We shut down HYO a few years back because it was becoming a plague on the site. Not only was interest dwindling, especially among members who hosted really high quality shows, but it was becoming a haven for trolls who didn’t read (or did read but ignored) the rules and tried to start their own shows without permission. We also had those who did nothing else on the site but play HYO, and there’s nothing productive about that.
As awesome as HYO was in its heyday, I think the forum as a whole has benefited greatly from its closure. Perhaps it’s just a coincidence, but trolling across the board has decreased substantially from what it was before. There are other reasons for that too (less bickering and drama, etc.), but I can’t help but think HYO shutting down has played a part in it, too.
There may still be hope for HYO to return some day, but we’ll have to figure out a much different way to implement it to prevent it from becoming a cesspool again, like only allowing forum staff to create the threads for each show, similar to how our Recap section works. And that’s just the start.
I don’t really see this thread going anywhere productive, plus it doesn’t belong in this section, so...
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