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I believe in principles like "free speech" and "innocent until proven guilty."
ShemhazaiX
Member
Yeah I read the OP. It only mentioned politics though, rather than news in general.
Believe me, it's not. Try going on GameFAQs some time. It's pure unadulterated shite. Gaming side is a goddamn temple compared to that.
"Allegedly"
Opening admitting to sexually assaulting someone(then banning anyone who called him out for it)
Posting revenge porn with their real full names then another admin(a now jailed pedophile) printed the photos and jacked off over them and sent it to the boyfriend.
You're right, how can we even know if he's guilty or not? HMMMM
Also:
17 Seconds
Banned
umm, what? you think the term "alt-right" is primarily a gaf thing?
It's 92 pages, so I don't have the time. But the last few pages seemed fine. Just wanted to know where you were getting it from.
Sorc3r3r
Member
Having a forum with a purity test won't make thing better either.
But what i hate is a guilt sentence given from the internet, there are judges for that and i don't care of your internet proofs, let's see how the trial will go.
An old sage used to teach me "never trust the internet".
Not only that: he banned tenumi when tenumi critized his statement. And absolutely childish:
Lmao, what a fucking child.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
Freeeee speech.
Why not just come out and say you want to be rude without consequence?
This really is the end of neogaf, I didn't post that much but I read a lot of threads and now everybody I recognize is already gone or leaving ... over the weekend I missed gaf while it was down and now that it's back it's no longer the same.
Where's everybody going? Just discord for the sub communities? What happened to toku gaf?
Where's everybody going? Just discord for the sub communities? What happened to toku gaf?
TheJollyCorner
Member
I will say I think the idea of Anonymous Moderators is a bad idea and gives off the appearance of some nefarious 'shadow police' system. This is especially concerning after this recent controversy, as others have also pointed out.
Moderators, especially for a site this big, have a tough, thankless job most of the time. Well, unless you are duckroll and just fuck around and troll people constantly.
They have to make judgement calls that some might not agree with. They have to be the bad guy when a ban decision has to come down. They have to field likely constant PMs, look out for potential fires in any of the many threads that are constantly cycling around multiple sub-forums, and rapidly jump on account suiciders that decide to post spoilers or nasty images on their blazing path out. I wonder how many times Kagari, or Stump, or Nirolak, or Y2Kev, or any other mod had to bite the bullet and eat some spoilers because they were online and quickly had to remove an intentionally shitty post to protect the community? It sucks... and that's why it's a job that still demands respect when done right. They have to determine the severity of each situation and each & every mod should own those decisions. That's why I was never a fan of the ModBot concept. There is no accountability in that, at least not from the community's perspective.
And although moderators do have the ability (and even right, as given by ownership) to paint with a brush of power, there should always be accountability. If the community sees a particular mod tossing the ban hammer around like a madman or finds patterns in the closure of threads for questionable reasons, community members should have a name to take to admins or people higher up. Without that, I feel the ownership/admins could simply say "We'll get to the bottom of this" with the potential for no helpful results, meanwhile the community does not have the peace of mind knowing the situation's been handled, nor the ability to monitor particular behavior themselves.
If a new mod team refuses to own their role and put their names on their decisions, I feel this place just sets up again to have more abuse of power. Just my opinion. I honestly don't envy anyone that has to come in here now and keep the peace.
Moderators, especially for a site this big, have a tough, thankless job most of the time. Well, unless you are duckroll and just fuck around and troll people constantly.
They have to make judgement calls that some might not agree with. They have to be the bad guy when a ban decision has to come down. They have to field likely constant PMs, look out for potential fires in any of the many threads that are constantly cycling around multiple sub-forums, and rapidly jump on account suiciders that decide to post spoilers or nasty images on their blazing path out. I wonder how many times Kagari, or Stump, or Nirolak, or Y2Kev, or any other mod had to bite the bullet and eat some spoilers because they were online and quickly had to remove an intentionally shitty post to protect the community? It sucks... and that's why it's a job that still demands respect when done right. They have to determine the severity of each situation and each & every mod should own those decisions. That's why I was never a fan of the ModBot concept. There is no accountability in that, at least not from the community's perspective.
