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[RastaMentality]

some of the posts in the stickied thread are making me a little queasy.
if you feel the restrictions placed on political discussion permits you to openly express bigotry then you should request a ban!

 

[NimbusD]

sure they respect lgbt and racial minorities, just don't talk about respecting them openly anymore.

 

[ckaneo]

Yeah, but the problem isnt respecting minorities/lgbt

You have to be blind or deaf to not acknowledge Neogaf has a clear problem when it comes to being an echo chamber, over-empowered mods, and what can only be described as a toxic environment for dissenting opinions. Even ones with good intentions. Homophobic and racist individuals should be banned outright, but neo gaf had an environment where I could have been banned for defending Evilore. (not that I am, just an example).

 

[Rokal]

MinorityGAF is inherently social and by extension political.

Better stay quiet now and focus on what really matters: videogames.

Disgusting.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

Maybe until bish left

 

[Aters]

Yeah, but the problem isnt respecting minorities/lgbt

You have to be blind or deaf to not acknowledge Neogaf has a clear problem when it comes to being an echo chamber, over-empowered mods, and what can only be described as a toxic environment for dissenting opinions. Even ones with good intentions. Homophobic and racist individuals should be banned outright, but neo gaf had an environment where I could have been banned for defending Evilore. (not that I am, just an example).

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

 

[Clockwork5]

It is clear that the ones requesting bans are the ones we want to stay. It will be interesting to see what comes of this place.

 

[Seductivpancakes]

You have people posting about how they can't wait to finally speak their minds and it's gonna be great now that all the "SJWs" are gone, so I doubt it.

 

[PezDispenser]

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

That'll show you for having the wrong opinion!

 

[Mr. Smiley]

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

What did you actually type out?

 

[theignoramus]

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

What did you say about it. If you repeated the usual stereotypical complaints to derail a thread & reiterated a not so subtle dog whistle about the genre, I could see it.

 

[GrizzNKev]

Doubt it. It's shitlords from here on out

Ban me

 

[What did he mean by this?]

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

You deserved it

 

[Neece]

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

Did you say it wasn't music?

 

[killatopak]

just lay low and wait for the bad ones to go. Although there are a lot of good members leaving as well, the least we can do is stay civil.

 

[Jeels]

sure they respect lgbt and racial minorities, just don't talk about respecting them openly anymore.

Ya that's what I'm seeing too. Gaf was one of the few places I felt safe. Now the leadership is telling me to shut up and only talk about pop culture.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Yeah, but the problem isnt respecting minorities/lgbt

You have to be blind or deaf to not acknowledge Neogaf has a clear problem when it comes to being an echo chamber, over-empowered mods, and what can only be described as a toxic environment for dissenting opinions. Even ones with good intentions. Homophobic and racist individuals should be banned outright, but neo gaf had an environment where I could have been banned for defending Evilore. (not that I am, just an example).

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

These are very true...

I guess everyone has their own perspective when it comes to this site.

 

[Aters]

What did you say about it. If you repeated the usual stereotypical complaints to derail a thread & reiterated a not so subtle dog whistle about the genre, I could see it.

I said it rapes my ears.

 

[BrutishMrFish]

"Don't ask, don't tell" was never respectful.

 

[Elegant Weapon]

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

shitting on an entire medium/genre is pretty dumb

in what context did you think "rhyming words on beat is so shitty" would lead to rewarding discourse?

 

[Dirca]

I wasn't banned, but I was labeled a racist and dog piled on during the election because I chose to support Johnson rather than Clinton. I'd be thrilled if OT or at least poligaf never comes back due to that type of toxic behavior and culture.

 

[AlteredBeast]

You have people posting about how they can't wait to finally speak their minds and it's gonna be great now that all the "SJWs" are gone, so I doubt it.

I thought those people were going to the gaf-lite boards.

It's funny that GAF is supposed to be a little liberal oasis in a sea of gamergate, AltRight sickness taking over the internet, but all of those garbage posters were just lying in wait.

Then you have the other half committing account suicide as way to earn legit street cred for their friends.

To all those people: nobody knew who you were before, nobody will miss you when you're gone.

 

[Lights and Waves]

I hope so.

 

[Angelus Errare]

I was banned for six months for shitting on rap. Yep, not any race or gender or sexual orientation, but a music genre.

I remember you, you entered a thread with the sole purpose of spewing how much you hate rap and rap artists. You questioned why anyone could like the genre saying it's all trash and as are the artists before going into a rant about the subject matter. Pretty sure you also made jokes about how the genre was the aural equivalent of rape You at no point posted anything in good faith or to foster actual conversation.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

>The bad posters will eventually leave.

Ha

 

[MadeULook]

Yeah, but the problem isnt respecting minorities/lgbt

You have to be blind or deaf to not acknowledge Neogaf has a clear problem when it comes to being an echo chamber, over-empowered mods, and what can only be described as a toxic environment for dissenting opinions. Even ones with good intentions. Homophobic and racist individuals should be banned outright, but neo gaf had an environment where I could have been banned for defending Evilore. (not that I am, just an example).

Exactly what I wanted to say.

