Facism
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haha this is great fun.
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GAF seems more civil
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haha this is great fun.
Dude Abides
Banned
Oh arent you oppresssed because someone ignored your off-topic post. Try being less emotional.
7echnicolor
Member
lmao 'my dumb libertarian spiel was ignored by the gays! this is an outrage!'
llien
Member
An example of an intelligent discourse on old gaf.
I think I know where you are coming from. "If most of academia is so strongly pro-left, doesn't it tell you that smarter people choose left?"
The issue is, it isn't "real left" left, it's postmodernist left. And it isn't all academia, but humanities and, you guess it...
Revolutionary
Member
I think the "issue" with seemingly low activity (views are still high) is that most of us who stayed weren't the type to post 50 posts a day anyway.
Lionel Richie
Member
Agreed. As soon as the CAN'T BELIEVE THE MODERATION ISN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT dudes calm down a bit it will be truly great.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Not exactly sure what point you're making here and I do think there was a general ultra-leftist bias on GAF (to an unhealthy degree) but the drop in quality has to do with the drop in quality, not politics.
And I'm not saying there weren't shit tier threads before, of course there were...especially political ones. But some of the shit I've seen lately is just pure dreck without consequence, logic and reason be damned. And people seem to be reveling in the knee-high level of shit.
Phoenix RISING
Banned
Do not mistake civil with less populated.
The animus is still there. Just look at the responses in this thread.
There are just less people so it does not go on for pages and pages. In fact, the recent trend is that threads like these get closed within a week.
The animus is still there. Just look at the responses in this thread.
There are just less people so it does not go on for pages and pages. In fact, the recent trend is that threads like these get closed within a week.
But isn't this much more refreshing that no discussion at all? I think it is a good thing to hear various opinions on various groups even if it may or may not offend other people. As long people are not using insults everything should be fine IMO.
I rather want people to speak their own mind then sugarcoating it or being afraid to say what they really think.
DirgeExtinction
Member
This is essentially it. People also get defensive about this site, as seen in this very thread. That's why I've begun lurking rather than posting as much as I used to.
RastaMentality
Banned
Its not though, and Im not even talking about certain political viewpoints. A lot of users get away with blatant personal attacks now.
entremet
Member
Community of all kinds is very hard to maintain, including massive online ones like former GAF.
However, being involved in many communities, more ones IRL, things break down when people dont feel heard and respected.
No one is perfect, but as long as the aim is civility, community flourishes.
My issue is the constant call backs to older members and attitudes. I mean, move on. They have. And stop celebrating that they are gone. Just do your thing. That doesnt really build or rebuild, in this case, community. Get it out of your system. There are no perfect communities where you wont find annoying or irritating people. Online communities are not immune to this.
I am a member of both boards, and both scratch an itch for me. But even in the other board you have some members having unrealistic expectations after the migration. Posters still take swipes at former mods there. Like, how long are gonna stew about a message board?
Posters will annoy you, bother you, irritate you in every forum. Just like workplaces, families, and so on. Heck look at the infighting with Democrats in last election cycle. Community doesnt mean utopia. It requires tough and incomfortable conversation sometimes. Which is why I think locking meta threads is a bad idea, same with anonymous modding.
However, being involved in many communities, more ones IRL, things break down when people dont feel heard and respected.
No one is perfect, but as long as the aim is civility, community flourishes.
My issue is the constant call backs to older members and attitudes. I mean, move on. They have. And stop celebrating that they are gone. Just do your thing. That doesnt really build or rebuild, in this case, community. Get it out of your system. There are no perfect communities where you wont find annoying or irritating people. Online communities are not immune to this.
I am a member of both boards, and both scratch an itch for me. But even in the other board you have some members having unrealistic expectations after the migration. Posters still take swipes at former mods there. Like, how long are gonna stew about a message board?
Posters will annoy you, bother you, irritate you in every forum. Just like workplaces, families, and so on. Heck look at the infighting with Democrats in last election cycle. Community doesnt mean utopia. It requires tough and incomfortable conversation sometimes. Which is why I think locking meta threads is a bad idea, same with anonymous modding.
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
Narpas Sword0
Member
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
The use of the phrase virtue signalling has risen by about 10,000%.
Ancient Gray
Member
I'm just going to say that in my experience with a myriad of forums the thing that kills the community isn't an influx of bad posters but established and seemingly better posters going into every thread they deem terrible and crying about how the forum has gone to the dogs and doesn't live up to their standards.
If people just continue to post normally things should level out. But this whole thing with several posters saying GAF sucks now is a massive waste of time, not to mention sad.
If people just continue to post normally things should level out. But this whole thing with several posters saying GAF sucks now is a massive waste of time, not to mention sad.
llien
Member
No, not really, google found 1600 hits of "virtue signaling site:neogaf.com", most of them pre exodus.
I share your opinion on this.
Zog
Banned
I would like to see the post in question. If it's my post then what I said was that there are more anti-white threads than anti-black ones.
OniBarubary
Banned
You literally proved it false with this thread and your own posts so...I mean, there you go.
The onslaught of idiocy was just icing on the shit cake.
The onslaught of idiocy was just icing on the shit cake.
