Well, looks like we are launching a bit earlier than originally planned. This site is fully functional, just a bit limited on some things as we get all the backend worked out. Our CSS is a work-in-progress due to some major differences from how reddit was set up, so that will be coming, it will just look a bit barebones until then.
For the time being we still consider reddit.com/r/kotakuinaction to be our primary site, but will be building this up as a proper backup over time. We actively encourage anyone who wants to coexist on both sites to do so, and have no issue with folks who have finally had enough of reddit's bullshit that decide to make the move here completely now.
Rules are generally going to be the same here as they were on /r/kotakuinaction, but we are thinning them out a bit as some rules no longer need to apply here due to different sitewide rules/TOS from above lifting some restrictions we had to deal with. We will try to get a more complete listing of the newly modified rules up soon, as well as get them listed/linked on the Sidebar and such. Automod is not completely operational here, but will be in the very near future to make that all a bit easier to deal with.
Please be patient with us as we get things in gear. I'll try to keep everyone updated on the progress of things, though some parts will be mostly self-evident as they happen (like the return of the banner/sidebar).
While I'm no Trump supporter and I would have preferred a more independent platform, I understand why we're here.
It's okay to disagree. After all, we're a group dedicated to anti-censorship
See, in general with hosting: I couldn't really care less about where something is hosted and who it is "associated" with, until or unless they start forcing policies onto you.
Yes, even if Kotaku offered hosting for KiA. If anything, that would make me revisit my opinion of them (slightly).
They key is: always have a backup, always. And don't count anything 'flaky' as a backup. Applies to IT in general, and applies here too.
And no time is more critical to get a backup then right after you had to switch to the backup, as right now you're operating without a backup.