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[cntr]

Genuine question. It's the forum where developers visit and people, even journalists, lurk for gaming news. What happened in GAF's history that allowed it to become what it is?

 

[Zizbuka]

I think Dyack told all his friends how great it is here.

 

[John]

probably me

yeah, i'll go with me.

 

[NomarTyme]

Sometimes they get the news first.

 

[The Elite]

I think Demi had something to do with it.

 

[WJD]

Because I'm here.

 

[Seda]

Honest question:

Is GAF bigger than the GameFAQs/Gamespot forums? Obviously a full answer to this is more complicated than yes or no, but I'm simply curious.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Its our charm. We're charming.

 

[outunderthestars]

Strict moderation weeds out the morons.

 

[The Lamonster]

I think it's more that it's the best.

 

[DoomGyver]

Free hooker and blow coupons.

 

[Seda]

I think it's more that it's the best.

This too

 

[revolverjgw]

It was me. Looking back at the archives, there was much less activity in the years before I joined. Strict moderation also contributed. I was banned for port begging last year, and I liked it.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

Honest question:

Is GAF bigger than the GameFAQs/Gamespot forums? Obviously a full answer to this is more complicated than yes or no, but I'm simply curious.

In terms of sheer numbers, no.

 

[cooljeanius]

It isn't the biggest though. Big-Boards has us at number 6.

 

[cilonen]

Mountain Dew and Cheetos.

 

[Dennis]

There seems to be an atmosphere here this is rather more conducive to serious discussions than elsewhere.

 

[DMeisterJ]

The community, good or bad, is simply one of a kind. Developers, consumers, sales-agers, tech-GAF, and trolls all come together for what is (usually) some amazing conversation. Very easy (for the most part) to have intelligent discussion here, so that probably helps too.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

because we believe

 

[thetrin]

I think it's more that it's the best.

Hahahaha...

HAHHHAHAHAHAHA....

Oh, you.

There seems to be an atmosphere here this is rather more conducive to serious discussions than elsewhere.

SA is a lot better for serious discussion.

 

[Giard]

By total number of posts, we're ranked 50 http://www.big-boards.com/highlight/340/

GameFAQs is rank 41 http://www.big-boards.com/highlight/325/

edit: Beaten, and other post is better cause it's in gaming category ._.

 

[Wario64]

Well if you go by number of members, there's other bigger forums. But I doubt they have the most number of industry peoples.

 

[Huevos de Oro]

It isn't the biggest though. Big-Boards has us at number 6.

WTF Gamefaqs has 3.5M members?

 

[Stairs]

Also, GIFs.

 

[forknknife]

It isn't the biggest though. Big-Boards has us at number 6.

Holy shit at that Diablo 2 forum.

 

[Castor Krieg]

Because we are totally awesome and sweet. |OT| are legendary, and Icecream's threads > all.

 

[Majine]

It isn't the biggest though. Big-Boards has us at number 6.

We got pwned by a diablo forum.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

GAF is one unified gaming forum instead of fifty billion sections to divide platforms and genres
GAF has the waiting list to get in, so trolls get kicked out as they come
GAF has a larger amount of Japanese reading/writing posters to other sites, so info from Japanese magazines/gaming blogs generally comes here first
GAF has a larger amount of developers/industry people posting than most other gaming communities
GAF is always on the ball with news
GAF has no shit cluttering the forums (sigs etc)
GAF is superior

 

[Guevara]

Every member with a tag works in the industry, that's what it means.

 

[Sealda]

Money talks. When your on the payroll people listen.

 

[speculawyer]

It became the biggest and thus is the best.


And even though I am a frequent victim, I think the harsh banning rules keep the place from becoming a cesspool.

 

[Kenka]

There seems to be an atmosphere here this is rather more conducive to serious discussions than elsewhere.

This. In addition of having among us knowledgeable, well-mannered and passionate people.

You can feel the love for gaming here. And the respect among members.

 

[Seda]

In terms of sheer numbers, no.

That's what I thought.

 

[ZedIndyLil]

It isn't the biggest though. Big-Boards has us at number 6.

Posts-to-members ratio is pretty impressive, though.

 

[thetrin]

Strict moderation weeds out the morons.

If the moderation actually weeded out ALL the morons, there would be like, 50 people on GAF.

The reason GAF is so big is because of a lot of AMAZING members that sadly, are long gone.

 

[Haunted]

Things just snowball when a certain size is reached. GAF has been around for a long time, so it was able to slowly accumulate the numbers.

Having a single uniform forum instead of the usual sub-segmentation is a huge factor as well. One of the reasons I personally disagree with the new Community sub-forum.

 

[Fersis]

GAF its not the biggest... its just the best.

* Hugs GAF *

GAF is one unified gaming forum instead of fifty billion sections to divide platforms and genres
GAF has the waiting list to get in, so trolls get kicked out as they come
GAF has a larger amount of Japanese reading/writing posters to other sites, so info from Japanese magazines/gaming blogs generally comes here first
GAF has a larger amount of developers/industry people posting than most other gaming communities
GAF is always on the ball with news
GAF has no shit cluttering the forums (sigs etc)
GAF is superior

Yup, no sigs is awesome!

 

[plainr_]

We got pwned by a diablo forum.

seriously wtf.

 

[Dennis]

Also, GIFs.

 

[Donos]

what i really like about gaf and why i like stay here is no signatures and thousands of sub forums for every genre, console and day of the week. Just gaming and offtopic.

 

[The Praiseworthy]

Maybe because it's one of the biggest hardcore gamers gathering .

 

[Spookie]

Decent moderators keep things in check. Good conversations help too.

 

[thetrin]

what i really like about gaf and why i like stay here is no signatures and thousands of sub forums for every genre, console and day of the week. Just gaming and offtopic.

I wish OT was split up more. I really hate that there's no dedicated Comic Book forum. It's one reason I like the way SA is set up.

Decent moderators keep things in check. Good conversations help too.

Good conversations today are not as good as they used to be. Too many list threads, too many "your favorite" threads.

 

[lastplayed]

GAF is one unified gaming forum instead of fifty billion sections to divide platforms and genres
GAF has the waiting list to get in, so trolls get kicked out as they come
GAF has a larger amount of Japanese reading/writing posters to other sites, so info from Japanese magazines/gaming blogs generally comes here first
GAF has a larger amount of developers/industry people posting than most other gaming communities
GAF is always on the ball with news
GAF has no shit cluttering the forums (sigs etc)
GAF is superior

These are the reasons I come here.

 

[Game2Death]

Strict moderation weeds out the morons.

This is a big one why I most browse here over places like gametrailers, people here seem over the age of 6.

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Lol

That looks like a shart. Water gets murky. Dirty iguana.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

It is?

 

[Yasae]

Strict moderation weeds out the morons.

Yes and no.

 

[oracrest]

I enjoy it most because of it's clean interface and presentation.

GAMING DISCUSSION

OFF TOPIC DISCUSSION

That's it. Nice and simple. No complex series of sub folders and needless categorization.
Also, none of that custom HTML signature shit on the bottom of posts.

There's a professional presence, and a lot of news comes from GAF, and then goes out to other sites.

 

[krae_man]

It isn't the biggest though. Big-Boards has us at number 6.

1up isn't even on that list.