And although moderators do have the ability (and even right, as given by ownership) to paint with a brush of power, there should always be accountability. If the community sees a particular mod tossing the ban hammer around like a madman or finds patterns in the closure of threads for questionable reasons, community members should have a name to take to admins or people higher up. Without that, I feel the ownership/admins could simply say "We'll get to the bottom of this" with the potential for no helpful results, meanwhile the community does not have the peace of mind knowing the situation's been handled, nor the ability to monitor particular behavior themselves.
If a new mod team refuses to own their role and put their names on their decisions, I feel this place just sets up again to have more abuse of power. Just my opinion. I honestly don't envy anyone that has to come in here now and keep the peace.
Yes cause if anything is infalliable, its the justice system. That is way better than thinking critically and drawing logical conclusions from facts
17 Seconds
Banned
it would be nice if you believed in sexual predators being held accountable for their actions, but i guess 3 things is too much for you to worry about
ps you don't understand the concepts of "free speech" and "innocent until proven guilty", otherwise you'd know that they pertain to the law, and not public opinion.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I don't want to make an account suicide thread but I wanted to say goodbye anyway, and this seemed like the best place for me to thank all the cool posters I've been reading over the years. This forum was really something special. Frustrating at times, sure, but the best place I ever found on the internet to discuss nerdy shit and also occasionally, more serious subjects. And I learned a lot around here and met a lot of great people. This whole thing is kinda heartbreaking honestly.
Well, anyway, thank you to the community at large and I hope I'll see you guys somewhere else on the internet soon. I'll be the guy with the dumb kabukiman avatar posting pictures of Henry Cavill. Thanks for the laughs!
Well, anyway, thank you to the community at large and I hope I'll see you guys somewhere else on the internet soon. I'll be the guy with the dumb kabukiman avatar posting pictures of Henry Cavill. Thanks for the laughs!
Subpar Spatula
Banned
Judges will side with the guy. The justice system rarely cares about the plight of women in regards to sexual assault. It is why women rarely come forward.
Again, I'm not American, nor am I western. Where I'm from, the term doesn't even exist.
ArkkAngel007
Member
There have been times I disliked how some supposedly very liberal elements of GAF were. The lack of discussion involved regarding Clinton's campaign, insertion of unrelated issues into other threads, and accusing anyone who disagreed on any level in political discourse a racist, diet racist, alt-righter, GGr, or nazi. Same with the very broad strokes put on a lot of people.
Even at it's worse however, I still preferred people trying to be decent human beings to an extreme than the alternative that is starting to crop up now. It's no surprise that words like SJW and snowflakes are starting to be thrown left and right, nor that a lot of GamerGate phrases are being uttered. It's always quite telling about the individuals who do so with such things. Hell, after all my years here I don't recognize a lot of these names of full members I see now, and I'm starting to realise why that may be.
The element of politics is going to be present in gaming. Loot boxes, net neutrality, online harassment, and a broadening market are just a few such topics that will be hard to ignore.
Off topic had its issues (as did Gaming), but it was a very important part of the community for many. I myself was going to use the Art Self Study [OT] thread to help me get back into that hobby, but it's gone.
Despite what may be believed, ELs actions reflect on this community as the owner. Especially when now it's essentially just him and his whim directly while he looks for supporters to bring his fiefdom to heel. His past actions, behavior, and direct handling of other situations such as Amir0x don't reflect well at all. Participating in this community directly benefits him financially and visibly and reflects that behavior to be acceptable.
There are some obnoxious ban threads happening, but at the same time that display of protest seems necessary given what certain elements are coming out. Again, it's not surprising seeing certain language presented during rights protests being used in response to members voicing why they cannot support a community under the NeoGAF banner any longer.
