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== Shutdown==

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Blockate was put under review by Roblox administrators on the 18th of September, 2019, however no reason or explanation was given. This is known as the September 18th shutdown.

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Blockate came back on September 30th, 2019, which lead to the Halloween Event Submissions to be extended to the 15th of October.

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[[File:Blockatesnap.png|thumb|220x220px]]

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==Speculations and Theories==

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Many users suggested that Blockate was shut down for being a copy of [[Blocklr]] or for just being too similar to Roblox, but these claims were radical and not very credible. This is not a good suggestion because the owner of [[Blocklr]] said he didn't care about others copying his idea.

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Another theory is that Blockate's head developer, [[Fewkz]], had broke Roblox terms of service and got Blockate shut down; However this theory was also not very credible. [[Fewkz]] also didn't get banned in this period.

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The most credible and believable theory is that the player-base has caused the shutdown, with many users thinking they were funny by building "items" that were against Roblox ToS, or more likely, the use of Discord Links.

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Another theory is that it was shut down because of a popular game using copyrighted material from the Pokemon Franchise, although it was debunked.

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According to Twitter, the Blockate team were trying to “'''Make The Game Playable Again'''”.

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What really put it under review was that Roblox found off-site links in worlds (Discord, Twitter etc.) and it was fixed due to fox proving that it wasn't him and he would put more moderation on the game.

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Blockate became public again on September 30th, 2019.

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-==  Shutdown==
-Blockate was put under review by Roblox administrators on the 18th of September, 2019, however no reason or explanation was given. This is known as the September 18th shutdown.
-Blockate came back on September 30th, 2019, which lead to the Halloween Event Submissions to be extended to the 15th of October.
-[[File:Blockatesnap.png|thumb|220x220px]]
-==Speculations and Theories==
-Many users suggested that Blockate was shut down for being a copy of [[Blocklr]] or for just being too similar to Roblox, but these claims were radical and not very credible. This is not a good suggestion because the owner of [[Blocklr]] said he didn't care about others copying his idea.
-Another theory is that Blockate's head developer, [[Fewkz]], had broke Roblox terms of service and got Blockate shut down; However this theory was also not very credible. [[Fewkz]] also didn't get banned in this period.
-The most credible and believable theory is that the player-base has caused the shutdown, with many users thinking they were funny by building "items" that were against Roblox ToS, or more likely, the use of Discord Links.
-Another theory is that it was shut down because of a popular game using copyrighted material from the Pokemon Franchise, although it was debunked.
-According to Twitter, the Blockate team were trying to “'''Make The Game Playable Again'''”.
-What really put it under review was that Roblox found off-site links in worlds (Discord, Twitter etc.) and it was fixed due to fox proving that it wasn't him and he would put more moderation on the game.
-Blockate became public again on September 30th, 2019.
-[[Category:Events]]