The fires are still raging, and plenty of people have stated plenty of thoughts in plenty of places. It just so happens that I’m not at home today and I have nothing else to do, so now it’s my turn to dump words.

For those unaware, EME has banned me for my work with the proxy. Bernkastel was also banned and did a writeup (see justpaste.it or the original PDF download) with their thoughts on the situation, and I myself don’t have much to add there. So, instead of writing yet another wall of text to explain why I agree or disagree with things for reasons everyone’s heard hundreds of times by now, I’m going to write something different.

This is going to be a series of posts describing the history, context, and technical details of the modding we’ve been doing. I am writing this for a general audience, so if you’re a casual passerby who just wants to know exactly how things work and why they came to be, this series is for you. I’ll be doing my best to introduce topics and concepts in a way that even “halp how do i computer” should be able to follow along.

There’s a lot of misinformation being spread around, largely because people just don’t know what’s really going on beyond a few technical buzzwords. And I don’t expect them to know, either. So this series is for the people that care to know and want to become a little more educated on the topics involved.

I will not be trying to make any arguments about right or wrong. I’m not here to ruin anyone’s reputation. I simply want to share facts and share information that may not be so easy to casually Google, and put it all into one convenient place for anyone interested in finding out more about this whole drama stuff. As with everything written, you’ll be reading things through my own filters and biases, but I will attempt to remain as neutral as I can. Feel free to send me messages with questions, corrections, or suggestions because I’ll happy to entertain any discourse on this subject.

However, do note that each part will be very, very, very detailed. If you’re not down to read 2,000 word novellas, now’s the time to back out.

This series will be published over the next few days (I’d like to do one a day) and is currently planned to be divided into these sections:

Feel free to skip around to the parts that interest you.

Next ➡️ Part 1: The History – A Timeline