I don't see what's worth defending for the sake of having a special clubhouse that has at this point lost most of the members, developers, and insiders that made it special.
I'll be keeping an eye to see what happens as things develop. I'd hate to just abandon it entirely. But everything that kept me here has been removed, and the community rising out of it doesn't seem to be the most pleasant sort behind their words. I apologise that this post may be a bit jumbled, but it's a lot to cover and process. Best of luck to the good people here, whether they try to weather this out or have/will be moving on elsewhere. Maybe I'll participate soon if things look up.
Even at it's worse however, I still preferred people trying to be decent human beings to an extreme than the alternative that is starting to crop up now. It's no surprise that words like SJW and snowflakes are starting to be thrown left and right, nor that a lot of GamerGate phrases are being uttered. It's always quite telling about the individuals who do so with such things. Hell, after all my years here I don't recognize a lot of these names of full members I see now, and I'm starting to realise why that may be.
The element of politics is going to be present in gaming. Loot boxes, net neutrality, online harassment, and a broadening market are just a few such topics that will be hard to ignore.
Off topic had its issues (as did Gaming), but it was a very important part of the community for many. I myself was going to use the Art Self Study [OT] thread to help me get back into that hobby, but it's gone.
Despite what may be believed, ELs actions reflect on this community as the owner. Especially when now it's essentially just him and his whim directly while he looks for supporters to bring his fiefdom to heel. His past actions, behavior, and direct handling of other situations such as Amir0x don't reflect well at all. Participating in this community directly benefits him financially and visibly and reflects that behavior to be acceptable.
There are some obnoxious ban threads happening, but at the same time that display of protest seems necessary given what certain elements are coming out. Again, it's not surprising seeing certain language presented during rights protests being used in response to members voicing why they cannot support a community under the NeoGAF banner any longer.
I don't see what's worth defending for the sake of having a special clubhouse that has at this point lost most of the members, developers, and insiders that made it special.
I'll be keeping an eye to see what happens as things develop. I'd hate to just abandon it entirely. But everything that kept me here has been removed, and the community rising out of it doesn't seem to be the most pleasant sort behind their words. I apologise that this post may be a bit jumbled, but it's a lot to cover and process. Best of luck to the good people here, whether they try to weather this out or have/will be moving on elsewhere. Maybe I'll participate soon if things look up.
d00d3n
Member
I think a lot of old time posters on the gaming side are hesitant to pick a side to avoid alienating the winning side of this conflict. I am definitely in this group. It is pretty depressing that this happened during the week when we were supposed to discuss the rebooted Assassin's Creed, the Wolfenstein sequel and Mario Odyssey ... Probably one of the most exciting weeks for gaming releases in 2017 to be honest.
I totally understand why people would choose to leave the site, but it is starting to get really annoying with all the public declarations in separate threads. It is basically spam and the moderation staff should remove those threads imo (along with other OT threads).
I totally understand why people would choose to leave the site, but it is starting to get really annoying with all the public declarations in separate threads. It is basically spam and the moderation staff should remove those threads imo (along with other OT threads).
17 Seconds
Banned
so you're admitting that you know nothing about the movement you're speaking of
clockworkinyou
Banned
He really is. A child that was given money and e-cred in an industry that struggles to be taken seriously as a medium worthy of acceptance in productive society.
Altered Juice
Member
Okay, I'll give you one name then (he's probably not in this thread and have already jumped off gaf): CrossingEden. For the rest, just read through this thread.
17 Seconds
Banned
i have some bad news for you....
Hey I'm def of the mindset that nothing has been proven. But the way he's handled this and other things is what drove this reaction. He's and admitted creep before this so I don't find anything wrong with people believing this woman so feely.
You lack context.
"Allegedly"
Opening admitting to sexually assaulting someone(then banning anyone who called him out for it)
Posting revenge porn with their real full names then another admin(a now jailed pedophile) printed the photos and jacked off over them and sent it to the boyfriend.
