They killed it without any warning or send-off on purpose, to show that they not only didn’t respect or value Splinter, but that they had open contempt for its content and its staff.

This is the pot calling the kettle black, but why are you still visiting sites here? By doing so, you’re contributing to the bottom line of these evil assholes.

io9 is a faint shadow of its former self.

How Splinter and Deadspin were handled was atrocious, the having Splinter go dead and having no announcement whatsoever was shitty on the part of Spamfiller and Madman. They should have dropped in a post like this when they pulled the plug.

They shouldn’t have written all those sports stories.

Here’s some logo ideas for the new G/O news platform.

I’m amazed this even got published. I was really thinking there was a firing-level edict against even mentioning the shutdown and firings.

It was a deliberate decision b/c Spanfeller and Great Hill Partners serve the needs of the capitalist class. They are taking a financial loss on this particular group of sites to shut down a voice which could inspire others to ultimately organize towards their doom.

 Strategery level: herb. 

Splinter was good. Gawker was good. Deadspin was good, when it wasn’t sticking to sports.

Shutting down the only dedicated politics website in your portfolio right before the 2020 election, one of the most consequential of our lifetime, kicks into high gear. Essentially shutting down the second-most highly trafficked website in your portfolio because one out of every twenty five posts rankles you. I’m not…

Splinter was a damn good website.

I’m absolutely devastated we lost Deadspin, but I am here for this kind of coverage on Jezebel. Rugby men for the win! 

Rugby league players for their thighs (their faces suffer somewhat due to the nature of the game)

I, and Mr. Maidment, both appreciate your dedication to sports. 

Your ownership is a shitshow.

Shut up, tomato.

Except Democrats never made centralizing the government part of their party platform.

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