What I mean is can I and any other gaffer post in any thread including OT topics that pertain to certain hobbies, genders, politics etc even if the person responding doesn't necessarily belong or have an interest in that topic but isn't being a troll and is actually just interested in participating for whatever the reason? And if groups here that create OT threads and the participants in them begin to try to exclude anyone that doesn't belong to their group are they breaking the TOS? Are groups allowed to be prejudice towards anyone who they feel isn't part of their group by using gaf threads as exclusive clubs?
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Are gaffers allowed to post in any thread no matter the topic?
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Freaky Fred
Banned
yes
kittenbreath
Member
Uh, is this a trick question? Am I allowed to post in THIS thread??
You post where you want. If the other kids give you trouble, you come see me.
I'll set them straight, quick, fast, and in a hurry.
Like the man says, Flavor-vision ain't blurry.
Winterfang
Banned
Do you want a discussion or a circlejerk? Trolls eventually leave the threads but lack of discussion is the cause of dead for topics.
Yo what happened to your old avatar. Im gonna have to steal it.
Ontopic: Yes we can!
You are, you all are bring it in guys!
Freaky Fred
Banned
if you're ever unsure, look for the "post reply" button for your answer
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
According to the TOS, I have no idea what you're asking.
Aquamarine
Member
the concept of reasonableness is applicable here.
within the context of a thread, if a post is excessively unreasonable to the point of insult or harm, that's when it doesn't become okay.
some threads are more light-hearted, while other threads seem to act more as safe spaces where people are especially sensitive to mass ignorance or trolling.
within the context of a thread, if a post is excessively unreasonable to the point of insult or harm, that's when it doesn't become okay.
some threads are more light-hearted, while other threads seem to act more as safe spaces where people are especially sensitive to mass ignorance or trolling.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Alright, so, which party did you crash? How did you post in it?
Septimus Prime
Member
Took a few minutes to get in here.
This is what I meant right here. I get that things get silly sometimes like multiple pages upon pages of gifs that not everyone is a fan of or one word dive bys I get that the tos is here to protect us from that.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
sure as long as they don't post slurs or become messy in that OT....
I could but I don't. Never saw the point in contributing to things I have no interest in. If I wanted information on it, I'd just continue reading or seek it elsewhere if I couldn't find any.
That said, posting "this!" or "should have been first post" seems to be fine so I don't know why participating in threads you're not interested in shouldn't be.
That said, posting "this!" or "should have been first post" seems to be fine so I don't know why participating in threads you're not interested in shouldn't be.
Bay Maximus
Banned
If you post in any thread* with honest intentions to learn or to genuinely participate in discussion, no one is going to give you shit.
*Don't know about the bronies.
*Don't know about the bronies.
Winterfang
Banned
There's no safe spaces in the internet.
OP Just make a thread in community where nobody gives a shit.
LUFTRAUSER
Banned
You can post in any thread you like, but if the subject of the thread is something that you're unfamiliar with, you're more likely to post something that could result in a ban, and there are so many different threads that trying to post in all of them would be nearly impossible.
Septimus Prime
Member
Sup, I'm back.
killatopak
Member
what?
You can post in any thread you want as long as your post isn't offending anyone.
You can post in any thread you want as long as your post isn't offending anyone.
He should PM bishoptl first to make sure.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
what the hell are you talking about?
you can post in any thread you want.
you can post in any thread you want.
considering you need membership to be on this board, and that mods are pretty active, i would say that you're wrong.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Right?
AzureSkies
Member
You can post anywere but PopGAF.
IDKAboutThat
Member
Free speech motherfucker!
Yes. There are no categories in neogaf membership beyond Junior Member and Member. Of course, the people in the thread have the right to shout you out of it if you say something stupid. And shitposting is shitposting is shitposting and don't do it.
After PMing stump first.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Be right back, imma start an invite only thread...
Unless the user is actually being disruptive, it certainly isn't fair enough. Communities that try to exclude others tend to get the boot if it comes to our attention. Non-Brits are allowed in BritGAF, non-LGBT members are allowed in the LGBT community thread, etc. The only stipulation is same one that applies to literally every other thread on this forum: be respectful.
Zalusithix
Member
Member for over 10 years and closing in on 6200 posts, yet unsure of acceptable action on GAF? Are you the real thefit? 
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
If, as you say, the person honestly wants to participate, the answer is yes. People who are sincere about wanting to participate in any topic can do so.
Two little side-bar notes to this:
1) Sometimes what seems like an honest question to an outsider comes off as rude or condescending to people inside a group. Like, if you were to enter the vegan thread and say something like "Isn't all vegan food garbage? Also who gives a shit about animals?", there's basically no way people would interpret that as an honest question from someone trying to learn. Instead, it's likely people would react to you like you're trolling. And maybe you were being honest, but it's going to come off like you lack tact. A very common tactic that trolls use is playing coy or naive about their true level of knowledge or intentions with respect to the topic they're discussing. You might not be a troll, but if you seem like one to everyone else, you're going to have the same effect a troll would.
2) In general, the thread title should match the thread contents. So if a thread for girls on GAF is 95% guys trying to ask questions of girls, it would be reasonable that the girls might say "yo, we're not here as your lab rats". Not that guys can't post in said thread, but that if they're overwhelming the intended community for the thread, then the entire thread is sort of worthless. The same could be true for an interest-based community if most of the respondents were outsiders asking basic questions. So respect is about recognizing that you can participate in a thread without making the thread about you.
I think much more context would be needed there. If a non-Brit is monopolizing the discussion by using the thread as a petting zoo, or by drowning out other voices, or by preventing discussion from occurring, then thats disruptive. But it's not as though someone shouldn't be able to weigh in on a political question just because they're not a citizen or whatever. Of course it'd be reasonable for others to point out that as an outsider, their opinions might have less weight within the community than insiders in certain cases. Reasonability should be the thing governing like 99.99999% of interactions.
Two little side-bar notes to this:
1) Sometimes what seems like an honest question to an outsider comes off as rude or condescending to people inside a group. Like, if you were to enter the vegan thread and say something like "Isn't all vegan food garbage? Also who gives a shit about animals?", there's basically no way people would interpret that as an honest question from someone trying to learn. Instead, it's likely people would react to you like you're trolling. And maybe you were being honest, but it's going to come off like you lack tact. A very common tactic that trolls use is playing coy or naive about their true level of knowledge or intentions with respect to the topic they're discussing. You might not be a troll, but if you seem like one to everyone else, you're going to have the same effect a troll would.
2) In general, the thread title should match the thread contents. So if a thread for girls on GAF is 95% guys trying to ask questions of girls, it would be reasonable that the girls might say "yo, we're not here as your lab rats". Not that guys can't post in said thread, but that if they're overwhelming the intended community for the thread, then the entire thread is sort of worthless. The same could be true for an interest-based community if most of the respondents were outsiders asking basic questions. So respect is about recognizing that you can participate in a thread without making the thread about you.
I think much more context would be needed there. If a non-Brit is monopolizing the discussion by using the thread as a petting zoo, or by drowning out other voices, or by preventing discussion from occurring, then thats disruptive. But it's not as though someone shouldn't be able to weigh in on a political question just because they're not a citizen or whatever. Of course it'd be reasonable for others to point out that as an outsider, their opinions might have less weight within the community than insiders in certain cases. Reasonability should be the thing governing like 99.99999% of interactions.
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