You're right, how can we even know if he's guilty or not? HMMMM
Also:
I didn't know any of this. Wow
This is the new normal. Welcome to NuGAF.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
He called out y'all. Deal with it. Y'all won't care though cause it was never about anyone doing bad. It was all about your pride and ego for being bitten for being rude.
Ask Zweizer on Twitter.
Who said I didn't?
I understand some members of the public label anyone who disagrees with them "alt-right" and therefore their opinions are automatically invalid. I also understand most of the same members of the public will blindly believe in allegations without proof.
DraconisNav
Banned
So is there a post that covers good alternatives to NeoGAF now?
onadesertedisland
Member
This is the kind of thing that should accompany the Rolling Stone article and others. Seriously, this is damning. I believe her.
17 Seconds
Banned
i know exactly who you are and what you stand for. you're one of the people that is more angry about "pc culture" than you are about people that actually hurt other people. you have disgusting priorities and a disturbing lack of empathy. bye.
Lamel
Banned
Getting rid of OT and banning political discourse is the wrong decision. The OT was just as important as taking side. This is simply punishing the community. OT was moderated well generally, and it made sure to keep sexists, bigots, homophobes etc. out. That was a big part of what made GAF great. We can already see people happy about OT being gone under the guise of "free speech." What nonsense.
DarkArterialGore
Member
Seems fair enough as it's not my place to judge a persons guilt or innocence based on allegations which would be highly difficult to prove in a court of law even at the time it allegedly happened let alone years later.
It's good to have GAF back without most of the overly liberal loons who had ruined the OT forum since Trump got elected and at this stage I'd prefer it if Neogaf was just about games unless a new OT is separated into different sections for politics, race issues etc... so I don't have to see tons of woe is everything whine threads where everyone acts like the end is nigh after every perceived so-called slight as they smugly sit up a bit higher on their self appointed white liberal hero to minorities puritan high horse.
Nothing wrong with being a regular commonsense liberal but do the toxic liberals expect EviLore to admit guilt just to placate them? He seems like a good dude so maybe give him the benefit of the doubt before going into battle-mode and treating him like he's a convicted rapist.
It's good to have GAF back without most of the overly liberal loons who had ruined the OT forum since Trump got elected and at this stage I'd prefer it if Neogaf was just about games unless a new OT is separated into different sections for politics, race issues etc... so I don't have to see tons of woe is everything whine threads where everyone acts like the end is nigh after every perceived so-called slight as they smugly sit up a bit higher on their self appointed white liberal hero to minorities puritan high horse.
Nothing wrong with being a regular commonsense liberal but do the toxic liberals expect EviLore to admit guilt just to placate them? He seems like a good dude so maybe give him the benefit of the doubt before going into battle-mode and treating him like he's a convicted rapist.
Uno Venova
Banned
Man this is horrible, and of course, no one knew I'm sure, because talk like this was banned and deleted in an instant."Allegedly"
Opening admitting to sexually assaulting someone(then banning anyone who called him out for it)
Posting revenge porn with their real full names then another admin(a now jailed pedophile) printed the photos and jacked off over them and sent it to the boyfriend.
You're right, how can we even know if he's guilty or not? HMMMM
Also:
Well, if you want something established, /r/games is a decent moderated alternative, if you want less moderated try /r/gaming and if you want to look for GAF successors, ResetEra is the biggest with a ton of old Gaffers and there is also the OpenCritic project.
You can easily look at my post history and know if I was being rude or not.
Fuck this shit. A separate "race issues" forum where you don't have to be bothered by real human issues?
PerfectFlaw
Member
I'm hoping more than anything that the account suicides will be under control soon. Atm it's almost impossible to have a discussion, which only exacerbates the feeling that the forums are a mess.
I'm guessing the staff isn't trying to rush the situation, but it would be good to get back to some sense of normalcy soon.
