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[Sephzilla]

I got banned for saying "Nobody wants Boringlands 3"

I'm going to be perfectly honest, if this is what you said I can kind of understand how that might warrant a 24 hour time out because that's just a mean slap in the face to fans of the franchise. And I say this as someone who loathes Borderlands.

Adding days to the ban for each reply is stupid though

 

[WaterAstro]

I got banned for calling Borderlands boring. An extra day on the ban for each reply I received. Lasted around 3 weeks.

I got banned for indirectly calling Shia Labeouf a hobo because there were two people in the gif, and apparently the hobo looking one was him and everyone got mad.

But I really think I got banned for criticizing pretty much everyone else in a thread where a homosexual couple used social media to drum up an army against some right wing personality after being thrown out of her party that was supporting veterans. It's funny that I actually ended up being right because the homosexual couple ended up apologizing to the woman, but gaf was pretty much already over it.

 

[MechaX]

Oh no no no I got banned and like 14 people replied before I got banned so whomever added 14 days to my ban.

That... is such a bizarre system of punishment that I have to wonder how deep the rabbit hole goes.

 

[Blam]

I'm going to be perfectly honest, if this is what you said I can kind of understand how that might warrant a 24 hour time out because that's just a mean slap in the face to fans of the franchise. And I say this as someone who loathes Borderlands.

Adding days to the ban for each reply is stupid though

Well yeah I was laughing my ass off when I saw the ban reason I'm pretty sure I've got a screenshot of it somewhere.

That... is such a bizarre system of punishment that I have to wonder how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Yeah I have no clue why it wasn't just a month or a week ban. The added on replies was just creative. I liked it honestly.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

That... is such a bizarre system of punishment that I have to wonder how deep the rabbit hole goes.

It's quite clever if you think about it, the length of the ban is directly proportionate to the disruption the person caused. It eliminates the incentive to be mass quoted with a deliberately inflammatory statement.

 

[Exotoro]

It's quite clever if you think about it, the length of the ban is directly proportionate to the disruption the person caused. It eliminates the incentive to be mass quoted with a deliberately inflammatory statement.

I kind of can see that yeah

I feel that if thats the case it should be more obvious; would make people more aware of why they got banned instead of venting about it

 

[Blam]

It's quite clever if you think about it, the length of the ban is directly proportionate to the disruption the person caused. It eliminates the incentive to be mass quoted with a deliberately inflammatory statement.

I mean yeah I get why it was done since all the replies were deleted as well, but still I mean I've seen worse get no ban at all.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I hope they don't let it become real hive mind again. It's already happened at reset. I left (as a lurker) as soon as it was clear only one way of thinking was even remotely entertained.

 

[KawabataSan]

I hope they don't let it become real hive mind again. It's already happened at reset. I left (as a lurker) as soon as it was clear only one way of thinking was even remotely entertained.

Which way of thinking was that? Be honest?

 

[Stone Ocean]

Which way of thinking was that? Be honest?

You know, the dreaded ~one way of thinking~ that only allows people to think in that one way. No other vague and completely nondescript hypothetical opinions are allowed!

 

[BibiMaghoo]

I kind of can see that yeah

I feel that if thats the case it should be more obvious; would make people more aware of why they got banned instead of venting about it

Problem with that is, if it was known to everyone it would also encourage people to mass quote what they perceived as an offender to increase the ban. It could be manipulated to a threads detriment. It is not a perfect solution, but on a case by case basis makes sense.

 

[norinrad]

Yep, that whole announcement feels like he's talking down to everyone

Evil cannot win(lol) can he? How would you have brought the message? The announcement is very neutral, can we just leave it at that? Anything he says seems to rub people the wrong way, even with something that looks like with good intentions.

 

[Blam]

Problem with that is, if it was known to everyone it would also encourage people to mass quote what they perceived as an offender to increase the ban. It could be manipulated to a threads detriment. It is not a perfect solution, but on a case by case basis makes sense.

Well at least in my case the ban was made after all the posts were deleted and so was mine so nobody would have seen it.

 

[Exotoro]

Evil cannot win(lol) can he? How would you have brought the message? The announcement is very neutral, can we just leave it at that? Anything he says seems to rub people the wrong way, even with something that looks like with good intentions.

Probably without stuff like this
"since internet petitions are always super effective"
"(...pretend you're well-adjusted)"
You're running a website with a dwindled userbase. Respect them.

 

[norinrad]

Probably without stuff like this
"since internet petitions are always super effective"
"(...pretend you're well-adjusted)"
You're running a website with a dwindled userbase. Respect them.

I'm not making excuses for him, but it's a new reality and a new learning curve after all the shit that went down. Can we give him some breathing room? We are all adjusting to this new community. Hopefully everyone can have their say and share their views without being attacked like to was with the old community.

