Bitmap Frogs
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It seems it was a specific clique of people that likely have a discord somewhere.
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It seems it was a specific clique of people that likely have a discord somewhere.
ThatGamingDude
I am a virgin
You can send in a message to the mod if you see a ban on the ban list you want to vouch for in the mean time, IMO
I wouldn't be surprised if they don't bring back the ban transparency in a different way; I've seen placing banned people in a walled garden and have to create a thread requesting an unban and discussing with the mods on why they were banned work well. Allows for current members to see the discussion and the mind set of why someone got banned, but doesn't allow for the peanut gallery
Transparency is a bitch to balance; bring something into the public light and it's open to public scrutiny
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
I hope the NSFW tights thread remains.
ManofOne
Plus Member
I didn't notice this. Wow.
Peggies
Gold Member
Brute
Member
I've lost rights to post in the Dan thread. Apologies
EviLore
and the staff here - I did enquire about getting the GB thread back but receieved no reply. I'm not excusing going off-topic in the Dan thread though so sorry about that.
It's a shame a few people from there were banned though - was it because of posting about GB? How did I avoid the ban?
edit: and for the record, I didn't moan or bicker with anyone. I haven't got time for that kinda behaviour myself - just wondered why so many have been banned? Or is it politics related?
EviLore
and the staff here - I did enquire about getting the GB thread back but receieved no reply. I'm not excusing going off-topic in the Dan thread though so sorry about that.It's a shame a few people from there were banned though - was it because of posting about GB? How did I avoid the ban?
edit: and for the record, I didn't moan or bicker with anyone. I haven't got time for that kinda behaviour myself - just wondered why so many have been banned? Or is it politics related?
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MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
The butt thread is too valuable to get locked, surely.
nush
Gold Member
Right out of the Resetera playbook.
Whoateallthepies
Neophyte
There are plenty of places to make fun of Resetera but this was my favorite.
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ManofOne
Plus Member
How so? Those guys with the exclusion of Zombie barely said anything in the last few weeks. It seemed to be a pre determined mod decisions.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I don't see why that one would close. Seems pretty clear that it's the primarily negative threads that are the topic at hand. You nerds are pretty tame.
ManofOne
Plus Member
Well we bet on drugs, titties and stonks
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Just as god intended.
nush
Gold Member
Just as god intended.
Fuck yeah!
Ionian
Member
Simple, it's been on the cards for a while and EL listened to feedback and allowed threads to remain open. Just look at the poster bans he overturned. Then some cunts just wouldn't let it go so I imagine he got sick of it as listening to feedback didn't stop the disruptive users from causing hassle.
At least 2 of those bans were for account suicides in the same vein as the exodus from GAF to ERA, disgusting shit.
I wouldn't want to deal with it either, he's been very patient but those assholes ruined it for people who were being decent and not moaning, whining and being abusive. Most of the users in those threads were decent posters but they just had to go and fuck i all up for everyone.
TheContact
Member
Whoateallthepies
Neophyte
Looking at the people posting likes for Evil Lore closing the Resetera Thread.
Facism
Member
ThatGamingDude
I am a virgin
You ever get this sorted out?
Phunkydiabetic
Banned
One can only assume it got locked because it devolved into whining and begging for banned members to be unbanned? Unless I missed some shenanigans that went down.
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ManofOne
Plus Member
Personally, most of the guys banned (exlcluding EZ and others ) barely offered an opinion to something. They rarely contributed since the new rule change so "moaning, whining and abusive
behavior," is something I did not see, unless something occurred behind the scenes. So it seems to be an easy way for some people here to justify the closing of the threads.
Take example the ban thread, its purpose was to state a case for those who we thought were unfairly banned. What it eventually became from what I saw an opportunity to gloat and piss on other
people's graves. Whatever personal agenda people had with one another is their business but if you're complaining about REEE behaviour only to just behave like one in the end when a member
gets banned(excluding those who explicitly broke the rules,) to me was a contributing factor.
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TheContact
Member
i appreciate that EL gave as much leeway and forgiveness as he did following the capital riot. He took into consideration the ban reviews and even the RE thread initially. Matt looked to be done. Nymphae said he was done. Looks like possibly metal alien took this to DMs. Sucks to see them go, and respect that they didn't go out the same way we saw a lot of other posters go out the way a lot of people in 2017 went out. explosive zombie was just an explosive piece of shit as i figured.
i'm guessing we can talk about bans here but there isn't going to be some kind of ban review project anymore.
i'm guessing we can talk about bans here but there isn't going to be some kind of ban review project anymore.
Guilty_AI
Member
Wasn't that sort of the point though?
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Here's a take: the group that constantly talks about bans should be banned. We've had people on GAF for years who talk meta, making underhanded comments about the community, and nipping at the heels of mods to try to get enemies noticed. I'd say it is long overdue to wipe these people off the site.
Resetera thread, Ban Review thread (now closed), Meta Gaf thread, the No Conspiracy thread (now closed), etc all have the same people dogfighting in the air above any real conversation, talking about bans and GAF's political lean and echo chambers and The Other Side. It drags down the discussion and builds a resentful community that looks over its own shoulder all the time.