 

[riskVSreward]

Most people respect women and minorities, it isn't this rare trait in a person. This is a disingenuous deflection of legitimate criticism towards a lot of former posters here.

 

[CrimzonSamurai]

I said it rapes my ears.

I think your issue there was that you casually used "rape" to describe distaste in music.

Kind of ironic given the current circumstances, really.

 

[Conciliator]

Always.

Spoiler

except when inconvenient in some fashion.

 

[7echnicolor]

I hope so, it's something I always loved about the forum.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

I said it rapes my ears.

Worthy ban, all rap is not the same, it's like saying you don't like music or reading.

Not to mention the "rape" part, are you that oblivious?

 

[Trey]

I said it rapes my ears.

the subject could have been anything: using rape in that context would net you a ban every time.

 

[RastaMentality]

Rap is a mistake, it's nothing but trash. It lacks the e in it but it's raping my ears.

this is a very problematic post. the ban was earned imo. i simply do not accept your framing of yourself as a victim.

 

[MadeULook]

I said it rapes my ears.

Well... You did use rape as the context.

 

[ckaneo]

I said it rapes my ears.

I dont have any context, but yeah mods are always power tripping.

I was banned for saying that nintendo had the right to fire a girl if they found out she was a prositute. Not that she was one, just if they had found out.

 

[theignoramus]

Did you say it wasn't music?

Yeah that would do it. Rap follows a basic 4/4 time signature but the variety of sound and instrumentation is pretty enormous. If you say some stupid shit like that at a time when Kendrick Lamar is putting out albums like To Pimp a Butterfly, then you are not making an argument in good faith, you're just being a petty troll.

 

[Joyful]

if OT never came back it would probably be good for neogaf really

 

[Cagey]

Most people respect women and minorities, it isn't this rare trait in a person. This is a disingenuous deflection of legitimate criticism towards a lot of former posters here.

Most people think they do.

 

[Palantir]

Being respectful and mindful of your fellow human beings is a good thing, and there should really be no place for anyone to purposefully cause harm to another innocent person.
The problem is/was the collective, loose definition of "bigotry" that was so pervasive here. There ARE valid conservative positions about these types of social issues that do not warrant you being called a bigot, racist, homophobe, transphobe, or whatever other names you have in your ammo pack.
The problem was that no fair discussion could be had without getting immediately dog piled upon and banned.
If this type of culture at Gaf is gone, that will be a great day to witness. Perhaps some productive debate could take place and people could just agree to disagree. I guess we shall see.

 

[Giganteus]

if OT never came back it would probably be good for neogaf really

Depends on your definition of what's good for it.

 

[jabuseika]

It is clear that the ones requesting bans are the ones we want to stay. It will be interesting to see what comes of this place.

That's really sad.

At least keep your account open. The people here will need you now more than ever.

 

[WhiskeyKnight]

GAF has been overmoderated to an absurd degree.

For example, the following post got me insta-banned for a month.

I'm not a sexist, I'm not a gamergater, I'm not even a conservative. I was just asking a fucking question. I'm not afraid to say that shit needs to stop. It's a discussion forum for god's sake.

 

[Aters]

I remember you, you entered a thread with the sole purpose of spewing how much you hate rap and rap artists. You questioned why anyone could like the genre saying it's all trash and as are the artists before going into a rant about the subject matter. Pretty sure you also made jokes about how the genre was the aural equivalent of rape You at no point posted anything in good faith or to foster actual conversation.

And a six month as a result? That's still harsh. Also, I don't think I actually typed all that much in a short span of time given it was a live event.

 

[RastaMentality]

it's important that us likeminded individuals remain on this forum to preserve the tolerant and accepting environment that we chose NeoGAF for

 

[What did he mean by this?]

This thread feels like social discourse

 

[JayBabay]

I remember you, you entered a thread with the sole purpose of spewing how much you hate rap and rap artists. You questioned why anyone could like the genre saying it's all trash and as are the artists before going into a rant about the subject matter. Pretty sure you also made jokes about how the genre was the aural equivalent of rape You at no point posted anything in good faith or to foster actual conversation.

There it is.

On topic, I have no doubt this site will still support minority and LGBT rights and anyone speaking hatefully towards those groups should be banned as quickly as before. No reason for any of that to change.

 

[theignoramus]

Well... You did use rape as the context.

I bet he caught that ban around the time Cole or Kendrick or any one of these heavy on live instrumentation rappers put out an album.

 

[Poltergust]

I'm sorry, OP, but I do not nearly have as much confidence in the future of this site as you do. I'm already seeing the signs of a paradigm shift that will lead to people like me being treated as less than human, even if ever so subtly.

With much of the moderation staff gone now, will GAF really be able to protect us as well?

the subject could have been anything: using rape in that context would net you a ban every time.

Will it now, though?

 

[Neece]

I said it rapes my ears.

So you shit posted and got banned and came back feeling like a victim of bad moderation.

 

[Farsi]

if OT never came back it would probably be good for neogaf really

Nah I don't agree with you there. Alot of us have other hobbies besides gaming that we want to talk about here.