Clearing up Proxy Bot Rumors
I'm making this post for the DID community to try to put everything into one timeline. I will no longer be reblogging posts about the subject, but my DMs are open. Below is information on the timeline of things unfolding in the last week publicly, Simply Plural, Octocon, Ampersand, Concordia, if and/or when they're shutting down, why they're shutting down, and alternatives for system organization.
Simply Plural: On March 7, 2026, Simply Plural announced that it would no longer be continuing its development. You can read the official post here.
When: Simply Plural will remain available until the funds run out to host the online servers. An end date has not been announced, and it has been promised that there will be 1-2 months between the announcement of the end date and the official end date of the platform. In the interim, the platform will not be updated/developed, though it is still usable.
Why: The developers started the app in 2020/2021 during Covid, when folks were working from home and had more time to develop the platform. By 2023, there were over 200.000 registered users, with 10.000 to 15.000 daily active users. The developer dedicated hundreds of hours to development, but it came to the point where the developer no longer has the time to continue working on the app. As stated: "[A]ny free time I do find, it's usually spent on answering emails, doing upkeep, management and generally providing support. This leaves virtually no time that I can spend on actually developing the app further."
Octocon: The influx of users and harassment that led to its announcement of closure.
When: Atlas is currently trying to approve the Google and Apple apps to have export functionality. After these apps are approved, there will be another announcement, and then there will be two weeks between that announcement and Octocon's closure. An official date has not been announced.
Why: The Octocon team has been harassed over the last week to an incredible degree, although they've been harassed since their conception. You can see more info below. Basically, Atlas is done taking the harassment from the community. Below is a timeline of the events of the last few days, if you're confused why Tumblr and Discord users are angry.
March 7th: Octocon welcomes their influx of users, sharing what Octocon is and how to use it.
March 7th, 11 hours later: Octocon announces that the application is stabilizing after the influx of new users. Atlas pledges to dedicate the next two weeks to bug-fixing.
March 9th: Octocon releases a statement on their Tumblr, which you can see here. This is clearing up a few misunderstandings. By this point, Octocon already has a past rooted in the whole pro-endo/anti-endo discourse, and more users who felt strong opinions on either side were harassing the developer and mod team. As a result, they pledged to release a statement that likely took hours-to-days to compile, proof read, and publish.
March 11th: Octocon releases a Discord announcement and a Google Doc (linked here) outlining controversies that Tumblr and Discord users had been DMing them and harassing them over in an attempt to stop the harassment. I mean, it was so bad there's STILL a Tumblr user I won't tag that's sole mission is spreading bad-faith misinfo over a situation handled literal years ago. But to focus on the pro-endo/anti-endo harassment:
This is backed up by a statement released last year in their Discord in February:
Here's some reactions from within the Discord server on the announcement (note the eyebrow, dead guy emoji, etc):
As well as some replies in their #discuss-announcements channel. The majority of these replies were positive, but it's important to point out the negativity in these cases, as well as why this announcement had to be made. Usernames are censored for privacy/safety.
Atlas here also pledges to keep Octocon alive:
March 13th: Atlas retires Octocon, citing harassment.
Considering they had to make a statement about years of controversy, this doesn't surprise me. Here's a post I made already with screenshots as to what the reactions were in the server to this announcement.
Ampersand: On March 13, the devs address some things, but state there's no hiatus or shutdown. See the official post here.
When: Ampersand has deleted their Tumblr, restricted their Discord, and removed most servers.
Why: Harassment. I'll just show my favorite quotes:
Concordia: On March 15, they announce a small hiatus. See the official post here.
When: They have not released a statement on when they'll publicly return. They may or may not continue development in the background off of social media.
Why: They said it best.
Alternatives: Below are some alternatives for system organization. Click the names to be taken to their websites.
PluralKit: The most known system proxy bot. Has a discord interface that I very much enjoy, and a web app, though I don't think they have a phone app. Allows you to group alters, add colors, write bios, etc.
Tupperbox: Primarily used by the roleplay community for RP bots, but Systems do use this for Discord proxying. Similar features to PluralKit.
Obsidian: Obsidian is a free, open-source note-taking software that allows you to create notes that are saved in markdown format on your local device. You can choose to set up an online sync or pay for expanded storage, but you can also sync that folder to other storage software (like Dropbox, Microsoft Office, Nextcloud, etc.) if you want to have access from multiple locations. Obsidian allows you to map graphs of your notes (maybe to make a system map) as well as add notes to a calendar (such as to log front history), and add properties to different notes. You can also make & access multiple vaults if you want multiple systems separated, or just to keep your system map separated from personal notes.
Ourcana: There's a pros and cons post here on Reddit. I do not have experience with this application. Supposedly there's an app, join their Discord for more information.
Hivemind: There's another post from Tumblr of pros and cons here. Allows imports, is offline, PC + app.
Feel free to add more alternatives in the notes.
Tl;dr / my thoughts:
The system community has done this to itself. Be kind to people. Stop harassing people who have different opinions.