I'm grateful that we can discuss videogames honestly (and sometimes cynically) without being banned for "vilifying game journalism" or "overt misogyny for enjoying anime women". But folks obsessing with the high-school drama and stanning for their side are bringing the site down for their own entertainment.
The mods aren't going to sort it out by banning the people you don't like. it's becoming more obvious who actually contributes to GAF and who props themselves up as moral arbiters for selfish / narcissistic reasons.
Resetera thread, Ban Review thread (now closed), Meta Gaf thread, the No Conspiracy thread (now closed), etc all have the same people dogfighting in the air above any real conversation, talking about bans and GAF's political lean and echo chambers and The Other Side. It drags down the discussion and builds a resentful community that looks over its own shoulder all the time.
I'm grateful that we can discuss videogames honestly (and sometimes cynically) without being banned for "vilifying game journalism" or "overt misogyny for enjoying anime women". But folks obsessing with the high-school drama and stanning for their side are bringing the site down for their own entertainment.
The mods aren't going to sort it out by banning the people you don't like. it's becoming more obvious who actually contributes to GAF and who props themselves up as moral arbiters for selfish / narcissistic reasons.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Here here my man. Lol
Speaking of I am sad to see the re thread go but I'll live. We were doing so well for like two days after
O-N-E
came back then shit hit the fan with zombie being an ultimate prick.
nush
Gold Member
Get outta here with that bs eh
I don't expect you have to been following, I'm not referring to woke, leftist stuff if that's how you read that comment. What I do recognize is that it's been documented that there are groups on Resterea that bandy together in a discord to mass report and strategically dogpile mod decisions in order to get the outcomes they want on that forum. People banned or unbanned and the direction they want things to go.
ManofOne
Plus Member
Here here my man. Lol
Speaking of I am sad to see the re thread go but I'll live. We were doing so well for like two days after
I know. Someone jinxed it. Listen if any of you cunts get banned in the future. We will fight for you but just don't be a cunt and break the rules or else you're on your own.
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Phunkydiabetic
Banned
To a degree sure. But as you could see, lately it had devolved into something that was more divisive than what was originally intended. It is obvious that the current social climate (at least from a western perspective) has been incredibly polarizing, with Trump and all that especially. It had manifested itself here in some pretty negative ways, and in the ban thread you could clearly see people begging for bans to be overturned simply because they belonged to "their side". To the point where people had been banned for some very blatant racist and conspiratory posts, yet people jumped right to their defense because tribalism.
Meanwhile you had people on the other side of the spectrum "dancing on their graves" (cringe). It did nothing but divide the community even further as you had people from both "sides" squabbling over bans. Teenage drama shit.
When it comes to the locking of the resetera thread, I dunno. The place is a shitshow and is so easy to laugh at. Pure lunacy. However, it was a thread of pure unbridled negativity that could be completely misconstrued depending on the way you viewed it. I'm not surprised that one was closed either.
I'm just hypothesizing based on how Evilore has been lately in regards to how he wants the site to be.
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Peggies
Gold Member
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ManofOne
Plus Member
There is one thing though. I respect
MetalAlien
ban, he didn't go out a flaming drama queen. He said what he said to EL or whoever in the DM's (regardless of how provocative it may be) and left.
More users should do that, if they want to leave.
Goodbye man, rest easy
MetalAlien
ban, he didn't go out a flaming drama queen. He said what he said to EL or whoever in the DM's (regardless of how provocative it may be) and left.More users should do that, if they want to leave.
Goodbye man, rest easy
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Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
TheContact
Member
you can try but
NeoGAF Ban Review/Justice Project
The key to surviving as an alt is to be blatant about it.
so people are going to have to be personally accountable for their actions. explosive's outburst feels like military style punishment--one person ruins it for everyone. can't give people nice things if they can't use it properly.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
No scho cat coming back makes me a sad panda. If you read this cat I hope you're well.
ManofOne
Plus Member
you can try but
NeoGAF Ban Review/Justice Project
The key to surviving as an alt is to be blatant about it.www.neogaf.com
so people are going to have to be personally accountable for their actions. explosive's outburst feels like military style punishment--one person ruins it for everyone. can't give people nice things if they can't use it properly.
No I'll send a private DM to the mods and state my case on whoever behalf. I disagree with
Nobody_Important
but if he gets banned tomm for saying something, that was totally misconstrued. I'll do the same for him.
Richard Packer
Member
Video games.
Richard Packer
Member
Please stop whining as well. Don't get this thread closed too you losers.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
I don't need your sympathy. Or your pity. If I die. Then I die.No I'll send a private DM to the mods and state my case on whoever behalf. I disagree with
MY ANCESTORS ARE SMILING AT ME MANOFONE. CAN YOU SAY THE SAME??????????
Seriously though. Thank you for the gesture. Even if we disagree a lot I value your input and your presence.
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ManofOne
Plus Member
TheContact
Member
No I'll send a private DM to the mods and state my case on whoever behalf. I disagree with
that's awesome i just think it'll be in vain at this point. i hope you keep doing it, and i hope you don't get punished for it either given that EL said no more chances. it's important to have some kind of say in these things which is why it's disappointing to see the ban justice thread go. the re thread should have gone--people had their chances and just kept using it for insults rather than a thread that ex-re members can debrief/unwind/transition.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Legit just spilt coffee on myself you bastard
TheContact
Member
the imperials were right
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
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