[TotalAnarchy]

I see... Well, first our policy is to never remove game pages, no matter what they are sold, freeware etc. For sold games we remove the download only, and leave the review and extras. Why? Because we're not a download-only site and there's plenty of discussion that one can have over a classic game in the forums boards. We can give each other hints, talk about favourite characters, moments or read the review to have a nostalgia moment. We can share fanmade maps and walkthroughs.

In the case of freeware games, if reloaded has an entry too, our download link directs to them. If not we suply the download. However, our present policy allows only adding freeware games that were once commercial. Daggerfall would be a good recent example, we don't even offer the download for it, instead we direct to Bethesda because of their Terms one must agree with first. We already talked with reloaded about a possible sharing between us with reviews. You must understand we are 2 different sites with 2 different leaderships. They prefer not to depend on us, which is really the right way.

Secondly, to understand this situation that guy must have some basic knowledge about Abandonia's history. Not much has changed, but you should note that Abandonia was dedicated to old games in a much broader sense back then. It wasn't just about abandoned games, it included also freeware remakes of them. In this regard, Tyrian 2000 is a testament of why reloaded.org was needed. I don't really see a problem with it staying where it is. You know, people protest nowadays when you remove some monument built by a previous regime (eg communist socialist statues) because that way you cut the nation from its historical roots. You can view this from the same perspective.

What I'm trying to say, Tyrian 2000 is not porn, nor political pamphlet. It's just a "remake" of an old game, deeply connected with the world of classic gaming. There;s no reason big enough to make us remove it.

On another note, you might want to clarify what this user really wants or expects from the abw scene. Tyrian 2000 is available on many good abw sites. That just proves the strong ties that we have with the freeware/remake scene.