NeoGAF's destruction is a perfect microcosm of why their side lost the Autism Holy War.
And no, I'm not going to white knight the side that won, it was autistic as fuck no matter who you sided with, but consider the sides in question.
One side had people who had been shit up since time began who just wanted to enjoy their hobbies in peace, and while they had their weirdos, fuckups, deviants, and even a few outright criminals, they had the good sense to let them be thrown to the wolves if they didn't do it themselves and for the most part, those parties aside, the same communites that formed when they started is still there with many of the same members, their fringes left on the fringe while the main community is still going strong, in many fora where they gather.
And then you have NeoGAF, who also has weirdos, fuckups, deviants, and, in comparison to the other side, a lot higher ratio of outright criminals so far, but they shielded their rogues and lauded them so long as they agreed with the hivemind, until eventually shedding the mass majority who realized this was a bad idea until all that was left was a bitter, tortured shell of a community that no longer had human bodies to shield their worst elements behind, and now they are self destructing because of this.
Both sides were and still are autistic as hell, but on one side the multitude shed its criminal fringe while keeping the majority that realized shielding them was a bad idea, and the other chose to keep it's criminal fringe while shedding the majority who realized the foolishness in doing so, and now that has come back to haunt them as they've imploded from doing so.
