May "change" in their retention policies that [https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20191014045655/20201217072430/https://www.mediafire.com/policies/data_retention.php had not actually taken place] - that [[Mediafire]] was going to start removing old uploads in January (May + the 8 months for accounts to become inactive). This had a positive outcome though, as it led to the proactive project which still (February 2023) runs for that site. | * December 2020, there was a rumor - allegedly confirmed by a purported May "change" in their retention policies that [https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20191014045655/20201217072430/https://www.mediafire.com/policies/data_retention.php had not actually taken place] - that [[Mediafire]] was going to start removing old uploads in January (May + the 8 months for accounts to become inactive). This had a positive outcome though, as it led to the proactive project which still (February 2023) runs for that site. | ||
* September 2022 there was a rumor that [[Fanfiction.net]] was going to shut down. Despite the rumor being "stronger than normal" this did not happen. <ref>https://fanlore.org/wiki/FanFiction.Net#2022.27s_Shutdown_Rumors</ref>. | |||
[[File:Poptropica shutdown hoax announcement.jpeg|thumb|The purported announcement message. Essentially written from a fan's perspective ("the removal of memberships...") on top of being from a really shady source to begin with.]] | [[File:Poptropica shutdown hoax announcement.jpeg|thumb|The purported announcement message. Essentially written from a fan's perspective ("the removal of memberships...") on top of being from a really shady source to begin with.]] | ||
* December 2023, there were rumors that the game Poptropica was going to shut down, spread by an anonymous Discord screenshot. | * December 2023, there were rumors that the game Poptropica was going to shut down, spread by an anonymous Discord screenshot. | ||
Revision as of 08:28, 14 July 2024
In general, when there is warning for a shutdown or a removal, it comes from a source whose veracity does not need to be questioned. A few times this has happened:
- December 2020, there was a rumor - allegedly confirmed by a purported May "change" in their retention policies that had not actually taken place - that Mediafire was going to start removing old uploads in January (May + the 8 months for accounts to become inactive). This had a positive outcome though, as it led to the proactive project which still (February 2023) runs for that site.
- September 2022 there was a rumor that Fanfiction.net was going to shut down. Despite the rumor being "stronger than normal" this did not happen. [1].
- December 2023, there were rumors that the game Poptropica was going to shut down, spread by an anonymous Discord screenshot.