I'm guessing the staff isn't trying to rush the situation, but it would be good to get back to some sense of normalcy soon.
I will say I think the idea of Anonymous Moderators is a bad idea and gives off the appearance of some nefarious 'shadow police' system. This is especially concerning after this recent controversy, as others have also pointed out.
Moderators, especially for a site this big, have a tough, thankless job most of the time. Well, unless you are duckroll and just fuck around and troll people constantly.
They have to make judgement calls that some might not agree with. They have to be the bad guy when a ban decision has to come down. They have to field likely constant PMs, look out for potential fires in any of the many threads that are constantly cycling around multiple sub-forums, and rapidly jump on account suiciders that decide to post spoilers or nasty images on their blazing path out. I wonder how many times Kagari, or Stump, or Nirolak, or Y2Kev, or any other mod had to bite the bullet and eat some spoilers because they were online and quickly had to remove an intentionally shitty post to protect the community? It sucks... and that's why it's a job that still demands respect when done right. They have to determine the severity of each situation and each & every mod should own those decisions. That's why I was never a fan of the ModBot concept. There is no accountability in that, at least not from the community's perspective.
And although moderators do have the ability (and even right, as given by ownership) to paint with a brush of power, there should always be accountability. If the community sees a particular mod tossing the ban hammer around like a madman or finds patterns in the closure of threads for questionable reasons, community members should have a name to take to admins or people higher up. Without that, I feel the ownership/admins could simply say "We'll get to the bottom of this" with the potential for no helpful results, meanwhile the community does not have the peace of mind knowing the situation's been handled, nor the ability to monitor particular behavior themselves.
If a new mod team refuses to own their role and put their names on their decisions, I feel this place just sets up again to have more abuse of power. Just my opinion. I honestly don't envy anyone that has to come in here now and keep the peace.
Exactly.
If people think moderation is arbitrary now, having a completely unaccountable set of moderators working on principles the community can only guess at is not conducive to a friendly, thriving community.
Also, the moderation team should not be beyond reproach. They represent, not run the community, something lost on a few, and especially Evilore himself.
I'll say this until I'm blue in the face: we need more, not less transparency, and actual chain of accountability, and give the community the respect you demand of the moderation team.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
Damn. Evilore you got more gamergaters (the thing you dislike). You should probably clear them out.
Holy shit.
HOLY SHIT.
Again, people defending this person, how much proof do you need?
Opening admitting to sexually assaulting someone(then banning anyone who called him out for it)
Posting revenge porn with their real full names then another admin(a now jailed pedophile) printed the photos and jacked off over them and send it to the boyfriend.
You don't need to believe the girl. He's a sexual predator already.
Not only that: he banned tenumi when tenumi critized his statement. And absolutely childish:
HOLY SHIT.
Again, people defending this person, how much proof do you need?
ebullientprism
Member
"Allegedly"
Opening admitting to sexually assaulting someone(then banning anyone who called him out for it)
Posting revenge porn with their real full names then another admin(a now jailed pedophile) printed the photos and jacked off over them and sent it to the boyfriend.
You're right, how can we even know if he's guilty or not? HMMMM
Also:
:/
balladofwindfishes
Member
I almost wasn't going to make a goodbye post. I was just going to check out, find some other site, and chill there. I have no connection to GAF as a site, I have a connection to GAF as a community, and I'll go where they go. And they've decided to go. Where that is, is still not quite known, but there are ideas out there. I might end up there. Or somewhere else. Anywhere but here. But I wanted to at least have some closure and speak my mind.
And since the site has re-opened, I've witnessed some of the most disgusting, un-gaf like posts I've ever seen. And no, I'm not talking about the account suiciders, they're whatever. I'm talking about the gross posts in threads like the mental health thread. A thread made to make sure people were okay and safe, and was met with replies like might make r/thedonald blush. And then you have the net neutrality thread, which is a political thread. But it's also a gaming thread. What are we to do!? And so what was a normal, good discussion on GAF has now been turned into bickering about if it follows the rules or not and whiny about safe spaces and SJW or whatever garbage buzzwords have invaded this site from the darkest parts of the net.
