The Barney Bunch: Difference between revisions

After the Eighth Generation ended on a sour note, it seemed like 2023 and the Ninth Generation would bring more of the same. Tracle had initiated its aforementioned site-wide ban on Barney Bunch/Speakonia content, giving its members a deadline to remove their videos before the staff would do it themselves (though by that point the community had already jumped ship following the skirmish the past October). Fandom had begun purging any Wikis relating to the Barney Bunch, including the Speakonia Community Wiki. YouTube was still age-restricting both new and older uploads, with a CEO change seeming to not help matters. The community experienced the tragic loss of another veteran member with dildosdildo123, who passed away in April after a battle with cancer. Many of the key players who helped spearhead the Eighth Generation, including RoboticBloxxer, IronYoshi, and DrewPicklesTheDark, had either became significantly less active or decided to retire for the time being. Despite this, the community still marched forward. The Tracle ban initiated a desire to seek out more alternatives, with Internet Archive, Odysee, and Rumble being the top picks, as well as some members trying to station themselves on past sites like Dailymotion and Newgrounds with little success. One of the most notable events was the return/revival of Shakeverse's Drew Pickles series, which had remained dormant after the death of Gary21115.