This has grieved me more than I can say.
What is up with the danged art community on the Internet???? Forcing sites to shut down, harrassment? It's ART, people!!!
The Internet was originally envisioned to be a place where people could come to share information and ideas in a free-form environment. In the world we live in, I guess, that is virtually impossible. With a few exceptions (such as Ironworks), I would dub the "Internet experiment" as a dismal failure, killed by the cruelty of mankind. Pretty soon there will be nothing left but corporate "billboard" sites and sex rooms.
Ridiculous!