There's no way to separate politics from every discussion. I'm sorry, but there's just no way to do it. Not unless you want bland, PR filled astroturf advertisement threads as every major OP.
And good luck getting indie devs, corporate community outreach, journalists and major industry people to post on this place as much as they did, after what happened. Something that made GAF special.
And now some goodbyes
To Smash speculation GAF - You were the first community on GAF I ever really got attached to. It's actually pretty cruel that the ability to use GCN controllers on the switch was only found today. It might have re-lit the old fire. But anyway, thanks for the laughs, and memories. And if K Rool is added to Smash, I expect Gonzo to be unbanned, as per the original agreement.
To Binding of Isaac GAF - You guys might not have been the most active, but I enjoyed talking about the game. It's kind of a shame Nicalis showed their true colors over the weekend and were celebrating the death of GAF. It won't stop me from playing the game, it's just super disappointing.
Poke-GAF - Tons of fun in WatchDaBirdie's threads. I hope he shows up somewhere and we can go right back to arguing over what moves make sense on what Pokemon, what type matchups are nonsense, and other fun stuff.
And Poligaf. Oh Poligaf. Where to start with you guys. You were the most active thread I've ever been on GAF. I love talking with you guys, arguing with you guys, and just chatting. Even if it seemed like I was teasing some people a lot, I still thought you guys added to the thread. I realize literally nobody from that thread will read this post, ad they all got banned a day ago, but still. I wouldn't have expected them to tolerate this entire thing, as I certainly am not. I'll catch you guys somewhere else, I doubt the group is separated forever. Maybe cars will be banned someday.
Other fun stuff
Funniest thread on gaf - The Fifa gay glitches thread. Hardest I've ever laughed at a thread.
Weirdest thread on gaf - The russians used Pokemon to sway the election.
Saddest thread on gaf - Scorcho's thread blogging about his final few months of life
Biggest secret - I used to be a habitual lurker of the funny pictures thread, but never, ever posted in it
Oh well. Been a rough few days. Losing a community I've been a part of for years is tough, but I no longer feel it appropriate being here.
And since the site has re-opened, I've witnessed some of the most disgusting, un-gaf like posts I've ever seen. And no, I'm not talking about the account suiciders, they're whatever. I'm talking about the gross posts in threads like the mental health thread. A thread made to make sure people were okay and safe, and was met with replies like might make r/thedonald blush. And then you have the net neutrality thread, which is a political thread. But it's also a gaming thread. What are we to do!? And so what was a normal, good discussion on GAF has now been turned into bickering about if it follows the rules or not and whiny about safe spaces and SJW or whatever garbage buzzwords have invaded this site from the darkest parts of the net.
There's no way to separate politics from every discussion. I'm sorry, but there's just no way to do it. Not unless you want bland, PR filled astroturf advertisement threads as every major OP.
And good luck getting indie devs, corporate community outreach, journalists and major industry people to post on this place as much as they did, after what happened. Something that made GAF special.
And now some goodbyes
To Smash speculation GAF - You were the first community on GAF I ever really got attached to. It's actually pretty cruel that the ability to use GCN controllers on the switch was only found today. It might have re-lit the old fire. But anyway, thanks for the laughs, and memories. And if K Rool is added to Smash, I expect Gonzo to be unbanned, as per the original agreement.
To Binding of Isaac GAF - You guys might not have been the most active, but I enjoyed talking about the game. It's kind of a shame Nicalis showed their true colors over the weekend and were celebrating the death of GAF. It won't stop me from playing the game, it's just super disappointing.
Poke-GAF - Tons of fun in WatchDaBirdie's threads. I hope he shows up somewhere and we can go right back to arguing over what moves make sense on what Pokemon, what type matchups are nonsense, and other fun stuff.