I even avoided the gaming side of the forum for years and I'm suddenly enjoying posting there again since a few days.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Which way of thinking was that? Be honest?

The militant liberal. Liberals are fine and it's a perfectly valid point that I agree with often for sure just dont instantly dogpile on someone with a different approach. Go look at some of the reset threads,they are exactly that. Used to be that way here too (might still be).

 

[TTOOLL]

I hope they don't let it become real hive mind again. It's already happened at reset. I left (as a lurker) as soon as it was clear only one way of thinking was even remotely entertained.

What did you expect? lol
Slayven is a mod there.

 

[Metalingus5150]

People still with the hive mind posts lol

 

[Vicetrailia]

The amount of whining done in this topic is uncanny, ya'll (who whine about the left) gotta move on. The reset button has been set.

 

[Sane_Man]

Just a small bit of what happened between me and a certain member of the other forum. I said here I'd keep posting on GAF regardless of what happened.

They took that slandered my name behind my back, kicked out of dev team, forums, and blocked by every member of the team. I've literally been told my name is enough to cause problems on the forums or discord.

There's quite more to the story then just this, and I'll explain it when I get the chance to. If not here then on twitter? Or tumblr? or really anywhere else.

I'm bad with names so I may be confusing you with someone else (apologies if so), but didn't you post a link to an alt-right/neo-nazi discord in the Era discord?? Even if that was an accident it's kinda obvious why they wanted to distance themselves from you.

 

[prag16]

Probably without stuff like this
"since internet petitions are always super effective"
"(...pretend you're well-adjusted)"
You're running a website with a dwindled userbase. Respect them.

I'll cut him some slack. Sound like a harmless joke to me.

 

[Hydrus]

Just read Evilore's update. Sounds all good. I'm not gonna give up on this place.

Edit: While I like the idea of updating the site, I hope it doesn't change the appearance too much. Gaf is already one of the cleanest forums I've ever been on. I love the look. Only updates it needs is stuff like notifications, easier ways too quote/ post, etc... just simple things.

 

[Dash27]

...Says the person who's only posted twice since 2016?

I'm usually banned. This place really must have lost all the mods, normally I'd already have been banned for what I've said in this thread.

 

[Jumeira]

There isnt a better forum to scan quickly like GAF on mobile. Its so easy to know where you are and parse the right part of the page without putting any effort, hope they dont change the design too much.

This was emphasised more so then ever when browsing ResetEra, its a pain to navigate, post or scan, its expected i guess but feels great to come back to GAFs UI.

 

[mantidor]

4chan wasn't a sinking ship when that happened, was it?

4chan has enormous amount of traffic but not an easy way to monetize it, Moot was always struggling to keep it alive, he didn't sell it out of boredom.

 

[Blam]

I'm bad with names so I may be confusing you with someone else (apologies if so), but didn't you post a link to an alt-right/neo-nazi discord in the Era discord?? Even if that was an accident it's kinda obvious why they wanted to distance themselves from you.

Uh yeah that was not me.


edit: also finishing up the formatting etc on this stupid thing.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I'm not making excuses for him, but it's a new reality and a new learning curve after all the shit that went down. Can we give him some breathing room? We are all adjusting to this new community. Hopefully everyone can have their say and share their views without being attacked like to was with the old community.

I even avoided the gaming side of the forum for years and I'm suddenly enjoying posting there again since a few days.

"I'm not making excuses for him."

*proceeds to make excuses for him*

 

[uceenk]

my income from Gaf surely will decrease because of this scandal

but if the income still can cover my expense ... i wouldn't do something drastic

there are tons of people that want to become mod, so that the first thing i do, at least choose 1 mod and let's this mod to choose another mod

after that i will be quiet from the internet, not posting on social media, not posting on GAF at least for few months

if after 2-3 months my income from gaf stabilized, i would run gaf as it is, but i will limit my appearance on the internet, basically to prevent mo to do post something stupid

if after 2-3 months my income from gaf keep decrease, well it's time to jump from the boat and find potential buyer

 

[KawabataSan]

I'm bad with names so I may be confusing you with someone else (apologies if so), but didn't you post a link to an alt-right/neo-nazi discord in the Era discord?? Even if that was an accident it's kinda obvious why they wanted to distance themselves from you.

according to canada deals gaf its becuase he leaked the details of the site and staff to 8chan or one of those doxing sites

 

[Drake]

What QoL features does Reset have that Gaf doesn't?

 

[Blam]

What QoL features does Reset have that Gaf doesn't?

Just features that are from XenForo that's all like (Quote alerts, and embeds on a few things).

Actually that's it really.

according to canada deals gaf its becuase he leaked the details of the site and staff to 8chan or one of those doxing sites

Which is literally a lie. I didn't leak any invites anywhere, also what? Where this info coming from?

 

[TheStranjer]

Be less prescriptive politically. It's a video games forum, not a politics forum.