The threat to close UO guide is definitely a very tragic situation. There is certainly a lot of speculation floating around that cannot be answered or responded to given our Stratics rules of conduct. Several posts in this thread has tip-toed over that line, so I have cleaned up the thread.
No one can argue that UO guide is an extremely valuable resource that has been worked on over the years by several members of our community. Unfortunately, any decision to remove that resource for everyone is definitely not a decision Stratics has made, nor has there been any formal discussions regarding it between the two websites. Stratics has not had any formal private discussions in any fashion with UO guide in almost a year, and any casual conversations that have been misconstrued in some fashion have already been revealed through other sources.
We were and still are excited to announce a Stratics Wiki that is not meant to undermine or offend any other resource available. Stratics was the original guide for everything UO, and with the wiki system we can bring new life into that department. It is not yet perfect, but it’s a work in process. It is a resource that will now be owned by the community, and not shut down on a whim ever.
To avoid more gas on invisible and unnecessary fires, this thread is being locked, as will any other discussion pertaining to UO guide. I advise everyone who wishes to support UO guide to do so by reaching out to the site owner directly, and offering help. UO guide was, is, and always will be a great source of information for the game we all love. Everyone can agree that the choice to shut it down would impact our entire community. But again, that is not a choice we at Stratics have any control over. This topic is now closed.