And Poligaf. Oh Poligaf. Where to start with you guys. You were the most active thread I've ever been on GAF. I love talking with you guys, arguing with you guys, and just chatting. Even if it seemed like I was teasing some people a lot, I still thought you guys added to the thread. I realize literally nobody from that thread will read this post, ad they all got banned a day ago, but still. I wouldn't have expected them to tolerate this entire thing, as I certainly am not. I'll catch you guys somewhere else, I doubt the group is separated forever. Maybe cars will be banned someday.
Other fun stuff
Funniest thread on gaf - The Fifa gay glitches thread. Hardest I've ever laughed at a thread.
Weirdest thread on gaf - The russians used Pokemon to sway the election.
Saddest thread on gaf - Scorcho's thread blogging about his final few months of life
Biggest secret - I used to be a habitual lurker of the funny pictures thread, but never, ever posted in it
Oh well. Been a rough few days. Losing a community I've been a part of for years is tough, but I no longer feel it appropriate being here.
You could have just said, "I'm glad I won't have to see other people talking about real issues that impact their lives."
Is ResetEra actually live yet?
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
This site has always mostly been valuable because of the community threads. And yes, it has been guilty of being an echo chamber while also thankfully being a great place to counter GamerGate bullshit. But the writing has been on the wall for a long time, and the kinds of people who are unrestricted in voicing their true feelings right now have been here just as long.
Personally, I've barely been able to stand coming here for more than a year largely because of various flavors of the following:
- Nonsensical, frightening epithets written by supposedly grown men seemingly curled up naked in a fetal position with their laptops reveling in the suffering of female crime victims as vicarious comeuppance for the loss of their foreskins
- Self-righteous liberals so far up their own ass they can't see their own ignorant generalizations - like where every white Southerner is assumed to be Jerry Falwell on an episode of Hee Haw holding a shotgun in one hand and a bible with a noose for a bookmark - and who think having to eat ramen and use public transit while earning their 2 year sociology degree makes them an expert on economics
- Self-righteous conservatives so far up their own ass they can no longer discern people from polyps, so disinclined towards peering outside their own ass they are no longer capable of noticing the smell of their own shit, and who think their 4 year economics degree makes them an expert on sociology
- Pseudo-feminist men who know what's best for all women at all times but can't stop jerking themselves off long enough to listen to any woman's actual opinion even when offered in every single goddamned thread
- Coddled pedophiles who know this is a place they can win arguments and avoid bans by peppering barely comprehensible apologism with copying and pasting all the cultural literacy and anthropology that 20 seconds on Wikipedia can yield
- People who think free speech means every opinion, no matter how ignorant or devoid of evidence or nuance, must be of equivalent value by default and that having an inalienable right to be an uninformed asshole means there's an obligation to be one
- People who think calling out the difference in value of two opinions means you're in favor of censorship, ironically enough from one of their 4 alt accounts
- Embarrassing diatribes discussing how someone knows what it's like to be someone they aren't, and when anyone recommends they listen rather than continue talking out of their ass, they respond with a tantrum about McCarthyism
- Apologist apologists apologizing for apologizing for apologists apologizing and unapologetic apologists apologizing for apologetic apologists
- Longwinded, pointless bullet lists written seemingly unironically by self-important blowhards
I'd like to applaud the mods who left, but to some extent I question why they stuck around as long as they did when Malka's behavior has been an open secret for years. His childish tantrums and misogyny have been obvious in nearly every single thread that mysteriously disappears and account permanently deleted. All of these images being posted in this thread of evidence of his behavior is ancient history for a lot of us. I'm frankly disappointed this of all things was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back.
I look forward to finding out that he's back to modding Mazda's in his Mom's basement once the ad revenue tanks. He doesn't have much choice but to allow the GGers to flood the place now, but if he thinks they are doing anything but hate-posting schadenfreude with ad-block on, he's nuts.
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