ARTICLE: Soap Central Acquired By India-Based Absolute Sports For $1.4 Million, Founder Dan Kroll to Exit

[Errol]

As of now, it looks like they are being retained but I can't say for sure.

[dragonflies]

Same! Message boards that size are a lot of work. I think if they keep them it'll be for a short time lol 

[Maxim]

That level of toxicity is just unhealthy for anyone to be part of. I literally have couple of soap fans that have returned screaming from this hell of a board. And remembering how they disfigured my post, I don't wonder why... 

[dragonflies]

Yeah that board is the epitome of toxic. Dan just let everything go to hell on the boards TBH

What'd they do to your post @Maxim

[Maxim]

I posted just once, nothing that would cause a scene, nothing out of the ordinary, just info, and my post was edited to the mod's wishes, because she didn't like how I phrased it. She just deleted part of my sentences, stitched other ones and removed anything that she didn't like. I wrote to her asking What the hell is going on? And she was NOT apologetic, but acting like this is normal and that she just edited it a little. I definitely remember my own style of writing and how I start sentences and etc., so there is no way I won't notice. Felt like I was visiting Russia. So I NEVER returned for a second post, No, thank you. 

Edited August 1, 2024 by Maxim

[dragonflies]

Was it that Mooreideas person, sounds like something she'd do

[Maxim]

Bingo! I went in and checked and you totally guessed it right. Imagine how many times that's happened that it's so easily recognizable. 

[Vee]

I never had much to do with the main site or forums in my time writing there, but Dan was always good to me. I hope he got a good deal; it sounds like it.

[janea4old]

 

[Errol]

There might be more details I did not include, but the article is based on available info.

[Maxim]

Thank you for keeping us all updated on everything that is happening in the soap world! 

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[Liberty City]

It explains why the General Hospital section is a complete mess, and it's sad that a lot of prior news postings are about to be gone. Sad to see this part of soap reporting history just be gone. So disappointing.

[dragonflies]

I wish Dan could archive it all somehow 

[NothinButAttitude]

The new site (via the preview) looks sleeker; however, I hate that all those character profiles are going to be lost in the ether forever. 

However, kudos to Dan Kroll for making bank on his site. 

[soapfan770]

I agree with @Maxim the SOC boards are trash (think the worst of the MediaDomain days @Soapsuds @DRW50)

That said the loss of the some of those character profiles, family trees as well as the potential loss of decades worth of daily recaps is pretty unsettling to myself that I would hate to see that part of SOC just disappear and hold out hope the web archive actually captured something.

It reminds me of Yahoo Groups shuttering a few years back; obviously an obsolete thing in this day and age but really shameful that so much information, discussion and content was erased and forgotten about with no way of actually seeing it again.