Their gadgets built their fame because they just worked and were built like a tank. My grandparents had their stuff (from Goldstar era) and they still keep chugging.

None of this “as a service” bs will please the lifetime customers.

Even Wikia was a bloated mess back in the days. Fandom made it worse.

Anything in particular you did so it does not store any data? I’m thinking I should try out the same on a cheap VPS.

It’s like saying the police is preparing for thieves robbing the bank or the fire department preparing for a wildfire. It’s part of their job and it would be stranger not to have a contingency plan.

Are you in Russia right now? How are things over there?

I don’t think multiple accounts are a problem unless you’re sockpuppeting, upvoting yourself or doing anything similar.

It does require an email.

I used a throwaway one, is that allowed? It still appears on my settings, and I wonder if they’ll make me verify again when I won’t be able to access the same throwaway account…