Anandtech Editorial Announcement

[VirtualLarry]

Thank you, to the Admins, Mods, and Members that made Anandtech forums so much fun, and a unique spot on the internet, for me to virtually exist for over 20 years, on it.

 

[imported_smile]

It is still unclear to me why the site was shut down and sold?
If the issues was money, then why not ask for community help first?
If the owner just bored to run the site why not sell to somebody like gamers nexus to prevent it from being shut down?

 

[AndrewJacksonZA]

What will happen to The Bench, please? What is the possibility that the database that powers the bench can be archived on GitHub or The Internet Archive so that people can download it and have access to the data, please? Heck, even as a big simple CSV if necessary.

A big thank you to everyone involved. <3

Hi. Any update on what will happen to The Bench data, please? Can the data be released for public use, please?

 

[eek2121]

Admins/mods, for theI know you guys are probably getting bombarded, however, is it possible for you to provide us with news if/when the forums may become read only (preferably about a month in advance)? I’d like to provide an alternative, if needed.

 

[allisolm]

Admins/mods, for theI know you guys are probably getting bombarded, however, is it possible for you to provide us with news if/when the forums may become read only (preferably about a month in advance)? I’d like to provide an alternative, if needed.

The only notification we got for the main site shutdown was this thread which happened AFTER the shutdown. This was not the first time that has happened, so If the owners remain true to form, the only way we will know about the forums cessation is after it happens.

 

[RossMAN]

Admins/mods, for theI know you guys are probably getting bombarded, however, is it possible for you to provide us with news if/when the forums may become read only (preferably about a month in advance)? I’d like to provide an alternative, if needed.

You may want to follow this thread but it doesn't answer any of the questions you posed. Like @allisolm said, if something happens we'll probably find out after the fact.

RIP AT forums, one day the lights will go out whether that's 1 month or 3 years from now.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

It is still unclear to me why the site was shut down and sold?

No content -> no visits -> no ad revenue.
Seems pretty clear to me.

If the issues was money, then why not ask for community help first?

Because it would entail mounting a whole different business made up of subscriptions, which they then would have to justify by bringing new content to the website. Which they couldn't do because the content creators started leaving left and right.

Anandtech at some point was the best place for GPU reviews and my bet is those are the biggest ad revenue generators for a website, especially at launch. Yet I don't know when was the last time we got a GPU review from Anandtech. 5 or 6 years? I know they didn't review the RTX30 nor RX6000 back in 2020.
Instead they had like dozens of AiO CPU watercooler reviews every year which are much more niche than GPU reviews.