i now understand why they made new boards

100%, take this for example

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/wHLd6pdG-i-dont-like-boards?sort_type=recent

this had 14 riot responses, all of which deleted when called out upon...got downvoted to oblivion and then just removed all their comments.....

100% sure move in big part was to reduce the amount of forums where riot says they will do something and then it gets bumped for years at a time ( ao shin, switching camera to purple side, magma chamber etc)

they just sick of seeing themselves screw up, now they just delete it and forget about it

if we have learned anything, its that when companies give a blatant disregard for the community and get either money hungry or our way or the highway mentality..... the same thing happens every time....not abruptly, but in time