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NinjaBoiX
Member
Quoting a huge OP verbatim, especially if it's on the first page. It's kind of implicit that you're replying to the OP by default. If you're reply pertains to a specific point, just quote that part!
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
I've said it before, but it's worth saying again... posting just a picture in a "list" thread without text to tell you what game,thing, whatever it is from should be a bannable offense.
Also, if you're like the the 10th one to quote a reply and be all "10/10!!!" you should give pause as it's been done too many times already and fills a thread with things that aren't furthering conversation. Some restraint would be nice.
Also, if you're like the the 10th one to quote a reply and be all "10/10!!!" you should give pause as it's been done too many times already and fills a thread with things that aren't furthering conversation. Some restraint would be nice.
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Thing on a Spring
Member
I don't mind so much if a user starts a thread for a buddy or something, unsolicited. It's the people that start a thread to celebrate their own birthdays that irk me.
universalmind
Member
congrats
User 100115
Banned
Phat Michael
Banned
"yours, Franck" and all of derricks posts. You can predict what he is going to say in every thread he posts.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
I used to think that, but then he apparently plays and enjoys Assassin's Creed games? It's like there's two people using his account.
Devolution
Member
So what do you do for fun when its the weekend.
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Deleted member 102362
Unconfirmed Member
Yes, this one. No need to tell the mods what they already know to do.
It won't save you.
I'm guessing this isn't going to be a problem for very long.
ban pls
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Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
I sort of get irked with 'oh my god look a lawyer somewhere said something sexist or talked about rape negatively or something'
and then we all fall over ourselves for 30 pages showing everyone how accepting we are of all cultures and lifestyles and educating everyone on how rape culture is bad and then lament the state of the world and so on and so forth.
It gets to crazy levels, feels false as fuck and I dunno, I get a really lame vibe from it all. I think i'm not explaining this well. Sometimes this forum feels like a slightly weaker version of that idiot riskychris.
and then we all fall over ourselves for 30 pages showing everyone how accepting we are of all cultures and lifestyles and educating everyone on how rape culture is bad and then lament the state of the world and so on and so forth.
It gets to crazy levels, feels false as fuck and I dunno, I get a really lame vibe from it all. I think i'm not explaining this well. Sometimes this forum feels like a slightly weaker version of that idiot riskychris.
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
Annoying stuff:
"/thread"
"this"
"."
"So much salt ..."
"... butthurt..."
"... fanboy..."
yeah, I mostly hang out over on gaming side
"/thread"
"this"
"."
"So much salt ..."
"... butthurt..."
"... fanboy..."
yeah, I mostly hang out over on gaming side
That's really not what that phrase means. It's probably not a great phrase to use in any case, but what it means is that you're going to great lengths, putting your mind to great exercise as you might say, to reach a particular conclusion.
Smart people can be particularly prone to this.
afternoon delight
Member
I actually ignored Franck based on that stupid fucking sign-off method of his/hers, mainly because it usually follows a condescending or arrogant remark.
Yes, I understand what it's supposed to mean, in theory. Whenever it is used, however, it is almost never used like this: "You're performing mental gymnastics here; you say you support X and disapprove Y, when they're really pretty much the same thing. You're distinguishing X and Y by pointing out Z, but that's not really material to the logic you're using to justify your support of X."
Instead, we get as a response to a very large, complicated post with lots of logical intricacies: "The mental gymnastics... SMH." It means nothing, it illuminates nothing. It's just a simple way to dismiss things without addressing them, and it's abused in this manner all the time.
EDIT: After doing a search, it seems more people use it in a proper manner than I'd seen before. They still don't justify it very much, and I still think it's a cheap-shot term with no value other than making the other person seem worse; if they're really performing mental gymnastics, you should be able to point out inconsistencies without resorting to pejorative verbs/nouns. But it does seem my experience with encountering the term is not ubiquitous.
FriedConsole
Banned
Bad analogies.
What can't we kill puppies? You don't care if we kill cockroaches so why not puppies?
What can't we kill puppies? You don't care if we kill cockroaches so why not puppies?
Johnny Cage In The Shower
Member
Yeah I think I get you, Sometimes this place is just way too PC, that it's not even worth going into a thread to read up on the "other" side of an argument. this also could be the result of western culture being the majority of GAF, thus having the most influence.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I didn't realize how much this pissed me off until the past few weeks when I've seen multiple people do it.
Yup, I've noticed the general hostility and passive aggression getting worse. Much of it seems to stem from insecurity. Maybe I'm just reading too many threads, though.
Carnby
Member
When ever I see a thread that has gone up to 3 or 4 pages, before I click on it and read the title. I think think "how could they possibly argue over this" or "what are they arguing about now...?". I click and find incoherent arguments.
Any variant of: LONG RANT AHEAD
Warning us about your screed is thoughtful, but wholly not necessary. We can decide for ourselves if your post is too long, too boring, or too personal to read through.
Instead of apologizing for your post beforehand, why not make sure you follow these simple rules?:
1. Be brief.
2. Eschew ranting.
Warning us about your screed is thoughtful, but wholly not necessary. We can decide for ourselves if your post is too long, too boring, or too personal to read through.
Instead of apologizing for your post beforehand, why not make sure you follow these simple rules?:
1. Be brief.
2. Eschew ranting.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
I really really really really hate your avatar. Every time I run into it it scares me
While i have no doubt that the mods are perfectly capable of knowing what has to happen to a thread i always saw it as you Kindly asking a mod to close the thread if necessary .
nothing more .nothing less.
Unnecessary ? perhaps but a bit of kindness never hurt anyone.
You'd be shocked, but Derrick actually enjoys the Harvest Moon series of games, he doesn't hate everything. Same with GTA.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I guess anyone who lays down a very overused/completely obvious joke as his "First!" post, and the resulting deluge of people telling him it was comedy gold, first reply man!
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Do you even know what the word ignorance means?
Posters who are only capable of stating their opinions and not of actually having a conversation about something. It's fine to have an opinion, but after a while it's not fun to talk to someone who only wants to say "well I like X, and I think everything should be X."
Conversations involve give and take. You have to listen (read) what they say and not be dismissive. Going by the way many post around here their in person conversations must be constant streams of "I like X" and "I don't like Y."
I know I'm in the wrong fucking place to look for that stuff, but it still annoys me.
Conversations involve give and take. You have to listen (read) what they say and not be dismissive. Going by the way many post around here their in person conversations must be constant streams of "I like X" and "I don't like Y."
I know I'm in the wrong fucking place to look for that stuff, but it still annoys me.
I usually interpret "Lock if old" as "I didn't use the search function".
#DatSalt
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I was suprised at the fact he of all people liked Resident Evil 6. Pleasantly surprised.
To be fair. i had a few cases where i searched if nobody had made a thread about a certain issue and couldn't find any.
Then after making the thread suddenly being told said thread had already been made and i couldn't find it because it got buried underneath other threads.
Oh yea no worries, I've done the same as well. Search a couple of keywords for thread titles, don't get results, post a thread, then find out it's a duplicate. It happens to the best of us.
This is also news to me and I dont believe it for one second. Someone get him in here.
Meta-gaf jokes like this that only 10 people would get.
RE6 is the greatest game of the gen.
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