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This Place Pretty Cozy Now

The slower pace that has been getting busier as time goes by has been nice. I can read through a thread and recognize a lot of the posters now. The old forum moved so fast I didn't really know or recognize most people.
 
This place is far better. I admittedly spent more time on ERA due to the activity, but maintained the same (and increasing) frustration I had before the "Great Tantrum" here. I recently caught a ban there for attempting to have a logical exchange with someone and it's was clear their mod staff was only interested in thickening the walls on the echo chamber. it was then I realized it wasn't a place for me. Once my ban is lifted, I'll happily close my account there for good. Let them eat each other alive for all I care. It's refreshing to see the discussion that occurs here, tbh. It reminds me more of my old days on message boards. Folks shouldn't have to dance around particular language for fear of unfair retribution.

I appreciate you all making this place fun to visit again.
 
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DeepEnigma said:
I saw that, thanks for reminding me. I enjoyed The Toys That Made Us they have as well.
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Ya. Great series. Just saw the TMNT episode.

For any of you gaffers wanting to watch some cool nostalgia shows on Netflix having to do with childhood toys (origin, business), watch this.

Each episode is less than an hour.

www.netflix.com

Watch The Toys That Made Us | Netflix Official Site

The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall -- of their billion-dollar creations.
www.netflix.com www.netflix.com
en.wikipedia.org

The Toys That Made Us - Wikipedia

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NinjaMouse said:
This place is far better. I admittedly spent more time on ERA due to the activity, but maintained the same (and increasing) frustration I had before the "Great Tantrum" here. I recently caught a ban there for attempting to have a logical exchange with someone and it's was clear their mod staff was only interested in thickening the walls on the echo chamber. it was then I realized it wasn't a place for me. Once my ban is lifted, I'll happily close my account there for good. Let them eat each other alive for all I care. It's refreshing to see the discussion that occurs here, tbh. It reminds me more of my old days on message boards. Folks shouldn't have to dance around particular language for fear of unfair retribution.

I appreciate you all making this place fun to visit again.
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Welcome back mate
 
When the big sigma happened, I created an account on REE just to keep my name.
I posted like 2 very innocuous comments. I was blasted with "SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT LITERALLY HITLER".
I stopped commenting there. Eventually I stopped visiting.

All I can say about GAF now is that it has a sense of humor and I like that. I just want to play game, comment about said games/the vidya industry and have a good time.

I can do that here.

Oh and the memes.
 
EviLore said:
That's the intent, glad you like it and thanks for supporting the site. The traffic is steadily improving, too, and at a healthy pace where we can keep the good community vibes intact as we rebound.
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I also agree
TheCockatrice said:
I got permabanned a few years before resetera was a thing on gaf in a thread that said all game villains where dark skinned for saying it was ridiculous. Some of the mods back then were the worst kind of people. Glad I came back.
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so even after perma ban , you came back to neogaf how ?
 
Darkmakaimura said:
Neogaf sure has changed.... for the better.

Looks like people are able to speak their minds without fear of retribution.

The traffic is a lot less than it used to be, though, but on the other hand it feels a lot more cozy here.

I'm digging it.
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This is such a cool place now. One of last places where You can have a proper opinion and not be subdued by mindless cancel culture idiots.
Hell, I got banned from giantbomb for chatting "wrong things" during live stream and when I came here afterwards and not only I've been super warmly welcomed but also many people have the same opinions! It's great
 
rofif said:
This is such a cool place now. One of last places where You can have a proper opinion and not be subdued by mindless cancel culture idiots.
Hell, I got banned from giantbomb for chatting "wrong things" during live stream and when I came here afterwards and not only I've been super warmly welcomed but also many people have the same opinions! It's great
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CANCEL CULTURE IS NOT A THING! HOW DARE YOU EVEN INSINUATE SUCH A THING!

YOU DESERVED TO BE CANCELED rofif rofif !
 
I couldn't agree more! The team has done an awesome job and even the most heated debates feel dialed down so many notches to what it was before.

We still have a way to go but the incremental rebounds have been noticeable and organic.
 
eot said:
This place is a bit like a mid 2000's forum

We just need to bring back sigs
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It does feel like a mid 2000s forum, Gaf was at its best back then.

I love the fact that everyone can express themselves freely while the REAL homophobes/racists/whatever are singled out. It was just pure insanity what that mess had become.
 
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Could not agree more. This is a place where you are free to speak your mind without fear of a dogpile or an outright ban. The moderators now have a keen eye for purely troll or bullshit posts, and are calling balls and strikes to keep things without the realm of civil discourse.

Its a great place now.
 
I've heard of 'the purge' and I almost understand (kind of) that some bad stuff went down here a few years ago, but that was before I joined and I have to say that this is actually a really cool place to just talk about games and other niche stuff. I don't know anybody in real life who is even remotely interested in games or nerd shit, and I don't use social media so this is a bit of a haven for me!
 
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