LonelySpacePanda

Might sound mean but at this point I think much better for the site to shut down, let fans build their own fan version to help archive, and existing team go Patreon route.

As for player tech issues, you'd be surprised how much gets solved by clearing site cache on your browser -- which really speaks to how simple these issues are to solve but site doesn't have resources or morale to care.

Reposting for visability (not sure appropriate threads b/c tbh these forums are a mess):

I switched to GB player since video removed from YT due to copyright (SSX) but now can't get back to YT player which is way better. Is there really no way to switch back now? They used to have the "..." icon to switch and I don't see anything in settings. Help?

I switched to GB player since video removed from YT due to copyright (SSX) but now can't get back to YT player which is way better. Is there really no way to switch back now? They used to have the "..." icon to switch and I don't see anything in settings. Help?

I don't know if any one was around long enough to remember early days of Jirard the Completionist, but he used to have a creative partner that was in nearly every video for first 3 or so years. Eventually they wanted a bigger cut, Jirard let them go and they sued demanding every video on the channel to be taken down (well every video with them which was most). That's where the whole "New Game Plus" video series came from. Anyway, would be some extra juicy drama if they were the ones behind bringing this story to the public. Would turn this into a real epic drama!

It is an individual call but I do put abusing the trust of fans and sexual assault in a much worse category than "sitting on charity funds with plan to eventually spend in near future" which TBH I still don't have much feelings about given don't know how charities typically work and what's expected.

You guys are way too invested in the drama and out of touch. Big difference between arrogant YouTubers who frequently took advantage of female fans for sexual favors and well-meaning guy who is in over his head trying to manage a charity (lol! CHARITY! C-H-A-R-I-T-Y! Like what have you or most YTers ever done in this regard? How dare you judge otherwise!)

I'm really not that invested in Jirard or this drama. I watched his videos from the start but fell off over the years. I just really hope the SBB gang are alright because I love them so much and Jirard is honestly the worst part. If you ever watch their videos, you will see how stubborn, mournful and lame Jirard is. He'll keep making the same mistakes and get frustrated while shutting out everyone's advice. And that's just playing a video game. So yeah, put that together with real life stuff and you have your answer. But Alex, Brett, and Ted are just the best and deserve better. Alex at least has Chilluminati to stay afloat but I'm not sure what will happen to Brett and Ted. Brett and Alex make me laugh on a daily basis and bring me so much joy, so it'd be awful if it all ends because of this. Jirard is their brother so they will ride for him as they should, I just hope there is something after.

Comparing this to FTX is ridiculous.

My thing is that this is area people talk about without having any understanding of how new charities operate and what is realistic. People want things to be easy and simple when they are not. Jirard did a good job lying to encourage more donations and paint project in best light possible but that is still lying and crosses a line especially as a content creator you want to trust.

I remain mostly indifferent and think this only got attention due to demand of internet drama all the time, not people actually understanding and caring about charity.

Sure could have been handled better but this is everything wrong with the internet: Some chucklehead "journalist" does an investigation, people take it as gospel, and never think once if they should trust when not actually filtered through input from actual lawyers like an actual journalist would do (not base conclusions off Wikipedia searches and guess work).

Charities are hard. I've been close enough to several autism charities across the nation to see how much they struggle to reflect the wishes of people they serve, cover admin costs, and continue to exist at all. Can't excuse how Open Hand operated but it's far from the train wreck people are suggesting. Again, feels like outrage for sake of outrage. Yes, would be nice if my money has impact on people from day one but as said in video they also want to find balance of getting most value of those donations. Is that really enough to deserve all this outrage? That's subjective but for me no.

Think main issue is Jirard tries to do too much: G4 host, produce and star in own G4 tv show, produce and star in Super Beard Bros content, produce and star in Completionist, manage own company that overlooks several employees, and now apparently co-host in some Gamespot-related podcasts. If focused on less, I bet wouldn't be in this boat. Mostly, I feel bad for SBB since Alex, Brett & Ted rule so hard and now have to suffer the blowback as well.

People are irate and I don't really get it. Jirard's family is to blame, not him. That's rough. And "pocketed the money" in this context means hasn't spent it yet which A) is a lot better then spending it on themselves and B) a lot better than spending it against the marginalized groups' interests like with Autism Speaks.

This feels overblown and just a desperate grab at manufacturing outrage and drama until the next news item. It's like all these Boogiewhatever videos YouTUbe keeps showing me that are like 5 hours of "Do you know what this guy spends his money on???" Who cares. People need to get a life. If I gave money to Open Hands, I really wouldn't even be that upset unless A/B prove to be true in this case. May be best choice to sit on donation money until can do the most good, yeah?

Any updates on this? I don't see any changes to podcast feed and 2013 podcasts still missing. Been able to listen via site on my mobile browser but prefer listening via Spotify which likely helps GB as well?

For example https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/giant-bombcast-10-15-2013/2970-17051/free-podcast