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Should Epik Change Name and Rebrand?
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<blockquote data-quote="robmonster" data-source="post: 2349068" data-attributes="member: 143534"><p>It depends on how you define "bad". I think Gab.com is ultimately a force for good and that they are governing themselves in line with their Terms of Service. I believe their prior registrar's heavy-handed termination did not give them the opportunity to demonstrate that they were prepared to self-govern.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>A similar story occurred with Parler, where in January, AWS abruptly terminated them due to inadequate ability to keep up with abuse reports, some of which may not have been generated in good faith. They were taken offline and then we had the opportunity to help them.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epik.com/blog/parlerstatement[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Our position on both cases was a reasonable one. If you think otherwise, you are free to do so, but you would be out of alignment with the Founding Fathers, who by the way, also did not believe that you evolved from a primate, and who further believe that mankind and womankind are accountable to a Creator, whether they like it or not.</p><p></p><p>As for the existence of "Bad sites", a highly subjective term, you are likely aware of our academic work in this area where we concluded that per the SPLC's own definition of "bad sites", the vast majority of them are elsewhere, and have remained elsewhere, and indeed very few were allowed to reside at Epik:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epik.com/blog/splc[/URL]</p><p></p><p>To the extent that "hot potato" sites do show up at Epik, we quickly assess them and then decide whether or not to empower. Representative examples are 8 Chan which we sent packing, and ProLifeWhistleblower which we advised to shut down, and which is also not a client. Anyone can show up at Epik but not everyone gets to stay.</p><p></p><p>As for whether God looks favorably on our work, I think God rewards his ambassadors who fulfill His calling or purpose for their lives. This is the essence of Romans 12:1, which even most nominal Christians never understand. Proverbs 16 also provides reinforcing wisdom along the same lines.</p><p></p><p>We believe Epik's thriving operation, with a dozen acquisitions completed over the last 3 years, is a testimony to something that I very much believe about God: His grace is sufficient and His logistics are perfect. As a result, and because God is sovereignly on the throne, what the enemy intends for evil, God invariably transmutes into good.</p><p></p><p>Related personal commentary here:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]KQkSlmQ80Kc[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robmonster, post: 2349068, member: 143534"] It depends on how you define "bad". I think Gab.com is ultimately a force for good and that they are governing themselves in line with their Terms of Service. I believe their prior registrar's heavy-handed termination did not give them the opportunity to demonstrate that they were prepared to self-govern. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html[/URL] A similar story occurred with Parler, where in January, AWS abruptly terminated them due to inadequate ability to keep up with abuse reports, some of which may not have been generated in good faith. They were taken offline and then we had the opportunity to help them. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epik.com/blog/parlerstatement[/URL] Our position on both cases was a reasonable one. If you think otherwise, you are free to do so, but you would be out of alignment with the Founding Fathers, who by the way, also did not believe that you evolved from a primate, and who further believe that mankind and womankind are accountable to a Creator, whether they like it or not. As for the existence of "Bad sites", a highly subjective term, you are likely aware of our academic work in this area where we concluded that per the SPLC's own definition of "bad sites", the vast majority of them are elsewhere, and have remained elsewhere, and indeed very few were allowed to reside at Epik: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epik.com/blog/splc[/URL] To the extent that "hot potato" sites do show up at Epik, we quickly assess them and then decide whether or not to empower. Representative examples are 8 Chan which we sent packing, and ProLifeWhistleblower which we advised to shut down, and which is also not a client. Anyone can show up at Epik but not everyone gets to stay. As for whether God looks favorably on our work, I think God rewards his ambassadors who fulfill His calling or purpose for their lives. This is the essence of Romans 12:1, which even most nominal Christians never understand. Proverbs 16 also provides reinforcing wisdom along the same lines. We believe Epik's thriving operation, with a dozen acquisitions completed over the last 3 years, is a testimony to something that I very much believe about God: His grace is sufficient and His logistics are perfect. As a result, and because God is sovereignly on the throne, what the enemy intends for evil, God invariably transmutes into good. Related personal commentary here: [MEDIA=youtube]KQkSlmQ80Kc[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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