For the past six years, I have been unapologetically expressing my thoughts, ideas, and opinions on Kobra's Corner. Public reaction was always mixed; some laughed, others raged so hard they bled from their eye sockets, and a few even tried (and failed) to hack and take down my website. But a common sentiment in the undertones of a lot of the emails I received was, "We wish more people had the balls to be like you."

Yet for everyone who says that to me, there are probably ten people out there with the conviction and talent to impress and persuade the world. Writers, musicians, artists, video producers, animators, novelists. Potential and realized alike. You just haven't heard of them yet.

A few years ago, I began toying with ways to implement rating and polling systems for online communities that would be resistant to vote-spamming activities, such as the ones that plagued YouTube back in 2008. (I'm looking at you, creationist bastards with hundreds of fake accounts to give 1-star votes to atheist vloggers.)

So to be brief, what I have been working for the past few months is a website focused on the free exchange of ideas, and to promote the free and fair criticism thereof. One of its main features is the Weighted Bayesian Rating System (not to be confused with the original Bayesian Rating System) I wrote about in 2008. The difference being: The more you contribute, the more your votes weigh.

This new website is named OpineHub.

A more extensive list of its features is as follows:

• Weighted Bayesian Rating System
• No censorship practices
• AES-256 encrypted private message system; keys are not stored in SQL
• Near-complete control over your browsing experience
• Light moderation (Once you are considered to be a "trusted" user you can skip the moderation step)
• Trusted users can make their own "collections," which have full HTML and CSS control and much more.
• Transparent moderation: If a work is rejected by a moderator, they MUST provide a reason
• Advertisements are by election only; there is no obligation to include them and the use of Adblock Plus is encouraged for anyone who does not wish to see them

In addition to what's already implemented, I will continue to add new features when there's a demand for them.

OpineHub is not the death of Kobra's Corner; it is the birth of something new. This website will eventually return.

In the meantime, make yourself at home.