Zog
Banned
Some posters were used to their opponents being banned for having the wrong opinion, that is not happening as much and they feel betrayed.
WaterAstro
Member
Hard to say when the leavers constantly come back troll here.
George Washington
Member
Ok so from the responses, its a mixed bag. Some say its better, more civil, others say its the Wild West.
The point I was trying to get at was whether or not the emotional posters, some of those with the account suicide posts, had left the forum and had it resulted in a more civil forum.
Unfortunately since this is all subjective, I can only gauge it based on peoples opinions / experiences. The more that people open up, the more we can understand, and hopefully improve on the criticisms of the current state.
The point I was trying to get at was whether or not the emotional posters, some of those with the account suicide posts, had left the forum and had it resulted in a more civil forum.
Unfortunately since this is all subjective, I can only gauge it based on peoples opinions / experiences. The more that people open up, the more we can understand, and hopefully improve on the criticisms of the current state.
OniBarubary
Banned
I mean, it's pretty obvious when you look at names why those people think it's more "civil"; they no longer get blasted for being incompetent and peddling bullshit but actually have people patting them on the back while they jerk each other off. GAF has gone from an echo chamber to a circle jerk.
"Emotional posters", lmfao. The most emotional, knee-jerk fuckwits are still here.
Nah, the forum is objectively bad.
Ancient Gray
Member
They're working on adding new mods right? This is just a temporary lapse if that's the case.
Bolivar687
Banned
The tone on gaming side seems a bit better. Less ganging up and entrenched axioms. People have to make arguments to justify their position. Perhaps the quantity and quality leaves much to be desired but that's a separate debate.
OT is a massive improvement. It was just so overwhelmingly nihilistic and mean-spirited before. While they were incredibly hostile to conservatives and independents, they saved their worst vitriol of all for leftists who did not buy into the narrative. I remember they kept bringing up the "Republicans fall in line" mantra, as if they were envious they couldn't bully their compatriots into subservience. People seem much more comfortable speaking their mind now.
OT is a massive improvement. It was just so overwhelmingly nihilistic and mean-spirited before. While they were incredibly hostile to conservatives and independents, they saved their worst vitriol of all for leftists who did not buy into the narrative. I remember they kept bringing up the "Republicans fall in line" mantra, as if they were envious they couldn't bully their compatriots into subservience. People seem much more comfortable speaking their mind now.
CampbellzSoup
Member
WAY better discourse and differing opinions are joe heard and not silenced. If you dont like what someone says argue against them. Banning any right wing people before was disgusting.
Ancient Gray
Member
In my brief time here this doesn't seem that bad of a board and I've seen waaaaaaay worse dogpiling.
#blessed
#blessed
Mikey Jr.
Member
I lurk.
I don't bother posting any more to be honest. Not a lot of people to engage with, so I just read the OP, maybe a few posts underneath, then I bail.
Same. Every couple of weeks I check in to see what's happening...which is usually not much (or racist/sexist) then I boost.
The state of the community will never not be shocking, though.
Blam
Member
Then be a poster that people want to engage with. That type of behavior is making it seem like this place is dead. That's why people see less activity because most people are doing this now.
Reverse Giraffe
Banned
People are lurking but this site seems to be bouncing back in the last week or so.
I think if you give it time, it will be better than before -- no more walking on eggshells.
I think if you give it time, it will be better than before -- no more walking on eggshells.
Ancient Gray
Member
Mama mia
Lionel Richie
Member
Explain how what I said is virtue signalling. What virtue am I signalling by saying I don't wish to see discussions being censored?
Ancient Gray
Member
Terrible form. 2/10
OniBarubary
Banned
Baaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha. You can't hold a fucking conversation with a glass of water without spilling it all over yourself. Of all the people on here who regularly embarrass themselves we should give you a fucking crown for regularly making claims you can't back up and know fucking nothing about then bailing when your feelings get hurt only to come back days later as if nothing happened while passive-aggressively complaining about persecution complexes.
Nothing you have ever said or done has elevated or added to a conversation and you rarely, if ever, have kept things civil without drawing from the well of "you're just attacking me" before anyone else even does anything.
You fucking delusional black hole of vapid knowledge.
Ancient Gray
Member
Lol Oni going hard.
RastaMentality
Banned
Im a centrist and libertarian look how far the fence is shoved up my ass in every single thread LMAO
RastaMentality
Banned
The dick on the right in the last gif kinda ugly, huh
Ancient Gray
Member
Oh great and now we have body shaming!!!!
Night Angel
Member
Go look at the recently locked threads and see if you still believe it.
No. Discourse is definitely not better. People are allowed to say blatantly racist shit ("white man keeping you down, boy?"), directly insult one another, and absolutely detail topics without any kind of retribution. Instead of removing posters, they lock threads and let the circus continue elsewhere.
But this thread will be locked soon anyway like all the others.
Lmao just noticed the multi-gif posts. Yep, thread is done.
No. Discourse is definitely not better. People are allowed to say blatantly racist shit ("white man keeping you down, boy?"), directly insult one another, and absolutely detail topics without any kind of retribution. Instead of removing posters, they lock threads and let the circus continue elsewhere.
But this thread will be locked soon anyway like all the others.
Lmao just noticed the multi-gif posts. Yep, thread is done.